South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 22, 2025

South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 22, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Rosen Joins Amicus Brief Urging Federal Appeals Court to Strike Down Trump’s Illegal Cost-Raising Tariffs
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined colleagues in filing an amicus brief urging a federal appeals court to strike down Donald Trump’s illegal, cost-raising tariffs. The case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is an appeal of a […]

MIL-OSI Security: DHS Sets the Record Straight: ICE Never Deported Media’s “Allentown Grandfather”
Source: US Department of Homeland Security The media fell for another hoax designed to demonize ICE law enforcement WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set the record straight on misleading and false reporting that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “secretly deported” a so-called “Allentown grandfather” to Guatemala. Additionally, reporting claimed he […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: The UK is committed to achieving our shared goals for sustainable development: UK National statement at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Speech The UK is committed to achieving our shared goals for sustainable development: UK National statement at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Statement by Lord Collins of Highbury, Minister for Africa and the UN, at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. As we mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, the […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Cassidy Outlines How the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Supports the American Dream in Op-Ed
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in State Affairs outlining the ways President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill supports the American Dream for Louisianans by boosting take-home pay, expanding school choice, and creating high-paying jobs throughout the state.   “Republicans promised to […]

MIL-OSI USA: United States Announces Successful Resolution of Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Matter at Modern Metal Alloys, S.A. de C.V.
Source: US Department of Labor WASHINGTON – The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Modern Metal Alloys, S.A. de C.V. (MMA) facility, located in Querétaro, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods from the MMA facility, which manufactures aluminum for the production […]

MIL-OSI USA: H.R. 4070, Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act
Source: US Congressional Budget Office H.R. 4070 would require the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Congress an assessment of the threat to U.S. border security posed by Tren de Aragua (a transnational criminal organization that originated in Venezuela). The bill also would require the department to submit a strategic plan to the Congress […]

MIL-OSI Security: Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Black Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering Scheme
Source: United States Attorneys General 6 Two Mexican nationals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison to 55 months each in prison for their roles in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy to move drug trafficking proceeds through Texas to Mexico. According to court documents, Mauricio Anzures-Zarate, 53, of Mexico City, […]

MIL-OSI USA: Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Black Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering Scheme
Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division Headline: Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Black Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering Scheme Two Mexican nationals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison to 55 months each in prison for their roles in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy to move drug trafficking […]

MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Gutting Critical Social Services
Source: US State of New York EW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to gut lifesaving health, education, and social service programs for low-income families. Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversal of decades of […]

MIL-OSI USA: AG Brown files lawsuit to block federal restrictions on public benefits
Source: Washington State News SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs. Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversal of agency policy, the administration issued notices prohibiting state safety net programs […]

MIL-OSI: 2UniFi and Nav Team Up to Power Growth for Small Business
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) DENVER, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Bank Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NBHC) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership to support 2UniFi, an innovative financial ecosystem for business launched this month. As part of the initial collaboration, 2UniFi will be integrated within the Nav marketplace for small business deposit and lending […]

MIL-OSI USA: In Letter to Trump, Cantwell Unveils 5-Point Plan to Improve Nation’s Weather Readiness in the Face of NOAA Cuts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington Maria Cantwell 07.21.25 In Letter to Trump, Cantwell Unveils 5-Point Plan to Improve Nation’s Weather Readiness in the Face of NOAA Cuts Cantwell to Trump: “We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the world’s best weather forecasting system…” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), ranking […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICE Buffalo removes several violent criminal aliens from US
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement July 21, 2025Buffalo, NY, United StatesEnforcement and Removal BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Buffalo officers are on the streets every day, bravely executing the agency’s mission to locate, arrest and remove egregious criminal aliens from the United States in line with the president’s policy of “worst […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: De La Cruz and Miller Deliver Aid to South Texas
Source: United States House of Representatives – Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) ICYMI: Washington, DC – Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) and Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller held a joint press conference in Mission, Texas, to announce the delivery of drought relief funding through the 1944 Water Treaty Agricultural Assistance Program.  Watch […]

MIL-OSI Economics: Members highlight progress in sustainability discussions, discuss MC14 objectives
Source: WTO Headline: Members highlight progress in sustainability discussions, discuss MC14 objectives Ambassador Nadia Theodore of Canada, a co-convener of TESSD, welcomed the “important strides” made by the four working groups — each focused on a different key theme outlined above . As work intensifies in the lead-up to MC14, she noted: “It is useful […]

MIL-OSI Economics: Arbitrators issue award in EU-China intellectual property dispute
Source: WTO Headline: Arbitrators issue award in EU-China intellectual property dispute This is the second appeal arbitration conducted under the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) to which both China and the European Union are participants. Summary of key findings  Download: In pdf format: What is the MPIA? The MPIA was agreed upon among its original 18 […]

MIL-OSI USA: NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup Set to Depart
Source: NASA On Monday, NASA announced Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is set to leave the agency on Friday, Aug. 1.As center director of Goddard, a role she has held since April 2023, Lystrup also was responsible for guiding the direction and management of multiple other NASA […]

MIL-OSI United Nations: Strengthening early warnings and anticipatory action through the use of digital technology
Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction In Malawi, UNICEF, in partnership with the Malawi Government and the Malawi University of Science and Technology, launched the African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in 2020 to address severe cyclones, floods and droughts caused by climate change. ADDA equips youth with skills in drone technology, geospatial systems and disaster […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Luján Pens Joint Op-Ed on 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Test and Extension and Expansion of RECA
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – In Case You Missed It: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, published an opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal reflecting on the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test and highlighting […]

MIL-OSI USA: “A Big Difference”: Trump Administration’s Tomato Tariffs Already a Game Changer for American Farmers
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse In a decisive move to protect American agriculture and restore fairness, the Trump Administration’s tariffs on fresh Mexican tomato imports are already boosting American farmers, growers, and business owners. Here’s what they’re saying: Chad Smith, Smith Tomato Farm (Steele, AL): “It’s only been two days now, and we actually […]