On April 7, Sara Millerey González, a 32-year-old transgender woman, was thrown into the Playa Rica River in Antioquia, Colombia. She was cruelly dumped and left to drown after the perpetrators severely beat her, breaking her arms and legs. Rather than help Sara, passersby recorded her suffering and posted it on social media. The shocking video has since gone viral. Emergency personnel eventually arrived and transported Sara to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries.| WOLA
CBP releases July data showing migration hitting new low at the border; Notes on “mass deportation”; Notes from Mexico| WOLA
Freed Venezuelan men tell of what they endured in El Salvador. Notes on "mass deportation." Events in the courts. Notes from Mexico.| WOLA
“Reconciliation” funding bill passes House, moves to Senate; Alien Enemies Act updates; The U.S. military’s growing border and migration missions; Supreme Court upholds Venezuela TPS cancellation| WOLA
WOLA is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas. We promote policies that protect human dignity and justice.| WOLA
On March 27, 2022, at the request of President Nayib Bukele, the Legislative Assembly passed a state of exception, limiting constitutional guarantees and granting unrestricted powers to the security forces of El Salvador. What was supposed to be a thirty-day measure has been renewed monthly by the legislative supermajority of President Bukele's New Ideas party. In the context of the third year of the state of exception, we answer four key questions about the broader implications of this polic...| WOLA