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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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David Mora @dmoravera.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today marks a year since the Sinaloa Cartel’s two largest factions, Chapitos and Mayos, fell into a deadly wave of infighting after the former kidnapped and rendered “El Mayo” Zambada to U.S. authorities. I visited the state recently for @crisisgroup.org and this is some of what I saw.

Local policeman on watch near a crime scene in Culiacan, Sinaloa

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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · Jul 29

NUEVA PUBLICACIÓN | La maldición del oro: Minería y violencia en el sur de Venezuela

La minería ilegal de oro está causando estragos en el sur de Venezuela. Aunque es difícil persuadir a Caracas, los gobiernos extranjeros deben presionar por medidas para frenar los daños que conlleva.

La maldición del oro: Minería y violencia en el sur de Venezuela | International Crisis Group

La minería ilegal de oro está generando un daño cada vez mayor en el sur de Venezuela, a su delicado ecosistema y a su población. Frenar este daño es responsabilidad del gobierno de Caracas. Los gobie...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Jul 28

Yesterday’s municipal elections consolidate Maduro’s firm grasp on the a Venezuelan state, a year after the presidential election fraud. Phil Gunson, my International Crisis Group colleague, comments here:

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Anniversary of Election Fraud Sees Maduro in Firm Control | International Crisis Group

Crisis Group expert Phil Gunson assesses the Venezuelan government’s staying power despite its unpopularity

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · Jul 10

“It depends if you look Hispanic.”

From Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Two weeks have passed since a Florida Highway Patrol officer arrested the Honduran immigrant client of Magdalena Cuprys of Cuprys & Associates. “He was stopped at a weigh station in Tampa because he owns a construction company, and he was required to stop for his truck to be weighed,” Cuprys told me. “The client had a valid Florida driver’s license. The patrol officer called Customs and Border Protection on him. The client called me, and the officer took the phone from him and spoke with me.”

She asked why CBP was alerted. “I was advised that the client looked Hispanic, had a Hispanic name, and now they are collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP, and their orders are to call CBP any time they encounter anyone they suspect is an immigrant,” said Cuprys. “I asked if they would have followed the same process if it had been me driving, and the response was it depends if you look Hispanic.”

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Jun 3

¿Fueron las elecciones del 25 de marzo el fin de una ruta electoral para salir del conflicto en Venezuela? @philgunson, mi colega en @ICGlatam, explica ⬇️

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Venezuela: ¿Agoniza la respuesta electoral al conflicto? | International Crisis Group

El Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela del presidente Nicolás Maduro arrasó en las elecciones regionales y parlamentarias del 25 de mayo gracias a su manipulación del proceso y a una abstención gene...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Jun 2

How is the Venezuelan opposition standing after the 25 March parliamentary elections, boycotted by most parties? @philgunson.bsky.social explains in this brief commentary ⬇️

Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · Jun 2

NEW COMMENTARY | #Venezuela: Last Rites for an Electoral Route out of Conflict?

President Maduro’s party swept the board in Venezuela’s recent elections. @crisisgroup.org expert @philgunson.bsky.social reflects on where the divided opposition can go from here.

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David Mora @dmoravera.bsky.social · May 28

On Sunday, Mexico will be choosing close to 2,600 judges – a first in the country and the world. The election has been deeply dividing and turnout will be low. In this @crisisgroup.org Q&A we dive into the controversial move and the potential outcomes for the violence crisis and sky-high impunity.

A People’s Court? Weighing Mexico’s First Elections for Judges | International Crisis Group

Mexico will soon become the only country in the world to elect all its judges. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert David Mora explains the rationale behind the initiative – and its many potential pitfall...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · May 27

This Sunday, #Mexico starts popular elections to replace ALL its judges. What is the origin of this reform and why has it been so controversial? @crisisgroup.org’s @dmoravera.bsky.social explains here ⬇️

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A People’s Court? Weighing Mexico’s First Elections for Judges | International Crisis Group

Mexico will soon become the only country in the world to elect all its judges. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert David Mora explains the rationale behind the initiative – and its many potential pitfall...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · May 8

In her recent field work, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social
learnt that child recruitment is central to #Colombian armed and criminal groups’ viability. She zooms in Cauca, but this piece should be a 🚩 for the entire country. Don’t miss this⬇️

Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · May 8

Armed groups in #Colombia rely so heavily on child recruitment that in many areas, the war is over the kids.

Communities who stand in the way are targeted. Kids who resist or escape are killed.

Our @crisisgroup.org story, through eyes of Cauca's children🧵

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Colombia’s Stolen Children

Bogotá must do more to stop armed groups from recruiting minors.

