In an article published by Popular Resistance, FoLA's Jill Clark-Gollub comments on the ruling to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was illegally deported to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador, reminding us that "all this government lawbreaking is not uncommon. The Trump administration is using ICE to instill fear with warrantless raids and illegal deportations. They are starting with the most vulnerable—immigrants and student protesters—but the idea is to intimidate us all and crush dissent by any of us. But if we organize, resist, and challenge their illegal tactics, we can win."
Is USAID a “Criminal Organization?”—In Nicaragua, the Evidence Suggests It Is
U.S. President Donald Trump has just closed down USAID after Elon Musk branded it “a criminal organization,” adding “it’s time for it to die.” Is there any truth to Musk’s allegation? One “beneficiary” of USAID is Nicaragua, a country with one of the lowest incomes per head in Latin America. Between 2014 and 2021, USAID spent US$315,009,297 on projects there. Uninformed observers might suppose that this money helped poor communities, but they would be wrong. Most of it was spent trying to undermine Nicaragua’s government and, in the process, gave lucrative contracts to U.S. consultancies and to some of Nicaragua’s richest families.
Development banker says US knew of plot to oust him over Nicaragua loans
FoLA member John Perry, writing for The Grayzone, interviews Dante Mossi, a former head of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, who denounces a plot by “Costa Rica and Guatemala, with the knowledge of the US… to oust me.”
“Marco Rubio’s sanctions are killing children in Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela!”: FoLA activist protests during Rubio’s confirmation hearing
During a protest led by CODEPINK at Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing on January 15th, 2025, FoLA's member Jill Clark-Gollub raised her voice against his murderous sanctions, while being dragged out by security: "¡Las sanciones de Marco Rubio están matando a niños en Nicaragua, Cuba y Venezuela!" Watch the video, recorded by journalist Luis de Jesús Reyes.
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