Latin America

How cities around the world deal with toxic air quality

8:08am June 09, 2023

The air quality is plummeting in many parts of North America as the Canadian wildfires continue to burn. We find out how other cities around the world deal with the challenge of living with toxic air.

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Mexico's president states willingness to negotiate peace deals with cartels

5:04am June 08, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Falko Ernst of the International Crisis Group about the likelihood of Mexico's government reaching a peace deal with the country's drug cartels.

Why migrant traffic through a dangerous jungle passageway is slowing down

5:08am June 07, 2023

by John Otis

A Colombian town at the start of the Darien Gap, one of the most treacherous migrant routes in the world, has seen a drop in migrants after the U.S. recently implemented the new immigration rules.

Indian-Mexican restaurants inspired 'Land of Gold,' an intersecting immigrant story

5:07pm June 06, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director and actor Nardeep Khurmi about his new movie Land of Gold about intersecting immigrant experiences.

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UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, provides meals and legal orientation at the CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City. The shelter capacity of 100 people has been stretched above 500 in recent weeks with a growing number of migrants stuck in limbo in Mexico.

New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in Mexico

9:28am June 06, 2023

by James Fredrick

One of the new U.S. rules says you can't request asylum unless you've already been denied in another country. Mexico is getting more applications than ever, and crowded shelters have turn people away.

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A plane with a dark past is returning from the U.S. to Argentina

5:21pm June 05, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

A plane used by Argentina's military dictatorship in what have been dubbed "death flights" has been located. It will go in a museum dedicated to victims of torture during Argentina's Dirty War.

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In Mexico, history was made over the weekend in a state gubernatorial election

7:54am June 05, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

For the first time in nearly a century, the country's revolutionary party lost. The results in the State of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico City, suggest a new direction for Mexico's political future.

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World News

The U.S.'s new rules for asylum-seekers are sending more migrants to Mexico City

7:59am June 03, 2023

by James Fredrick

As the U.S. urges asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico, shelters there are becoming overwhelmed.

Alex Anwandter's disco-infused homage to dancefloor liberation

4:19pm June 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chilean musician Alex Anwandter about his new disco-influenced album El Diablo en el Cuerpo.

Guarani Indigenous block Bandeirantes highway to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.

Brazil's Indigenous people protest as lawmakers vote to limit their land rights

1:55pm May 31, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Brazilian Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are outraged after lawmakers approved a measure that would affect claims to Indigenous land, and potentially, environmental protections.