La migración, la estabilidad democrática y la cooperación internacional siguen entre los principales retos del continente americano, según planteó el representante hondureño Javier Handal durante un foro regional. El funcionario pidió fortalecer la coordinación entre los Estados para responder a problemas que afectan a millones de personas en el hemisferio.

Durante su intervención, señaló que la movilidad humana sigue siendo uno de los fenómenos más complejos de la actualidad porque involucra factores económicos, sociales, ambientales y de seguridad que trascienden las fronteras nacionales. Agregó que Honduras vive esta realidad como país de origen, tránsito, destino y retorno de migrantes.

Explicó que esa condición permite comprender de manera directa los desafíos que enfrentan miles de personas que abandonan sus comunidades en busca de mejores oportunidades de vida y que las respuestas a la migración deben construirse desde una visión compartida entre los Estados y no con enfoques aislados o medidas centradas solo en las consecuencias inmediatas del fenómeno.

Handal afirmó que las causas estructurales que impulsan la migración siguen presentes en numerosos países de la región. Entre ellas mencionó las limitadas oportunidades económicas, la pobreza, la desigualdad, los efectos del cambio climático, la inseguridad y otros factores que obligan a miles de familias a abandonar sus lugares de origen.

Planteó que es necesario fortalecer las políticas orientadas a la generación de empleo, la atracción de inversiones y el desarrollo de proyectos productivos para crear condiciones que permitan a las personas construir su futuro en sus propios países.

También remarcó la importancia de reforzar la cooperación entre las autoridades para combatir la trata de personas y el tráfico ilícito de migrantes. Sobre los retornados, subrayó la necesidad de implementar programas que faciliten su reintegración social y económica, con acceso a oportunidades laborales, educación, capacitación y apoyo institucional.

Handal manifestó que la incertidumbre que enfrenta la comunidad internacional exige respuestas basadas en la cooperación y el entendimiento entre las naciones. A su juicio, el aislamiento y la fragmentación no constituyen alternativas frente a desafíos de impacto global.

En esa línea, defendió el multilateralismo como herramienta para construir consensos y encontrar soluciones a problemas compartidos. Sostuvo que los organismos internacionales y los espacios de diálogo regional siguen desempeñando un papel para promover la estabilidad, la paz y el desarrollo sostenible.

Además, afirmó que el respeto al derecho internacional debe mantenerse como uno de los pilares de la convivencia entre los Estados, en momentos en que diversas regiones enfrentan tensiones políticas, económicas y sociales.

En el plano democrático, señaló que la comunidad hemisférica debe mantener vigilancia sobre situaciones que puedan poner en riesgo los principios democráticos, la institucionalidad y el respeto a los derechos fundamentales.

En ese marco, reiteró la posición de Honduras sobre la situación que atraviesa Venezuela. Señaló que es necesario avanzar hacia una solución pacífica, democrática y consensuada que contribuya a fortalecer la confianza ciudadana y permita el desarrollo de procesos institucionales con garantías suficientes para todos los sectores.

De acuerdo con Handal, la estabilidad política es un elemento esencial para impulsar el crecimiento económico y el bienestar social. Por eso, consideró que la región debe seguir promoviendo espacios de diálogo que favorezcan la resolución pacífica de las diferencias y la construcción de acuerdos.

Sobre la agenda interna de Honduras, el funcionario dijo que la administración gubernamental mantiene como prioridad la atención de las necesidades de la población mediante políticas públicas orientadas a mejorar la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos.

Explicó que la estrategia impulsada por el Gobierno parte de una visión integral que busca fortalecer la seguridad como condición para generar estabilidad. Señaló que, a partir de esa estabilidad, se crean las condiciones para atraer inversión nacional y extranjera, promover la actividad económica y ampliar las oportunidades de empleo.

Según detalló, la generación de puestos de trabajo constituye uno de los principales mecanismos para reducir las brechas sociales y mejorar los niveles de bienestar de la población. Añadió que las acciones gubernamentales buscan consolidar un entorno favorable para el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo productivo.

Handal sostuvo que la confianza ciudadana depende de la capacidad de las instituciones para ofrecer resultados concretos y responder a las demandas de la población. Aseguró que los esfuerzos del Gobierno están orientados a fortalecer la seguridad, dinamizar la economía y ampliar las oportunidades para los sectores más vulnerables.

The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District founded a group in college that called for the total destruction of the West. 

Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, a Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress who made career out of «community organizing,» wrote in her biography for an opinion piece in independent news outlet The Electronic Intifada that she «helped launch the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign Columbia University Apartheid Divest.»

«We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization,» the group said in a now-deleted 2024 Instagram post.

In May 2024, eight years after she graduated from Columbia, Chevalier was back on campus advocating alongside the group she founded, known as CUAD, wearing a keffiyeh and a t-shirt emblazoned with the group’s name.

Avila Chevalier was interviewed by the Associated Press at the school’s infamous encampment against Israel that year, which was later broken up by police.

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Only months after that, CUAD, caused a firestorm when it reportedly posted its goal of eradicating Western Civilization.

«We stand in full solidarity with every movement for liberation in the Global South,» the post continued. «Our Intifada is an internationalist one — we are fighting for nothing less than the liberation of all people.»

«We reject every genocidal, eugenicist regime that seeks to undermine the personhood of the colonized,» the group added.

