On July 28, Colombia’s judicial system found former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez guilty of witness tampering, specifically for abuse of process and bribing a public official. This unprecedented ...

In our report, we analyze the current situation through an extensive examination of reports from local organizations and international human rights bodies issued throughout this tumultuous year, ...

Researchers from WOLA and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) just visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras’s second-largest city. This is where Honduras receives its deported citizens aboard ICE contractor ...

A new WOLA report analyzes the impacts of Mexico's increased migration enforcement efforts at its southern border with Guatemala.

Accumulating accounts of cruel and possibly unlawful removals and detentions; “Reconciliation” mega-spending bill sails through House committees; Renditions to El Salvador blocked, for now, amid new ...

Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading ...

With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past weekly updates here. Your donation to WOLA is crucial to keeping these ...

Instead of creating a legal, humane, and orderly immigration process along the U.S.-Mexico border, zero tolerance has done the opposite.

WOLA’s time in Honduras was a reminder of the pressing need to find long-term alternatives to mass migration flows.

The Biden administration has taken steps to improve conditions at the border, but challenges still surround the asylum access process.

Operations intensify in, and beyond, Los Angeles; Massive “reconciliation” spending bill emerges in Senate and resembles House bill; CBP reports on May migrant encounters.

Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...