South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 5, 2025

South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 5, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld.  In Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025 […]

MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse COMBATING TERRORISM THROUGH COMMON SENSE SECURITY STANDARDS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to protect the nation from foreign terrorist and other national security and public safety threats from entry into the United States. Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14161, issued on January 20, 2025, titled […]

MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Pfluger, Green Request DHS Documents on Suspect in Boulder Terror Attack
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) and Full Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Department of Homeland […]

MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn: Work of DOGE Will Live On Through One Big Beautiful Bill, Rescissions Package, Appropriations
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and highlighted how Congress can carry on its legacy of reining in frivolous spending through the One Big Beautiful Bill, rescissions package, and annual appropriations process. […]

MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Whitehouse, Durbin, Blumenthal, Coons Question DOJ Decision to Shutter Specialized Unit for Cracking Down on Transnational Crime
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces program has helped arrest fentanyl traffickers, seize hundreds of tons of narcotics, and confiscate billions in dirty money Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and […]

MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Klobuchar Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Devastating Impact of GOP SNAP Cuts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Spotlight Forum Follows CBO Analysis Warning That Millions of Food-Insecure Americans Will Face Higher Food Costs; Lawmakers, Experts Warn of National Hunger Crisis and State Budget Shortfalls Under GOP Proposal More photos available HERE. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján […]

MIL-OSI Security: Alamogordo Man Sentenced on Federal Firearms Offenses Related to the Murder of Alamogordo Police Officer
Source: Office of United States Attorneys ALBUQUERQUE – An Alamogordo man was sentenced to 8 years in prison for federal firearms offenses connected to the murder of Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson. United States District Judge Margaret Strickland ordered the 8-year federal sentence to run consecutive to De La O’s state life sentence following a […]

MIL-OSI USA: Vasquez Raises Concerns Over Lack of Information for Hunters and Outdoorsmen’s Access to the Militarized Portion of the Border
Source: US Representative Gabe Vasquez’s (NM-02) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) raised serious concerns about the growing militarization of the borderlands in New Mexico. In late April, the Administration transferred control of approximately 400 square miles along the U.S.-Mexico border to the United States […]

MIL-Evening Report: Australian kids BYO lunches to school. There is a healthier way to feed students
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liesel Spencer, Associate Professor, School of Law, Western Sydney University Getty Images/ courtneyk Australian parents will be familiar with this school morning routine: hastily making sandwiches or squeezing leftovers into containers, grabbing a snack from the cupboard and a piece of fruit from the counter. This would […]

MIL-OSI Video: Haiti: hunger & gender-based violence ahead of Hurricane Season – Press Conference | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) The Regional Director for the World Food Program (WFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean, Lola Castro, today (3 Jun) said WFP in Haiti is facing the start of the hurricane season “with an empty warehouse where we have no stocks for assisting any emergency.” Castro, talking to reporters in […]

MIL-OSI USA: New Mexico man indicted in Texas for drug, firearm, murder charges following ICE El Paso investigation
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement EL PASO, Texas — A New Mexico man is in federal custody after being indicted by a federal grand jury in El Paso in 2021 and expelled to the United States by Mexican authorities on May 27. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case with assistance from […]

MIL-OSI USA: Visa Restrictions for Central American Government Officials Exploiting Cuban Medical Professionals
Source: United States Department of State (4) Marco Rubio, Secretary of State HomeVisa Restrictions for Central American Government Officials Exploiting Cuban Medical Professionals Visa Restrictions for Central American Government Officials Exploiting Cuban Medical Professionals Press Statement June 3, 2025 Today, the Department of State took steps to impose visa restrictions on several Central American government […]

MIL-OSI USA: Up to $8 Million in Reward Offers for Information Leading to Arrests and/or Convictions of Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organization LNFM Cartel  
Source: United States Department of State (3) Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson Up to $8 Million in Reward Offers for Information Leading to Arrests and/or Convictions of Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organization LNFM Cartel   Press Statement April 15, 2025 Today, the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing reward offers under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction, in any country, of Mexican […]

MIL-OSI USA: Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Scott Jennings on SiriusXM Patriot
Source: United States Department of State (3) Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Scott Jennings on SiriusXM Patriot Interview February 10, 2025 QUESTION:  Scott Jennings sitting here on SiriusXM Patriot 125, normally the David Webb Show.  I am guest hosting for Mr. Webb today, and it is our […]

MIL-OSI USA: Up to $5 Million Reward Offer for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Guatemalan Narcotics Trafficker Haroldo Waldemar Lorenzana Terraza
Source: United States Department of State (3) Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson Up to $5 Million Reward Offer for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Guatemalan Narcotics Trafficker Haroldo Waldemar Lorenzana Terraza Press Statement March 25, 2025 Today, the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing a reward offer […]

MIL-OSI USA: Designation of Former President of Argentina and Former Minister of Planning of Argentina for Involvement in Significant Corruption
Source: United States Department of State (3) Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Designation of Former President of Argentina and Former Minister of Planning of Argentina for Involvement in Significant Corruption Press Statement March 21, 2025 Today, I am announcing the designation of Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner (“CFK”), former president of Argentina, and Julio Miguel De Vido […]

MIL-OSI USA: G7 Foreign Ministers Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity
Source: United States Department of State (3) Office of the Spokesperson G7 Foreign Ministers Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity Media Note March 14, 2025 The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High […]

MIL-OSI USA: Texas woman sentenced for hostage-taking, extortion in smuggling stash house case investigated by ICE El Paso
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An El Paso, Texas, woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a hostage-taking conspiracy involving the forcible detention and extortion of the victims. The defendant was involved in the hostage-taking conspiracy while serving a term of federal supervised release for a […]

MIL-OSI USA: Texas woman sentenced for hostage-taking, extortion in smuggling stash house case investigated by HSI El Paso
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An El Paso, Texas, woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a hostage-taking conspiracy involving the forcible detention and extortion of the victims. The defendant was involved in the hostage-taking conspiracy while serving a term of federal supervised release for a […]

MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth from Conversion Therapy
Source: US State of New York EW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. In an amicus brief filed in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, Attorney General James […]