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Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally at King’s Theater in New York City on June 18, 2026. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned alongside her and other candidates ahead of the Democratic primary and early voting. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Columbia University has roundly denounced CUAD, and says it is not affiliated in any way with the school.

Avila Chevalier was born in Florida to Dominican immigrants. She converted to Islam in recent years.

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The surfacing of her affiliation with the group has sparked intense online backlash, including from elected Democrats.

«Anti-Israel. Anti-America. Anti-Western Civilization. Why am I the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate that refuses to excuse this or defend any of those self-identified communists?» Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said on X Wednesday evening.

Darializa Avila Chevalier, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional District, speaks with voter Maria Rodriguez in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan on June 14, 2026. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Avila Chevalier also infamously expressed anti-white women and anti-American sentiments in deleted social media posts, one time calling her home country «a f—ing disgrace.»

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«I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me,» she said in another deleted post.

«This lady founded an organization with a stated goal of Eradicating Western civilization, & a bunch of rich white progressives who know she means them, said ‘please do,’» X personality Sean Fitzgerald said.

Congressional candidates Claire Valdez, left, Brad Lander, second from left, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, right, raise their hands with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out the Vote rally in New York City on June 18, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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«The real ‘country over party’ test isn’t going to be about Trump,» said RealClearInvestigations writer Mark Hemingway. «It’s going to be over communist Congress members who literally say they want to eradicate Western civilization.»

In a deeply blue district, Avila Chevalier is likely to waltz her way into Congress in November.

Fox News Digital reached out to Avila Chevalier’s campaign.

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., was immediately reminded of how he served his 9-month pregnant wife with divorce papers in 2016 as he now attempts to fend off campaign finance scrutiny with family-friendly characterizations.

«My daughter Isla was born right in the middle of my Senate campaign. One of the most competitive races in the country. And instead of staying out there campaigning, I took two months off,» Gallego said in a video he posted on social media.

«My wife had just been through an unplanned C-section. I wanted to be there for her, and for our newborn because being a husband and a father matters more to me than any campaign, or any job,» he continued. 

Conservatives and a former Jill Biden spokesperson quickly fired back on his portrayal, which comes amid a whirlwind of questions around whether he used donor cash as a personal slush fund, and comes as Gallego is reportedly eyeing a presidential 2028 bid.

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«He’s either terribly arrogant or has zero self awareness,» White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said on X. «Probably both. And who’s running his comms operation that thought this post would go over well? 

«Just unbelievably bad instincts to post this given what everybody knows about his history. The ratio was entirely predictable and now even more people will learn about his behavior,» GOP consultant Matt Wolking said on X.

«Do you think people are unaware that you left your first wife when she was about to deliver your baby?» Matt Whitlock, a former adviser to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said on X. 

The campaign account for Kari Lake, once a Republican challenger to Gallego, also fired back.

«To clarify: this child is from your second marriage, after you left your first wife nine months pregnant to be with your lobbyist mistress — correct?» the account said in a post. 

Gallego’s controversial divorce was exposed after the Washington Free Beacon spent almost a year in court to get his divorce records unsealed. Court records reveal that Gallego’s then-wife was «likely to give birth any day» when he served the divorce papers.

«You literally gave your wife divorce papers when she was 9 months pregnant. You think people are just not gonna call you on that???» Matt Van Swol, a former nuclear scientist at the Department of Energy, said on X.

Katie Miller, the wife of White House policy advisor Stephen Miller, also chimed in.

«Ruben Gallego served his wife divorce papers when she was nine months pregnant. He then entered into a relationship with a 25-year-old lobbyist,» Miller said.

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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., walks out of the Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2025, after two opposing health care bills intended to curb rising premiums failed. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Shortly after Fox News Digital reached out to Gallego’s office Wednesday, Gallego’s current wife, Sydney Gallego, told Miller on X to «Check your facts.» 

«Ruben & I didn’t even meet until years later. Our whole family has a strong relationship. Wish I was surprised that Katie Miller’s lying about us. But these are the same sick people who want ICE ripping families apart. It’s not about family at all.»

«Thanks Katie for providing that clarification that Ruben and I met over a year and a half after his divorce, not while he was still married. Maybe once and for all the lies about the origin of our relationship will subside. Appreciate your help making that happen,» Gallego’s wife wrote in a separate post.

In addition to conservatives, former Jill Biden spokesperson Michael Larosa ripped Gallego on X.

«Yes, Ruben Gallego was so vital to his wife’s maternal health that when she was pregnant, he didn’t take time off to support her—he served her with divorce papers ahead of delivery,» he said. «What man doesn’t do that to improve his wife’s recovery?»

Gallego has fended off allegations of donor-funded travel and luxury purchases by arguing that he is a regular parent who sometimes brings his kids and family to fundraising functions.

«Are these at nice venues? Yes, it’s where the donors are and it’s part of campaigning,» Gallego wrote online on Monday.

But observers noted that recent reporting from Politico suggested Gallego used campaign funds for family travel, Disneyland and Super Bowl tickets — items that don’t seem to fall neatly under campaign activities.

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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., talks to reporters as he heads for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Jun. 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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«The Super Bowl was in Arizona, I represent Arizona,» Gallego told Fox News Digital. «We threw a Super Bowl fundraiser in Arizona where we raised money for my election in 2023. That’s what you do.» 

«You have to go where the money is to raise money,» Gallego added.