Central America

Honduras and U.S. strengthen cooperation on migrant rights and border security

Honduran President Xiomara Castro and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem met on Wednesday in Tegucigalpa to discuss the protection of the rights of Honduran migrants and to strengthen cooperation on security and migration.

“We discussed several topics. The main point was the protection of our migrants” in the United States, said Honduran Foreign Minister Javier Bu during a press briefing alongside the president’s private secretary and son, Héctor Zelaya. No questions were allowed from the press.

Castro emphasized “the protection of the rights of migrants” residing in the U.S. and advocated for the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 55,000 Hondurans, Bu said.

During the meeting, held at the Presidential House, Honduras and the U.S. signed a letter of intent for a new biometric comparison agreement and discussed new collaboration agreements on border security, Bu added.

They also signed “an agreement to review the refugee screening process,” the foreign minister emphasized, affirming that Honduras and the U.S. will continue mutual cooperation on migration security, border security, and the fight against drug trafficking.

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Bu described Noem’s visit as “excellent,” highlighting the continuation of a bilateral agenda initiated with former Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina last March.

Noem, who made no statements in Tegucigalpa, began her Central American tour in Panama on Tuesday. She continued to Costa Rica and Honduras on Wednesday and will conclude her trip in Guatemala.

The foreign minister also revealed that the United States has shown “great interest” in the interoceanic train project, an ambitious infrastructure plan aimed at connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic by linking Puerto Castilla (Colón) with Amapala (Isla del Tigre) in the Gulf of Fonseca.

The Gulf of Fonseca is shared by Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

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U.S. suspends Venezuela talks as Trump considers next phase of military campaign

U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended diplomatic efforts with Venezuela and instructed his special envoy, Richard Grenell, to halt all negotiations, a senior U.S. official confirmed on Monday. The move comes amid growing fears of a military escalation between the two countries and after Trump stated on Sunday that there were “no boats left in the Caribbean,” referring to previous attacks, adding that he might “have to start looking on land.”

Speaking from the Oval Office alongside senior military officials last Thursday, Trump directed Grenell to stop all diplomatic initiatives with Caracas. The decision, revealed later by a U.S. official, confirms that the administration has abandoned the diplomatic path for now.

When asked whether Trump was considering military action inside Venezuela, the official, quoted by Reuters, said the president had not yet decided whether to move his campaign into a second phase.

Central America

Two adults and a child die after landslide in northwestern Costa Rica

Two adults and a minor died after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried their home in the province of Alajuela, in northwestern Costa Rica, the Red Cross reported on Sunday.

The incident was reported to emergency services late Saturday night following intense rainfall in the town of San Ramón, Alajuela.

“After more than five hours of intense search and rescue efforts, we recovered the bodies of two adults and a minor, who were found without vital signs at the scene,” the Red Cross said via its official WhatsApp channel.

Three other people who were inside the house at the time of the landslide managed to escape “on their own,” the agency added.

According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), Costa Rica is currently experiencing widespread atmospheric instability caused in part by a tropical wave, which is expected to bring heavy downpours across various regions of the country.

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El Salvador reaches 1,027 homicide-free days under president Bukele

On Friday, October 3, no homicides were reported in El Salvador, according to data from the National Civil Police (PNC). This brings the country’s total to 1,027 days without murders during President Nayib Bukele’s administration.

Since the implementation of the State of Exception on March 27, 2022, El Salvador has recorded 913 homicide-free days, meaning that more than 80% of days under the measure have been free of killings.

So far in 2025, authorities have reported 229 days without homicides. February ended with 26 homicide-free days; January, April, May, and June each registered 25; March had 22; July closed with 29; August with 27; September with 23; and the first two days of October continue the trend.