This Week on Americas Now: How Mexico’s Police Tracks & Arrests US Fugitives
Americas Now
•
57m
How Mexico’s International Liaison Unit Tracks & Arrests US Fugitives
It’s a common belief in the U.S. that criminals on the run flee to Mexico to escape justice.
Movies and novels have long painted America’s southern neighbor as a refuge for fugitives.
But there’s a little-known police unit in Baja California that’s made it its mission to prove that idea wrong. Take a look inside the International Liaison Unit.
ECLAC Warns: Latin America Faces a “Second Lost Decade”
Latin America’s economy is stuck in what experts call a “low capacity to grow trap.” ECLAC’s José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs explains why the region’s GDP has averaged less than 1% growth over the last decade — even lower than during the infamous “lost decade” in 1980. He warns that without major productive transformation — in areas like renewable energy, technology, and manufacturing — Latin America risks a third lost decade.
The Dark Side of Colombia’s Banana Industry
The fertile soil and tropical climate of Urabá, Colombia, made it one of the country’s top banana-producing regions. But for decades, its plantations also served as the backdrop for conflict, displacement, and violence. Correspondent Michelle Begue reports on the resilience of the people who have survived more than 40 years of a conflict that left behind poverty and instability.
Up Next in Americas Now
-
This Week on Americas Now: Restoring ...
Restoring the Polylepis Forests in the Andes Mountains
Do you think climate change will become the main driver of migration in the future? The UN estimates that over 300 million people worldwide live outside their country of origin. In Brazil, environmental disasters, along with economic and soci... -
This Week on Americas Now: Violence a...
Colombia’s Catatumbo region has become one of the most violent areas in the country. Armed groups battling for control of lucrative cocaine routes have unleashed terror on communities, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee. Michelle Begue reports on the devastating human cost of this confli...
-
Brazil Sustainable Green Project
The report explores the pivotal role of re.green, a Brazilian reforestation startup, in advancing climate action through large-scale ecological restoration projects. With a mission to restore one million hectares of degraded land in the Amazon and Atlantic forests, the project aims to capture 15 ...
