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U.S. pledges more visas for Cubans, Haitians at Summit of the Americas

The Biden administration will spend $314 million to support Venezuelan migrants across the Western Hemisphere and restart programs allowing some Cubans and Haitians to reunite with family members in the United States, U.S. agencies announced on Friday.

Reuters

Editorial: Latin American dictators get zero tolerance, but Biden gives the Saudis a pass

For the United States to have any hope of restoring itself as a global beacon of democracy, the Biden administration must take a firm and consistent stand when dealing with dictators. If other nations’ leaders can’t embrace the fundamentals of democracy, they don’t deserve to be welcomed on these shores.…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Biden unveils migration plan, capping Americas summit roiled by division

U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Western Hemisphere on Friday rolled out a new set of measures to confront the regional migration crisis, seeking to salvage an Americas summit roiled by division.

Reuters

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White House says Biden, Bolsonaro agree to work together on Amazon deforestation

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro agreed during a meeting at an Americas summit in Los Angeles to work together on preventing further deforestation of the Amazon, the White House said on Thursday.

Reuters

Blinken defends exclusion of Cuba from Summit of the Americas, despite triggering boycotts

LOS ANGELES — Despite the absence of presidents from some of the region’s key countries, the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, taking place in Los Angeles this week, can serve as a venue of delicate dialogue and incremental problem-solving, America’s top diplomat said Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas underscores regional divides

Biden doesn't have many friends in the region.

Axios

Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time

US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.

Al Jazeera

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Leaders at Americas summit eye plan to manage migration impact

Leaders attending the Summit of the Americas are poised to issue a declaration pledging measures to curb illegal migration and help countries receiving large number of migrants to cope with them, according to a draft document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Migration to the US is on the rise again – but it's unlikely to be fully addressed during the Summit of the Americas, or anytime soon

An estimated 6,000 Latin American migrants are traveling together through Mexico to reach the U.S. by foot and car, marking the largest caravan yet in 2022 of migrants traveling to the U.S. border.

The Conversation

Biden rebuked over guest list at Americas summit he is hosting

Latin American leaders rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden face-to-face on Thursday over his exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from an Americas summit he is hosting, underscoring the challenges he faces to reassert leadership in the region.

Reuters

$Biden seeks consensus at fractured Americas summit$

Biden seeks consensus at fractured Americas summit

President Joe Biden is kicking off his first full day at the Summit of the Americans in Los Angeles, which brings together leaders from across the hemisphere every few years

The Independent UK

U.S. plans new trade pact with 'like-minded partners,' says senior official

The Biden administration will press its competitive goals against China with the launch of a new trade pact in the Americas focused on "like-minded partners" with existing free trade agreements, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

White House to train health care workers in Latin America - Roll Call

The Biden administration hopes a plan to train health workers in Latin America will help stem the COVID-19 pandemic and future health crises.

Roll Call

Biden and Bolsonaro to have awkward first meeting at Americas summit

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.

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Mexico foreign minister accuses U.S. of inconsistency in Americas Summit invitations

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday accused the United States of double standards by refusing to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, while engaging with non-democratic governments in Southeast Asia.

The Independent UK

A migrant caravan is headed towards the US border. Could it undermine Biden’s Summit of the Americas?

Massive group of migrants undermine a summit already on shaky ground

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas hobbles to its opening as Mexico’s president declines to attend

WASHINGTON — As the high-profile Summit of the Americas got under way Monday in Los Angeles, with presidents and prime ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere expected to attend, confusion continued to surround the agenda, what President Joe Biden hopes to achieve and whether U.S.-Latin American relations will be better…

Al Jazeera

US-bound migrant caravan leaves southern Mexico

Thousands of migrants begin walking towards US as the country is hosting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

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Mexico’s AMLO will skip US-hosted Summit of the Americas

The Mexican president says he will boycott the event over guest list that excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Reuters

Biden targets Latin America reset at summit marred by invite tension

When the United States said last year it would host the 2022 Summit of the Americas, officials had high hopes the event would help repair Trump-era damage to relations and reassert U.S. primacy over China's growing clout in Latin America.

The Guardian - US

Up to 15,000 may join largest ever migrant caravan to walk through Mexico to US

Thousands of people huddled together for protection move north as leaders gather for Biden’s Summit of the Americas in LA

Los Angeles Times

Op-Ed: Why we don’t need a Summit of the Americas ever again

Leaders from the Western Hemisphere are gathering in Los Angeles for next week’s ninth Summit of the Americas, ostensibly to ensure more effective engagement between the United States and its neighbors. As he prepares for the triennial conference President Joe Biden should do something seemingly counterintuitive — make it the…

Reuters

Biden, Brazil's Bolsonaro to have wide-ranging talks at Americas summit-U.S. official

U.S. President Joe Biden will have wide-ranging talks with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the sidelines of the U.S.-hosted summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

COVID cases rise in the Americas, nations must also monitor other viruses -PAHO

COVID-19 cases in the Americas increased 10.4% last week from the previous one, but countries must also pay attention to a rise in other respiratory viruses in the region, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.

France 24

Will Colombia look left? Presidential race focuses on inequality, enduring violence

Is a peace generation coming of age in Colombia? Six years after the FARC rebellion laid down its arms and one year after student-led protests against inequality and police brutality, citizens will vote on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where the 2016 peace deal that ended…

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