The administration of President Donald Trump has moved to end legal protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians legally living in the United States. On Friday, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the decision, which will affect approximately 14,600 Afghans and 7,900 Cameroonians. Those individuals were able to live in the US under a designation called “temporary protected status” or TPS. The US government typically...

Still, even voters who reject Correa’s legacy might be inclined to vote for Gonzalez out of disillusionment with the status quo. President Noboa has faced criticism for human rights abuses and executive overreach during his short term in office. Some even say he has flashed an authoritarian streak, just like Correa. Voting is compulsory in Ecuador, and voters demonstrated their displeasure at the polls in the first round...