A Colombian military helicopter crashed Monday killing nine soldiers. The helicopter was taking supplies to troops stationed in an area that has recently experienced fighting between the National Liberation Army guerrilla group and the drug trafficking group known as the Gulf Clan.

President Joe Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, about cooperating on migration policy as the U.S. leader continues to deliberate whether to crack down on the number of migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border.

In more recent years, U.S. policy has focused on trying, and mostly failing, to secure a measure of democracy, political stability and economic development for the Caribbean country.

American Airlines will resume flying between Miami and Port-au-Prince on May 9, slightly more than two months after suspending flights in and out of Haiti because of civil unrest and security concerns.

During his presidency, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has used Mexico’s armed forces to build airports, construct a nearly 1,000-mile long railroad through the Mayan jungle, and create a state-owned airline. And he has presided over the bloodiest term in the nation’s recent history.

Nearly 40 immigrant workers claim in a federal lawsuit that a central Minnesota vegetable farm shorted their paychecks and subjected them to “deplorable” working and living conditions.

Whether it’s busing thousands of migrants to Democratic-run cities or ordering 100 miles of razor wire strung along the Rio Grande, an aggressive focus on immigration has thrust Texas Gov. Greg Abbott onto the national political stage.

Migrant arrests in San Diego reached 8,989 for the week ending April 16, according to figures the agency posted on X. Meanwhile, Tucson — which previously had been the top region for crossings — had 7,500 arrests for the week ending April 19.

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.

The head of Mexico’s detective service has acknowledged the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, which appears to run counter to past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.