/tags/northern-triangle Northern Triangle en-US WLRN Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Honduras' decision to send ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. on drug charges may help reduce corruption in — and illegal migration from — the region. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-12-17/today-tel-aviv-tomorrow-tegucigalpa-floridas-governor-president-solves-immigration COMMENTARY Ron DeSantis doesn't let the Constitution stop him from conducting federal policy. Let's hope he'll tackle the source of illegal immigration. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:01:24 GMT /commentary/2021-12-17/today-tel-aviv-tomorrow-tegucigalpa-floridas-governor-president-solves-immigration Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-09-02/biden-wants-to-stand-up-to-china-that-will-mean-standing-taller-in-latin-america COMMENTARY After Afghanistan, Biden's drive to compete more seriously with Beijing should include partnering more seriously with the Caribbean Basin. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:18:02 GMT /commentary/2021-09-02/biden-wants-to-stand-up-to-china-that-will-mean-standing-taller-in-latin-america Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-04-29/if-u-s-wants-return-on-4-billion-central-america-investment-look-for-anti-alonzos COMMENTARY The Biden Administration must look beyond the Northern Triangle's hyper-corrupt, hyper-incompetent governments to make its aid plan work. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:45:42 GMT /commentary/2021-04-29/if-u-s-wants-return-on-4-billion-central-america-investment-look-for-anti-alonzos Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-02-24/honduras-crooked-president-deserves-the-same-gringo-treatment-venezuelas-got COMMENTARY Designating if not indicting Juan Orlando Hernández as head of a narco-state could bolster, not hinder, Biden's Central America project. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:27:59 GMT /commentary/2021-02-24/honduras-crooked-president-deserves-the-same-gringo-treatment-venezuelas-got Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-01-21/nothing-exemplified-trump-thuggery-like-immigration-ergo-its-bidens-first-fix COMMENTARY Of all President Biden's first reversals of President Trump's policies, a more humane – and sensical – immigration agenda is the most important. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:46:32 GMT /commentary/2021-01-21/nothing-exemplified-trump-thuggery-like-immigration-ergo-its-bidens-first-fix Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2019-07-08/it-is-our-fault-after-tragic-border-drownings-south-florida-salvadorans-see-hope When Silvia Sarmiento saw the photo of drowned Salvadoran migrants Oscar Martínez and his toddler daughter Valeria, she gasped and recalled how close… Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:10:23 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2019-07-08/it-is-our-fault-after-tragic-border-drownings-south-florida-salvadorans-see-hope Tim Padgett /news/2019-05-22/border-states-like-florida-yes-florida-must-lean-on-trump-to-lean-on-central-america COMMENTARYBroward County Mayor Mark Bogen was right to get worked up last week. He blasted the Trump Administration when it seemed poised to release… Wed, 22 May 2019 22:43:25 GMT /news/2019-05-22/border-states-like-florida-yes-florida-must-lean-on-trump-to-lean-on-central-america Tim Padgett /news/2017-06-15/pence-says-u-s-committed-to-central-america-recovery-but-is-trump-on-board Central American leaders and U.S. Cabinet members are in Miami to figure out how to curtail illegal immigration from Central America. But the big question… Fri, 16 Jun 2017 03:02:28 GMT /news/2017-06-15/pence-says-u-s-committed-to-central-america-recovery-but-is-trump-on-board Tim Padgett /news/2017-06-15/central-america-more-important-than-cuba-despite-trumps-miami-visit COMMENTARYI don’t usually feel sorry for Central American heads of state. Too many of them, right-wing or left-wing, have done their damnedest to… Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:17:07 GMT /news/2017-06-15/central-america-more-important-than-cuba-despite-trumps-miami-visit Tim Padgett