Category Archives: IALR Posts

International Image Must Be Represented in College Athletics: How Immigration Law Conflicts with NIL Rights

By: Alexis Castillo The NCAA’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy is not currently accessible to the roughly 14,000 international student-athletes competing at the Division I level. Most of these athletes attend U.S. colleges and universities on F-1 (student) visas, which grant them access to standard student benefits and compensation from passive NIL deals, not […]

“Billetes”, Bailouts, and Beef

By: Anabell Alfonso The United States has launched a series of unexpected financial maneuvers to support Argentina’s currency—moves that appear as much political as economic. Washington announced it would be stepping in to bail out Argentina’s economy. Since October 9, the Department of the Treasury has purchased roughly 400 million pesos, although neither government has […]

U.S-Colombia Relations Fracture as Trump Sanctions Petro, Threatens Funding Cuts

By: Camilo Daza Manga For decades, Colombia has been a cornerstone of U.S. counternarcotics strategy in Latin America — a major non-NATO ally, the fifth-largest U.S. export market in the hemisphere, and the source of 85% of actionable intelligence used by U.S. naval forces to seize illicit narcotics in the Caribbean Sea between January 2024 […]

Behind Bars of Exception: El Salvador’s Security Crackdown

By: Kyleigh Custer The country of El Salvador declared a state of emergency in response to gang violence in 2022. After a failed attempt between government officials and gang leaders to negotiate peace, El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele, following approval by the Legislative Assembly, implemented a 30-day state of exception. Over the span of three […]