Central America

Central American migrant pleads guilty to deadly 2023 stabbing outside Copiague deli

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — A Salvadoran national has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a fatal stabbing that occurred outside a Copiague deli in 2023, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Wednesday.…

June 12, 2025

Maryland Senator Van Hollen Heading to Central America to Return MS-13 Gang Member to U.S.

BALTIMORE, MD – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has announced plans to travel to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported to…

April 16, 2025

Central American Man Pleads Guilty to 1991 Murder, Ending Decades-Long Fugitive Manhunt

FAIRFAX, VA – Jose L. Cruz, 60, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 1991 death of his wife, Ana Jurado, amidst allegations of infidelity, according to the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s…

August 11, 2024

US adds Central American minister, judge, prosecutors to corruption list

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department added 14 officials from Central American countries, including former and current ministers, judges and prosecutors, to a list published on Thursday of “corrupt and undemocratic…

December 21, 2023

Sexual Assault Fugitive On the Run for 20 Years Captured in Central America

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – After more than two decades of evasion, a 47-year-old man has been extradited back to Suffolk County, New York, to face charges of sexual assault. The Suffolk County…

November 3, 2023

US adds Central American ex-presidents, judges, lawmakers to corruption list

By Raul Cortes (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department added nearly 40 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, including former presidents and judges, to a list published on Wednesday of…

July 19, 2023

Mexico to announce work visa program for Central Americans

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will present a program this week to give Central Americans temporary visas to work on public infrastructure projects, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday. Such projects…

May 22, 2023

Walmart to invest nearly $1.5 billion in Mexico and Central America in 2023

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Walmart’s unit in Mexico and Central America, known as Walmex, plans to boost spending in the region 27% from last year to total around 27 billion pesos ($1.49 billion)…

March 7, 2023

Central American development bank approves $400 million for Argentina anti-hunger plan

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Central American Bank for Economic Integration approved $400 million in financing to Argentina for an anti-hunger plan, according to a statement by the development bank Thursday. (Reporting by…

March 2, 2023

U.S. VP Harris highlights $4.2 billion private sector investment in Central America

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Private companies have committed to invest $4.2 billion in northern Central America as part of an effort by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to reduce migration…

February 6, 2023

Unlawful U.S. Entry Leads to Prison for Central American Man

MIAMI –Carlos Alexis Torres, aka Cesar Soto Lopez, 43, of Honduras, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon to 46 months in prison for unlawfully entering the United States…

December 19, 2022

Storm Julia kills 25 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -The death toll from storm Julia rose to at least 25 on Monday, officials said, with most victims in El Salvador and Guatemala, as the weakening…

October 10, 2022

U.S. providing $200 million in additional aid to Mexico and Central America, Blinken says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is providing nearly $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance through international organizations and non-government partners in Mexico and Central America, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said…

September 21, 2022

Dozens of Central American officials added to U.S. corruption blacklist

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON -The U.S. State Department on Wednesday added dozens of current and former officials, lawmakers, judges and business people from Central America to a list that names those the…

July 20, 2022

Mexico says U.S. will increase work visas for Mexicans, Central Americans

MEXICO CITY -The United States agreed to increase the number of work visas for Mexicans and Central Americans during high-level talks in Washington this week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said…

July 14, 2022

U.S. VP touts $3.2 billion investment aimed at stemming Central America migration

By Daina Beth Solomon, Ted Hesson and Matt Spetalnick LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has pooled $3.2 billion in corporate pledges aimed at addressing some of the economic factors driving…

June 8, 2022

Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration ‘root causes’

By Ted Hesson, Daina Beth Solomon and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON – More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden’s sweeping effort to tackle the “root causes” of migration with aid to…

June 3, 2022

Central American Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Moving Meth Through Charlottesville Area

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – A group of El Salvadorian drug traffickers pleaded guitly to dealing more than a pound of methamphetamine throughout the Charlottesville area. According to police, Santo Hidalgo Siguenza, a.k.a. “Chila,”…

June 1, 2022

Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed investments in Central America to curb migration from the region, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Friday following…

April 29, 2022

Walmart’s Mexico unit considers ‘strategic alternatives’ in Central America

MEXICO CITY -Walmart’s Mexico unit said on Monday it is considering “strategic alternatives” to its operations in Central America, including a sale or joint venture, a move analysts said would help it…

January 25, 2022

Knucklehead Tammy Murphy tests positive for COVID-19 days after returning from Central American family vacation

TRENTON, NJ – Can you imagine if a Republican governor or Senator left his state during the height of a record COVID-19 pandemic outbreak for a Central American country? Let’s forget how…

January 3, 2022

Days after returning from Central American vacation, NJ first lady Tammy Murphy tests positive for COVID-19

TRENTON, NJ – On Thursday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his wife Tammy returned to America from a week-long Central American family vacation in Costa Rica. On Sunday, the First Lady…

January 2, 2022

Governor Murphy returns from Central American vacation…touts COVID-19 successes, says “We can finally see the light”

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy returned home from his week-long Central American family vacation in Costa Rica and immediately touted his 2021 successes dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “A…

December 30, 2021

As New Jersey hits record high COVID-19 cases, increased hospitalizations, Gov. Murphy flees country for Central America

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is on his way to Central America to spend his Christmas vacation in Costa Rica. Murphy is leaving behind a state that is experiencing…

December 22, 2021

Female Central American migrant found dead in scorched Arizona desert

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents spent the past week working with the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates and the Yuma County Coroner’s Office to identify a woman who was found deceased…

June 25, 2021

Central American migrant pleads guilty to deadly 2023 stabbing outside Copiague deli

Maryland Senator Van Hollen Heading to Central America to Return MS-13 Gang Member to U.S.

Central American Man Pleads Guilty to 1991 Murder, Ending Decades-Long Fugitive Manhunt

US adds Central American minister, judge, prosecutors to corruption list

Sexual Assault Fugitive On the Run for 20 Years Captured in Central America

US adds Central American ex-presidents, judges, lawmakers to corruption list

Mexico to announce work visa program for Central Americans

Walmart to invest nearly $1.5 billion in Mexico and Central America in 2023

Central American development bank approves $400 million for Argentina anti-hunger plan

U.S. VP Harris highlights $4.2 billion private sector investment in Central America

Unlawful U.S. Entry Leads to Prison for Central American Man

Storm Julia kills 25 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico

U.S. providing $200 million in additional aid to Mexico and Central America, Blinken says

Dozens of Central American officials added to U.S. corruption blacklist

Mexico says U.S. will increase work visas for Mexicans, Central Americans

U.S. VP touts $3.2 billion investment aimed at stemming Central America migration

Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration ‘root causes’

Central American Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Moving Meth Through Charlottesville Area

Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration

Walmart’s Mexico unit considers ‘strategic alternatives’ in Central America

Days after returning from Central American vacation, NJ first lady Tammy Murphy tests positive for COVID-19

Governor Murphy returns from Central American vacation…touts COVID-19 successes, says “We can finally see the light”

As New Jersey hits record high COVID-19 cases, increased hospitalizations, Gov. Murphy flees country for Central America

Female Central American migrant found dead in scorched Arizona desert

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