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Washington Office on Latin America

American non-profit organization

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Dec 4, 2025
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How much cocaine that came from Venezuela enter the US

U.S. government reports and multiple analyses estimate that roughly 200–250 metric tons of cocaine per year transited Venezuela around 2020 and in subsequent assessments — an amount the State Departme...

Dec 4, 2025
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How much cocaine came to US from Venezuela

U.S. officials and reporting have repeatedly cited an estimate that roughly 200–250 metric tons (MT) of cocaine moved through Venezuela annually as of 2020; U.S. and DOJ materials have used that figur...

Nov 27, 2025
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Border wall, how much built and how much to go?

Official U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data say roughly 702 miles of primary barrier and 76 miles of secondary barrier existed prior to January 20, 2025, leaving about 535 miles of the Sout...

Jan 27, 2026

How does Title 42 expulsions vs Title 8 removals affect deportation totals year to year?

expulsions are public‑health–based, immediate removals counted as "expulsions" by and tracked separately from Title 8 removals, which are removals under immigration law . Because CBP encounter statist...

Jan 27, 2026

What evidence documents violence or killings of deported migrants after return to Central America during and after the Obama administration?

Investigations and NGO reporting document dozens of cases in which migrants deported to , and were later victims of lethal violence, with a 2015 Guardian piece citing an academic study that identified...

Jan 17, 2026

What legal grounds did Venezuelan courts cite to disqualify María Corina Machado and other opposition figures, and how do those grounds compare with international human rights standards?

Venezuela’s highest court and the comptroller have justified long-term political disqualifications of María Corina Machado and other opposition figures by citing administrative and alleged criminal li...

Jan 9, 2026

How did Venezuelan cocaine output change between 2019 and 2025 and what drove the shifts?

Between 2019 and 2025, available international monitoring and reporting show that Venezuela shifted from being predominantly a transit corridor to hosting growing domestic processing activity and nasc...

Nov 19, 2025

How many miles of Trump-era border wall remain standing as of November 2025?

Available reporting in the provided results does not give a single authoritative tally dated November 2025 of “miles of Trump‑era border wall remaining standing.” Public counts and government statemen...