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Migration Policy and the Biden-Harris Administration’s Root Causes Strategy

Title 42 public health order ended on May 11, 2023, with the lifting of the public health emergency.



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Preview of the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States

Ambassador Francisco O. Mora, United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), previews the upcoming 53rd OAS General Assembly in Washington D.C., June 21-23.


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Special Representative McAuliffe and Partnership Opportunity Delegation Travel to Costa Rica and Colombia to Form Bonds Around Digital Transformation

Special Representative for Global Partnerships (GP) Dorothy McAuliffe traveled to Costa Rica and Colombia from June 5-8, 2023, co-leading a Partnership Opportunity Delegation (POD).


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Mexico

The Government of Mexico does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Canada

The Government of Canada fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Colombia

The Government of Colombia meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Paraguay

The Government of Paraguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Guatemala

The Government of Guatemala does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Cuba

The Government of Cuba does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity, is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Cuba remained on Tier 3.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Costa Rica

The Government of Costa Rica does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Uruguay

The Government of Uruguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Peru

The Government of Peru does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Curaçao

The Government of Curaçao does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Curaçao remained on Tier 3.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: El Salvador

The Government of El Salvador does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Trinidad and Tobago

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Barbados

The Government of Barbados does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Panama

The Government of Panama does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Chile

The Government of Chile fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.


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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Ecuador

The Government of Ecuador does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.