Nicaragua

Throughout 2025, the Republican administration cracked down not only on illegal immigration, but also on migrants who were in the country with humanitarian protections or certain types of special visas

William Botsch has been attending Miami courthouses weekly since May, where he has witnessed and documented the systematic arrests of migrants seized after attending appointments that were routine prior to Trump 2.0

A recent study found that these endangered areas are home to up to 46% of the global populations of 40 species that nest in North America but spend most of the year further south

The co-presidential regime has released more than 53,000 prisoners under the guise of ‘family coexistence.’ Analysts warn that this trend strengthens its political control

The Sandinista regime is using this tactic to avoid getting expelled from the CAFTA free trade agreement or the introduction of 100% tariffs

The co-presidential regime takes another step towards total control of information with a telecommunications law that subjects the network to state espionage and turns the regulatory body into a surveillance arm

Nicaraguans have denounced extortion upon returning to their country, while UN documents denials of re-entry due to alleged ties to the opposition

The presidential couple completes their coup against the historic Sandinista leader Bayardo Arce, godfather of baseball in the country, who was arrested in July

Money sent from abroad becomes a vital source of income for the South American country’s economy. By the end of the year, it will account for nearly 3% of GDP

The Sandinista regime resorts to police, paramilitaries and neighborhood committees to quell dissent. A survey reveals the extent of social control

Attorney Carlos Cárdenas Zepeda, an advisor to the Episcopal Conference, died after 12 days of enforced disappearance. His case joins that of opposition leader Mauricio Alonso Petri

After the downfall of Bayardo Arce Castaño, other historic revolutionaries who oppose the co-president ‘sleep in different properties every day’ for fear of being arrested

Nearly 96,000 Nicaraguans who arrived in the US under humanitarian parole, along with another 4,000 protected by TPS, live in a legal limbo

In the era of ChatGPT, a traditional trade continues in Havana. Women read songs and novels aloud to the workers who hand-roll cigars, while also answering their questions 

The leader praised China and Russia on the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution, in a ceremony that lacked any high-profile international guests

Mining, ranching and logging by squatters — who are acting in collusion with the Ortega government in Managua — are expanding to the Costa Rican side of this nature reserve, which is key to maintaining the biological connectivity of the Americas

Worker arrests could complicate the housing crisis and drive up costs in an industry already struggling with labor shortages

The court sides with the administration, leaving Venezuelans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Cubans at risk of deportation

A circular requires courts to seek authorization to carry out seizures, property occupations, or evictions, effectively subordinating the judicial system to the regime

The Salvadoran military repressed some 300 farming families during the mobilization, an unprecedented event since the end of the civil war

Electing one of the 18 prelates from Africa would be a surprise, but would also impose an uncompromising agenda on moral issues

The Nicaraguan leader reacted to a US State Department report by sharply criticizing Washington’s immigration policies, calling them ‘horrendous crimes’

After the Trump administration canceled humanitarian parole for around 530,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants, work permits were next to follow

The 532,000 migrants who entered the country under the protection program that President Trump has repealed have one month to return or may face ‘adverse consequences’

A report by the religious organization CSW reveals that the Sandinista government has deployed undercover police at masses