Jeff Ernst
Hitmen Dressed Up in COVID PPE to Murder This Politician
Killers in Honduras often disguise themselves as police or military officers. But this team had a pandemic ruse.
A Brutal Crackdown in Nicaragua Is Fueling A New Wave of Migrants to the US
For decades, migration from Nicaragua has been low, but the number of people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border from the Central American nation is now surging.
‘Donkey Land’ Is Trying To Save Mexico's Iconic Burros From Disappearing
Technological advances, urbanization and rising demand for donkey skins in China has decimated Mexico's donkey numbers in recent decades.
World’s Harshest Abortion Law Sent a Woman to Prison for 9 Years for a Stillbirth
A young woman in El Salvador sentenced to 30 years after a stillbirth was freed early, and pleads with the government “to see things as they are.”
You Could Win El Chapo's Wild Cocaine Escape House For $12
Mexico’s national lottery is offering 22 properties seized from drug lords and corrupt politicians as prizes in a raffle drawn on Sept. 15.
Haiti President’s Alleged Assassins Caught on Video Posing as DEA Agents
Videos of the scene show heavily armed gunmen and a voice over a megaphone saying in English, “DEA operation, everybody back up and stand down.”
Honduran Government Responsible for Trans Woman's Murder, ‘Watershed’ Court Ruling Says
Vicky Hernández was 26 when she was killed in 2009. The Inter-American Court for Human Rights ruled that the state has to make systematic changes to assure the rights of trans people.
The White House Just Sanctioned a Bunch of Corrupt Officials - But Left Some Off the List Too
The White House published the the “Engel List” as part of its push to combat corruption, but early reactions to the list focused more around who was not included than who was.
Legendary Cocaine Smuggler 'Will the Ghost' Was Just Captured in Colombia
Guillermo Acevedo remained in the shadows for decades until he was exposed by an investigation into his past as a drug trafficker and violent paramilitary leader last year.
Trans Woman Fled Persecution to Mexico — Where She Was Assaulted
Alejandra Menjivar is the first transgender woman to be a candidate for political office in El Salvador, which she fled after threats and discrimination. But she was drugged and assaulted in Mexico City.
Notorious MS-13 'Mastermind' Was Arrested With $400,000 In Cash
David Campbell Licona narrowly escaped capture from his mansion in 2016 and had been on the run ever since. The arrest suggests the role of the street gang in international cocaine trafficking could be growing.
Victims of Gang Violence Hope Biden's New Asylum Rules Provide Refuge
Those fleeing domestic as well as gang violence now have a greater chance of being granted asylum in the United States, thanks to recent changes by the Biden administration.