Author: admlawg

Dear LAWGista, In less than three months, the Trump administration has unleashed complete chaos across Latin America and the Caribbean. So far, they have: Abducted the […]

“This is cruel collective punishment—effectively an economic bombing of the infrastructure of the country—that has produced permanent damage.”  That’s how two members of Congress described the U.S. […]

Dear LAWGista, On November 30, Hondurans will head to the polls to vote for president, members of congress, and mayors. But the road to these […]

I just returned from Cuba, and I’m still processing what I witnessed. The situation is worse than the headlines convey. People are suffering. Cubans I spoke […]

For Immediate Release:February 27, 2026 Contact:Andrea Fernández AponteSenior Policy AssociateLatin America Working Group (LAWG)afernandez@lawg.org 40+ Civil Society Organizations Send Letter Calling on Congress to Reverse […]

For Immediate Release:November 3, 2025 Contact:Vicki GassExecutive DirectorLatin America Working Group (LAWG)vgass@lawg.org Migrant Justice Groups Call for USMCA Overhaul to Stop Displacement and Protect the […]

The Trump administration has escalated the decades-long embargo on Cuba by completely cutting off the island’s access to oil. And the results have been devastating. […]

Dear LAWGista, Eighty-three people have been murdered in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans by the Trump administration since September 2, 2025. Blown to pieces in […]

Dear LAWGista, In 2026, Guatemala will hold four judicial elections for magistrates of the Constitutional Court (CC), the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the Comptroller General’s […]

Dear LAWGista, It was never about drugs. It was never about defending U.S. national security. The Trump administration is dragging us back to the darkest […]