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After Honduras Elections, a Moment of Reckoning to Reorient U.S. Policy
The unprecedented turnout at Honduras’ elections, and the early results pointing to Castro’s victory, is a clear rejection by voters of everything the Juan Orlando Hernández administration stands for. This is a moment of reckoning and hopefully a moment of redirection for U.S. policy towards Honduras.






Immigrant Communities Encouraged by Passage of Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House of Representatives
We are encouraged by the passage of the Build Back Better Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. There is no question that if this bill is ultimately enacted into law, it would bring much needed changes in U.S. law. However, when it comes to immigrant communities, what is included in this bill is not a pathway to legal permanent residency visas.






A Year After Central America Hurricanes, Granting a New Designation for Temporary Protected Status Remains Urgent
In November 2020, Central America was pummeled by two devastating hurricanes just two weeks apart that caused widespread flooding and landslides, impacting more than 7.5 million people in the region. Thousands of people were displaced and many lives were lost due to the storms.






Migrantes de México en los EE. UU. a AMLO: es urgente implementar políticas migratorias humanas
En una carta abierta, 20 organizaciones lideradas por migrantes en los Estados Unidos que forman parte de la red de Alianza Americas, piden al presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, que implemente políticas migratorias humanas que respeten el derecho a migrar y el derecho al asilo.






COP26’s Success Relies on Governments Making Binding Commitments to Address the Climate Crisis
The following is a joint statement from Presente.org and Alianza Americas in response to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.