South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 7, 2025

South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 7, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Glenn Ivey Provides Statement on Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to United States
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Glenn Ivey – Maryland (4th District) WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) provided the following statement on the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States.: “President Trump and his Administration defied the Supreme Court and misled the American people for months, saying they could not bring […]

MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Maxwell Frost Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Return to the United States
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Maxwell Frost Florida (10th District) June 06, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration has returned Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States to face trial, after wrongfully deporting him […]

MIL-OSI Security: District of Arizona Charges 199 Individuals with Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
Source: Office of United States Attorneys PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from May 31, 2025, through June 6, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 199 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 74 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and […]

MIL-OSI USA: Treasury targets network trafficking cocaine to the US and Europe following ICE HSI New York investigation with law enforcement partners
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement WASHINGTON — On June 5, following an investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations’ New York field office and law enforcement partners, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned four Guyanese nationals and two Colombian nationals responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine from South America […]

MIL-OSI: Tenaris to Commence a USD 600 million First Tranche of its USD 1.2 Billion Share Buyback Program
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LUXEMBOURG, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenaris S.A. (NYSE and Mexico: TS and EXM Italy: TEN) (“Tenaris”) announced today that pursuant to its Share Buyback Program (the “Program”) announced on May 27, 2025, covering up to USD 1.2 billion, it has entered into a non-discretionary buyback agreement with a primary financial […]

MIL-OSI USA: SPC Tornado Watch 379
Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.SEL9 URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDTornado Watch Number 379NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK455 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits northern Chile, causing power outages
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News SANTIAGO, June 6 (Xinhua) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, causing power outages in several areas but no casualties were reported, local authorities said. […]

MIL-OSI NGOs: Greenpeace comment on opening of UN Ocean Conference
Source: Greenpeace Statement – Short finned pilot whales seen during the journey to the Sargasso Sea. The Arctic Sunrise is en route to the Sargasso Sea. The Sargasso is one of Greenpeace’s three priority sites for protection under the new Global Ocean Treaty. Protecting it is essential to stay on track with a landmark global […]

MIL-OSI Security: First week of June sees more than 200 charged in SDTX cases in relation to enforcement efforts along southwest border
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) HOUSTON – A total of 202 cases have been filed from May 30-June 5 in immigration and border security matters, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.  The filed cases include seven involving human smuggling. A total of 129 people are charged with illegally entering […]

MIL-OSI Security: Western District of Texas Adds 410 New Immigration Cases Going into June
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) SAN ANTONIO –United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 410 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 30 through June 5. Among the new cases, Mexican national Albert Sanchez-Jaimes was […]

MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 131 Border-Related Cases This Week
Source: Office of United States Attorneys SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 131 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest […]

MIL-OSI Africa: G20: SA champions shift in global financial inclusion
Source: South Africa News Agency South Africa is championing a critical shift in global financial inclusion: moving beyond mere access to financial institutions but ensuring meaningful usage of these services. This according to National Treasury’s Director of Financial Inclusion, Nontobeko Lubisi, who was speaking during a G20 outreach programme with institutions of higher learning. The […]

MIL-OSI USA: Gosar Reintroduces Federal Death Penalty Legislation to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Paul A Gosar DDS (AZ-04) Washington, D.C. — Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after reintroducing H.R. 3764, the Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act, legislation that would punish a defendant with the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of selling or distributing fentanyl that resulted […]

MIL-OSI USA: Jayapal Statement on Reports of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returning to U.S.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington) WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Security, Integrity, and Enforcement, released the following statement on reports that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returning to the United States. “The administration is finally returning Kilmar Abrego […]

MIL-OSI Security: Mexican National and California Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder
Source: Office of United States Attorneys PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jose Angel Gonzalez-Carrillo, 46, of Modesto, California, and Ethyel Aldahyr Ontiveros-Flores, 25, of Mazatlan, Mexico, were arrested on the evening of June 2, 2025, and charged by criminal complaint for conspiring to distribute over 36 kilograms of fentanyl pills, and over 9 kilograms of fentanyl powder. […]

MIL-OSI Security: Mexican Man Indicted for Illegal Reentry
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BOSTON – A Mexican man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Ausencio Flores Salazar, 34, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Flores Salazar is currently in immigration custody and will be arraigned in […]

MIL-OSI Russia: NDB signs 1.2 bln yuan loan agreement to finance environmental projects in China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News SHANGHAI, June 6 (Xinhua) — The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) on Friday announced the signing of a 1.2 billion yuan (about 167 million U.S. dollars) syndicated […]

MIL-OSI USA: Heinrich, Luján Fight Trump Administration’s Cuts to the Job Corps Program
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation’s largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, […]

MIL-OSI USA: Heinrich, Luján Slam Trump’s Plan to Illegally Rescind Funding for New Mexico’s Local Public Radio & TV Stations
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Losing this funding would force many public stations to reduce much of their programming or, in some cases, close their doors to the rural communities they serve WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee […]

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Heinrich, Luján Slam Trump’s Plan to Illegally Rescind Funding for New Mexico’s Local Public Radio & TV Stations
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich Losing this funding would force many public stations to reduce much of their programming or, in some cases, close their doors to the rural communities they serve WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee […]