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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...
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,...
The Trump Administration May Have Just Defied A Judge — Again
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Corrupt Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to United States on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge
Texas Border Business
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August 6, 2025
Ramos Cruz, 57, is charged with one count of conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Guatemala. Image: @ROMEO-RAMOS-CRUZ via FacebookTexas Border Business U.S. Department of Justice Romeo Ramos Cruz, of...
House Democrat Puts Guatemala First
The American Spectator - Virginia
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“I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American,” Rep. Delia Ramirez, a Democrat from Illinois, told attendees at the opening ceremony at the Panamerican Congress. Democrats call the slogan America First “racist” and “code.” What does that make...
"We'll just raise prices": Latin American agro industry reacts to U.S. tariffs
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 6, 2025
While countries like Brazil face a 50 percent tariff on exports to the U.S., the rest of the Southern Cone faces a scenario some might consider more favorable. Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Suriname were excluded from...
New legal fight launched over man’s continued jailing in Cleveland immigration case
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 6, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A new legal fight has emerged over the continued jailing of a man who was granted bond after a February arrest on civil immigration charges. Mario Monroy Villalta was granted bond in February, rearrested by immigration agents in...
How the world can free itself from US financial colonialism: Economist Michael Hudson explains
Geopolitical Economy
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August 6, 2025
Economist Michael Hudson describes how the Western powers designed the international financial, legal, and political system in a way that benefits North American corporations at the expense of the countries of the Global South. Hudson also...
Estos son los países latinoamericanos que crecerán más (y menos) económicamente en 2025, según la Cepal
KVIA - Texas
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August 6, 2025
CNN en Español La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal) aumentó en dos décimas su previsión de crecimiento para este año en la región, con una proyección de 2,2 %, una estimación que continúa siendo más baja que la registrada...
Trump's immigrant crackdown in New York: More arrests, longer detention
The Economic Times
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August 5, 2025
When President Donald Trump returned to power, Democratic officials and immigrant communities braced for the prospect of mass raids in New York City, with predictions of roundups at migrant shelters, restaurant kitchens and street corners; and...