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DC Has Had Its Chance to Self-Govern. It Failed. Enough Already.
The American Spectator - Virginia
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August 7, 2025
On Monday, a crime that would be shocking in most of America happened in Washington, D.C. That crime, where it occurred, wasn’t shocking at all. And this fact should create consequences that Americans from Maine to Hawaii ought to be proud of....
Unpacking claims House Democrat said she considers herself 'proud Guatemalan before being an American'
Snopes
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August 6, 2025
In early August 2025, claims circulated online that Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez made a statement during the inauguration of the 2025 Pan American Congress in Mexico City that suggested she considered herself "a proud Guatemalan before I'm an...
Border Patrol hide in rental truck during immigration raid in Home Depot parking lot in bizarre 'Trojan Horse' ambush
The Mirror US
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August 7, 2025
U.S Border Patrol Agents ambushed suspected migrants in a Los Angeles Home Depot parking lot early Wednesday morning after they jumped out of a rented box truck in what a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson called "Operation Trojan...
300 migrants start walk north from southern Mexico
Korea Herald
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August 7, 2025
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Escorted by police and accompanied by a Catholic priest, about 300 migrants began walking north on Wednesday from southern Mexico, even as the activist who helped organize them remained in police custody over allegations...
Trump administration arrests 'worst of the worst' criminal illegal immigrants in enforcement sweep
Fox News
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Trump ‘border czar’ Tom Homan discusses the arrests of criminal migrants and President Donald Trump’s deployment of ICE agents across America on ‘America Reports.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Immigration agents on Tuesday arrested...
Detienen a activista mexicano que apoyaba a migrantes en el sur de México
Los Angeles Times
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August 7, 2025
TAPACHULA, México — Autoridades federales mexicanas detuvieron el martes en el sur de México al activista mexicano de apoyo a los migrantes, Luis García Villagrán, justo cuando se estaba organizando un nuevo grupo para salir en caravana desde la...
Former Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to US on Cocaine Conspiracy Charges
Tico Times
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August 6, 2025
Guatemalan officials handed over former mayor Romeo Ramos Cruz to US authorities this week, marking another blow to drug networks operating in Central America. Ramos, 57, faces serious accusations of playing a central role in moving cocaine...
Trump’s Border Patrol May Have Violated Court Orders In Immigration Raid
HuffPost
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August 7, 2025
Border Patrol agents clad in tactical gear jumped out of a Penske moving truck in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot before arresting more than a dozen immigrants early on Wednesday morning. The raid, dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse” by...
Latin America's 2025 growth forecast rises slightly
United Press International (UPI)
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Workers rest at a construction site in Buenos Aires in 2024. South America is projected to lead regional growth in 2025, with gross domestic product expanding 2.7%, driven by recoveries in Argentina and Ecuador, faster growth in Colombia and...
A migrant march in Mexico continues despite scrutiny of organiser’s arrest
Yahoo News
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A march has begun from the southern Mexican state of Chiapas northward to the central part of the country, in protest of policies that make legal immigration status difficult to achieve. Wednesday’s march set out from the border city of Tapachula,...
About 300 migrants start walk north from southern Mexico. Their goal is not the US border
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 6, 2025
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 300 migrants walked out of this southern Mexican city Wednesday, hoping to move north, even… TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 300 migrants walked out of this southern Mexican city Wednesday, hoping to move north, even...
U.S. Rep. Ramirez's comments on her Guatemalan heritage draws backlash from conservatives, White House
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 7, 2025
A comment made by U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) at the Panamerican Congress last week in Mexico City has drawn strong criticism from both Republican leaders and the White House. Ramirez — a second term congressman whose 3rd district includes...
Border Patrol switches up tactics to apprehend illegal immigrants in Los Angeles
The Blaze
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August 6, 2025
U.S. Border Patrol agents operating in Los Angeles have come up with a novel way to avoid detection as they approach areas where illegal immigrants are known to gather. Far-left groups in Southern California have been posting federal vehicle...
Tom Homan blasts Democrat for proclaiming to be ‘proud Guatemalan’
The Gazette - Colorado
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Border Czar Tom Homan railed against Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) for claiming to be a “very proud Guatemalan first to being American.” Ramirez attended the second Pan-American Congress in Mexico City over the weekend and commented in Spanish. While...
Multiple arrests made in federal immigration raid at LA Home Depot
FOX 11 Los Angeles - California
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Fox News' Matt Finn reports 16 people were taken into custody. LOS ANGELES - The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday carried out an immigration raid dubbed "Operation Trojan Horse" in Los Angeles that resulted in multiple arrests. What we...
Ex-Guatemalan mayor has initial U.S. court hearing on drug charge
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 6 (UPI) -- An ex-Guatemalan mayor could spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted for allegedly working to import more than five kilos of cocaine into the United States from his Latin American nation. The U.S. Department of Justice said...
Guatemala: local journalists covering environmental issues at high risk
Reporters Without Borders
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Abuses against environmental reporters The Spanish-language report, titled “Periodismo Comunitario en Guatemala” (“Community Journalism in Guatemala”) details the shocking stories of local journalists punished for covering environmental stories....
Pitfalls of volcano trekking – and why travellers still can’t resist
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 5, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Final chance to complete Latin Lawyer-Vance Center pro bono survey!
Latin Lawyer
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August 6, 2025
Credit: Shutterstock/AraGosha Remember to complete Latin Lawyer and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice’s joint annual pro bono survey. Read on to find out how to take part. Law firms across Latin America can take part in the...
Bitget Wallet’s zero-fee Mastercard crypto card expands into Latin America with Brazil rollout
crypto.news
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August 6, 2025
Bitget Wallet launches its zero-fee crypto cards, courtesy of Mastercard and infrastructure provider Immersve, for the first time in Brazil as it eyes Latin American expansion. Summary Bitget Wallet’s USD-based zero-fee crypto cards is now...