Latin Post
October 2026
What the Federal J-1 Visa Probe Against Harvard, MIT, and Stanford Means for American Research Funding
Nine of America's most prestigious research universities — including Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and Yale — now face active federal fraud investigations with subpoenas already served, after Vice President JD Vance named them publicly at an Eisenhower Executive Office Building press conference on October 8
I don't care how prestigious a university thinks it is. Break the law and screw the American people, and I will personally cuff you in the university square."
Nobody will be getting a free pass because their name is carved into an expensive building,
Colombia’s President Orders State-Funded Legal Defense for Soldiers Charged in Haiti Assassination Case
No soy la clase de presidente que abandona a sus héroes cuando enfrentan dificultades. No los voy a dejar solos" [I'm not the kind of president who abandons his people when things get hard. I won't let them stand alone]
What Colombia’s President and Brazil’s Bolsonaro Agreed on Security — and Why the October 25 Runoff Makes It Matter
I want things to go well for our neighbors,
I admit, I was convinced I would win in the first round,
What the Hormuz Tanker Strike on the ‘MT On Peace’ Panama-Flagged Tanker Means for Global Oil Routes
A projectile struck the MT On Peace — a Panama-flagged Aframax oil tanker — on October 6 as it crossed the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 of its 19 crew members and igniting a fire in its engine room
Of the total crew of 19, 17 are Indian nationals. It is learnt that 12 crew members have been injured, including 11 Indian nationals,
Inside Urano, the 1,200-Strong Unit Aimed at the ELN’s Money: What to Know
Urano: 1,200 troops to choke off ELN funding, and arrest tallies that don’t add up
There is no inhumanity in fighting terrorism; the inhumanity is not fighting it."
110,000 Students. 30 Campuses. Gen Z’s Faith Surge Is Changing American Christianity
Hispanic churches continue to be a driving force in the revitalization of faith in the US."
This event will be a beacon of hope to college students,
The No. 1 passion of my life is seeing America experience a third great awakening."
The Two-Way Revival: Why U.S. Latino Churches Are Now Dispatching Missionaries Back to Latin America
We are no longer the mission field — we are the ones sending and going out,
Revival Hits Miami: Hundreds Baptized at UM in UniteUS’s First South Florida Stop
The Chicago Priest Who Spent a Decade in Peru’s Poorest Barrios Is Now Calling the Church to Mission
Pope Leo XIV Fills Stadiums Across France — But Only 42% of U.S. Latinos Still Call Themselves Catholic
Senate passes college sports overhaul 77-22 — what changes for 500,000 athletes now
Baby’s triple cardiac arrest after raw goat milk — and the farmer paid nothing
I’m going to hate myself to the day I die for having allowed that to happen,
Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Denied Bail After ICE Shooting: No Camera Footage, Bullet Still Near His Spine
Ten days after an ICE agent shot him in the back during a DoorDash shift, a Venezuelan man in a wheelchair was denied bail — with a bullet still lodged near his spine and no federal footage of the shooting itself
September 2026
SCOTUS clears the way for deportations with no warning. Who’s most at risk?
Lula Opens, Trump Follows, Sheinbaum Skips: Latin American Countries Speaking Schedule at 81st UNGA
Over the following week, roughly 190 UN member states will use the world's largest diplomatic gathering to stake out positions on migration, trade with Washington, and an organization still working to restore its footing after last year's funding scare
What is the purpose of the United Nations?"
iPhone Duo Is Here: Apple’s First Folding Phone Arrives at $1,999 as a New CEO Takes the Stage
Tankers at Any Price: Inside the Global Scramble to Buy Oil Ships as the Hormuz War Grinds On
Six months into the war that shut the Strait of Hormuz, the tanker market has flipped upside down — and a South Korean shipping group backed by MSC has emerged as one of the conflict’s biggest financial winners
A 5-year-old ship trades at a clear discount to a new build
Putin’s ‘Asia Pivot’: Inside the Massive New Alliance Aimed at Defying Western Sanctions
From Vladivostok, Vladimir Putin dismissed Western sanctions pressure and leaned harder into partnerships with China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan, while addressing Ukraine at length and leaving Russia’s quieter, still-standing relationship with Venezuela’s interim government largely unmentioned
August 2026
The Right’s Winning Streak in Latin America Runs Into Brazil’s Wall
Since late 2025, voters in Honduras, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru and Colombia have all turned against sitting governments and handed power to the right or center-right, in what analysts — J.P. Morgan among them — are calling the region's sharpest political realignment in two decades
I swear to God and promise the people to faithfully uphold the Constitution."
After the Arrest: What Really Happens to Latino Families in ICE’s Deportation Pipeline
Meanwhile, the relatives left behind absorb financial and emotional damage that tends to outlast whatever news cycle brought the arrest to public attention in the first place
All of this is a form of psychological violence,
They are being more discreet,
Trump Administration Cuts Off Federal Funds for Trans Kids’ Medical Care
A new CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP dollars for gender-affirming treatment in minors, leaving the funding decision — and the bill — to individual states
Four Earthquakes in Latin America in 2026: After the Tremor in Colombia, Is the Planet Out of Control?
The most recent blow struck on August 10 when a devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked western Colombia, centered at a depth of 103 kilometers near San José del Palmar in the Chocó department
One Ticket, One Billion: Illinois Ends Powerball’s Drought in Historic UK-Era Drawing
Satire, Politics, and On-Court Tension: The Media Tsunami Triggered by Sophie Cunningham in the WNBA
The Indiana Fever guard’s comments trigger an unprecedented firestorm: flagrant ejections on the court, a satirical 2027 Draft campaign by Kanter and White, and a league caught in the political crossfire
We embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion... but we will not be used as political pawns in an agenda designed to mock women's sports."