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · May 1

Do read @dmoravera.bsky.social’s first piece for @latam.crisisgroup.org
examining how Mexico has been shaping its security policy under Trump’s pressure ⬇️

David Mora @dmoravera.bsky.social · May 1

In 100 days in power, Trump’s tariffs and rumble of military action pushed Sheinbaum to confront criminal groups with splashy results: much more fentanyl seized, suspects detained, etc. But how does Sheinbaum’s sec doctrine overlap with Trump’s whims? Read Crisis Group’s latest:

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Mexico Struggles for Security under White House Duress | Crisis Group

The Trump administration has made a series of harsh demands upon Mexico to reduce the number of migrants and the amounts of illegal narcotics coming into the United States. In this Q&A, Crisis Group e...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Apr 30

A Mexican once said about their country, “so far from God, so close to the US”, an apt metaphor for the turn in relations since Trump returned to power 100 days ago. Read @dmoravera.bsky.social analysis on what has happened and what the future will bring ⬇️

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Mexico Struggles for Security under White House Duress | Crisis Group

The Trump administration has made a series of harsh demands upon Mexico to reduce the number of migrants and the amounts of illegal narcotics coming into the United States. In this Q&A, Crisis Group e...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Apr 8

Venezuela will hold polls to elect leaders of a newly created state that includes large portions of neighboring Guyana, as they up their claims over the Essequibo. @philgunson.bsky.social explains in @crisisgroup.org most recent Q&A www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Venezuela Presses Territorial Claims as Dispute with Guyana Heats Up | Crisis Group

Heightened tension between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo region has rekindled fears of a border conflict between the two countries. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Phil Gunson explains what...

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Olya Oliker aka Dr. Olga Oliker (she/her) @olyaoliker.bsky.social · Mar 26

New @crisisgroup.org War & Peace pod features Elissa Jobson & me in conversation with @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social & @renatasegura.bsky.social about what shifts in Latin American drug trade mean for Europe and EU policy, including approaches to reduce the resulting violence.

War & Peace (Season 6) | Crisis Group

War & Peace is a podcast series from the International Crisis Group, in which Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson interview experts about all things Europe and its neighbourhood, from Russia to Türkiye and ...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Mar 24

In case you missed the awful news out of Jalisco, #Mexico, our new @latam.crisisgroup.org member @dmoravera.bsky.social explains here for The World

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A gruesome discovery sparks national outrage in Mexico - The World from PRX

Mexicans are shocked by the recent discovery of an extermination camp belonging to a powerful drug cartel in the western state of Jalisco. Evidence shows the site was also used for the forced recruitm...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Mar 21

It’s rare that so many of us from @CrisisGroup LATAM program are in the same city, and it’s such a joy! And happy to introduce @dmoravera.bsky.social, our new Mexico senior analyst- do follow him.

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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · Mar 14

Muy agradecidos con la Consejería Comisionada de Paz por recibirnos en #Bogotá y por la oportunidad de conversar sobre nuestro nuevo informe "Mitigar la violencia en los centros de narcotráfico en América Latina" @renatasegura.bsky.social, @ibriscoe.bsky.social, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social.

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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · Mar 11

Hoy lanzamos en Bogotá, Colombia, el informe "Mitigar la violencia en los centros de narcotráfico en América Latina", en un panel con @renatasegura.bsky.social, @ibriscoe.bsky.social, @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, Angélica Ospina y @rodrigouprimny.bsky.social.

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Elizabeth Dickinson @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social · Mar 11

Drug trafficking networks across Latin America are fragmented, fluid & resilient.

We @crisisgroup.org set out to map the new ecosystem and understand why a criminal reconfiguration is generating waves of violence, particularly directed at communities 🧵👇

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Curbing Violence in Latin America’s Drug Trafficking Hotspots | Crisis Group

More than 50 years into the “war on drugs”, trade in illicit narcotics continues to flourish in Latin America, often leaving mayhem in its wake. Experience suggests that a mix of approaches, including...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Mar 9

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · Feb 26

Today, @renatasegura.bsky.social spoke with Emmanuela Douyon, Frantz Duval, @diegodarin.bsky.social, and
@fortid.crisisgroup.org about our new report “Locked in Transition: Politics and Violence in #Haiti”.

📹 Watch the full event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pz...

Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government

YouTube video by International Crisis Group

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · Feb 25

ONLINE EVENT | Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government

26 February | 10am Port-Au-Prince | 4pm Brussels | 10am New York

@emmadouyon.bsky.social, Frantz Duval, @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @diegodarin.bsky.social, @renatasegura.bsky.social

Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Feb 21

“"Bad elections are better than no elections”
Hmmmm. No.

Caribbean leaders agree Haiti needs elections. The debate is on how soon they can happen

As the sounds of automatic gunfire in a central working-class Port-au-Prince neighborhood once more sent desperate residents fleeing for refuge on Thursday, hundreds of miles away in this surf-swept e...

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Feb 19

Join us next week for what promises to be a fascinating conversation!

Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · Feb 19

ONLINE EVENT | Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government

26 February | 10am Port-Au-Prince | 4pm Brussels | 10am New York

w/ Emmanuela Douyon, Frantz Duval, @fortid1.bsky.social, @diegodarin.bsky.social and @renatasegura.bsky.social

Registration 🔽

Violence and Politics in Haiti’s Transitional Government | Crisis Group

10:00 Port-au-Prince | 16:00 Brussels Please register here if you would like to attend this online event.

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · Feb 19

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Una Transición Bloqueada: Política y Violencia en Haití | Crisis Group

Las pandillas han reforzado su control sobre gran parte de Puerto Príncipe, mientras la misión de seguridad multinacional ha tenido pocos avances y las autoridades de transición se ven envueltas en di...

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