Our Scans · Nicaragua · Weekly Summary

• International pressure will affect Nicaragua (whether in accelerating or postponing a transition) and its outcome will be shaped by three major realities: the global environment, presidential elections in the United States, and the political dynamics of Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Dialogue
• Nicaragua is using migration against the U.S. by chartering hundreds of flights to ferry migrants from Haiti and Cuba, an expert warns. Center for a FREE Cuba
• Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, if implemented, arguably could create opportunities for trade diversion to LAC countries, which received relatively light treatment: most escaped with the minimum 10% tariff, except for Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Guyana. Stabroek News
• The Trump administration went on to end the legal status for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela in the US under some Biden-era parole programs, and said migrants will be looked at on a case-by-case basis. CNN
• If more countries go the way of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, you will see massive new waves of illegal immigration and human trafficking that's associated with it. Americas Quarterly
• Trump's administration will likely take a selective approach with regard to authoritarian governments in CENAM: While Nicaragua has been threatened with further sanctions, El Salvador will likely be spared due to its cooperation with the U.S. on deportations. Caribbean News Global
• Migrants could still schedule appointments to appear at border posts, or could apply under a separate, special admissions program that the Biden Administration has set up for residents of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The New Yorker
• Heavy rains will affect Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, with the NHC warning of catastrophic weather conditions. teleSURenglish
• The remnants of TD 21 are expected to bring rains of four to eight inches to portions of Nicaragua over the next two days, which will be capable of causing dangerous flooding and mudslides. Yale Climate Connections
• Between 1.7 and 2.7 million people will be in need of food assistance across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. ReliefWeb
• Suspending the parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela could increase illegal entries and undermine border security. Reason.com
• President Joe Biden announced the expansion of an immigration program that will give 30,000 migrants a month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela the chance to enter the U.S. legally. @politifact
• The effective implementation of the Early Harvest Arrangement will further leverage the economic complementarity between China and Nicaragua and push bilateral mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation to a new level. Global Times
• Latin America can expect closer scrutiny from US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, expected to take a tougher approach towards the leftist governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. GraingerToday.com
• For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast over Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala, western Nicaragua and the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. ReliefWeb
• Across the rest of Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala, western Nicaragua, and the Mexican State of Quintana Roo, Sara is expected to produce an additional 3-5 inches of rain, with localized totals of about 15 inches. Sun Sentinel
• Heavy rainfall is forecast to lead to life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across Central America through early next week, particularly affecting Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala, and western Nicaragua. CNN
• Sol Organica, a passion fruit and dragon fruit supplier in Nicaragua will implement the conversion of food waste into compost to reduce costs, sequester carbon and reduce methane emissions. FoodManufacture.co.uk
• In northern Honduras and the Dry Corridor of El Salvador and Nicaragua, Crisis conditions are expected through August, with a possible 500,000 to 749,999 people needing assistance. ReliefWeb
• China has signed free trade agreements with Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Nicaragua, bringing more opportunities for economic and trade relations. EqualOcean
• MILLIONS of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua have been displaced for decades due to violence, poverty, lack of employment or other threats such as disasters, many of them making the perilous journey to cross into the US. Morning Star
• The project - Mitigating Pesticide Residues in Latin America Using Biopesticides - will be implemented over a three-year period in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru. IICA.INT

Last updated: 13 June 2025