Arms Transfers
This report examines current political and economic conditions in Honduras as well as issues in Honduras-U.S. relations.
This testimony provides preliminary observations on (1) the extent to which DHS reported progress in achieving operational control–Border Patrol was able to detect, respond, and interdict crossborder illegal activity–of the southwest border; (2) the e
Covers recent trends in Mexican migration to the United States, and U.S. laws that apply.
We examined how the U.S. funding and resources provided to Colombia have been used, and what challenges remain in securing the pipeline.
An analysis of Congressional consideration of President Bush's requests for funding and additional authority to provide assistance to Colombia and six regional neighbors in a continuation of the Andean Regional Initiative launched in 2001
Cuba's retention on the terrorism list has received more attention in recent years in light of increased support for legislative initiatives to lift some U.S. sanctions under the current economic embargo. Should U.S. restrictions be lifted, a variety of trade and aid restrictions would remain in place because of Cuba's retention on the terrorism list
Reviews U.S. role in counternarcotics operations; support to promote Panama's economic, political, and social development; and a proposed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA)
This report expresses U.S. concerns about human rights, Venezuela's military arms purchases, its relations with Cuba and Iran, and its efforts to export its brand of populism to other Latin American countries.
The Congress has expressed concern with respect to a number of Colombia related issues including human rights, the aerial eradication of illicit drug crops, interdiction programs, the situation of U.S. hostages, and funding levels for Plan Colombia.
To stem the flow of illegal traffic from Mexico into the United States over the last 5 years along the U.S. southwestern border, the Border Patrol has nearly doubled the number of agents on patrol, constructed hundreds of miles of border fences, and insta