New Migrant Caravan Departs Honduras For The U.S. Following Midterm Elections
SAN PEDRO SULA — On Tuesday, a new migrant caravan left on foot from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, as U.S. voters headed to the polls for the midterms. AFP counts it as the third caravan to leave Honduras since September, with calls to join spreading on TikTok and WhatsApp and a group of Salvadorans planning to meet them at the Guatemala-Mexico border.
Migrants cited unemployment, cost of living, and easing immigration restrictions after Democrat Party victories on the November 3 election.
U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa warned that caravans have no chance of entering the country, and the Trump administration said it would revoke the visas of organizers.
President of Paraguay Resigns After Ueno Bank Collapse, Executives Detained
Regional outlets report that deputies also unanimously approved the accusation against President Santiago Peña, 78 votes in favor, and sent it to the Senate, even though Peña had filed his resignation. A joint session of both chambers convened to rule on the resignation, and Senate ruling-party leader Natalicio Chase said it would be accepted and Alliana installed.
Opposition lawmakers say accepting it would give Peña lifetime-senator immunity, which they call an “impunity pact.”
On Thursday, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation in a pre-recorded message as the Chamber of Deputies debated an impeachment motion against him. Congress had not yet formally accepted it, and Vice President Pedro Alliana would take over under the Constitution.
The president’s decision came in the wake of the nation’s central bank’s takeover of Ueno Bank, which locked out about 3 million customers and put roughly US$380 million of state pension and health fund money at risk.
Central bank chief Carlos Carvallo’s has also resigned from his post, with arrest orders for Ueno executives, and an emergency repayment plan for depositors.
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