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Report: U.S. families will see a rise in most costs under Trump immigration policies
A new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us looks at the economic impacts of the Trump administration’s ongoing deportation campaign. The report outlines immigration shifts like the ramping up of ICE deportations and workplace raids, the...

Nicaraguan teenager in Sligo creates prize-winning art inspired by his personal history
Seventeen-year-old Rodrigo Collado García and his family have been seeking asylum in Ireland for the past three years. Prior to taking part in The Mary Elmes Prize in Holocaust Students, Rodrigo’s knowledge of the Holocaust was limited. But that...

Live updates today: Trump to visit Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in Florida Everglades
The visit comes amid rising concerns about detention center capacity and legal challenges from environmental groups. The facility's location in the Everglades has sparked protests and criticism due to environmental and humanitarian concerns. The...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is just the start of a state plan to remove immigrants. Will it wreck Florida’s economy?
Mega-farmer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III addresses the camera as massive watermelons come rolling down a conveyor belt at one of his farms in Collier County. Behind him are workers, all of them Hispanic, rapidly picking up the melons and...

Archaeologists Just Found A "Lost City" That Even The Government Didn't Know About
For much of human history, contacting previously unknown people groups and discovering ancient ruins involved a painstaking process of exploring unfamiliar lands and digging through layers of fauna and dirt. Christopher Columbus, for example, had...

Trump administration ends protected status for Haitian immigrants
Haitian immigrants who fled chaos and violence to start new lives in the U.S. have wondered if and when the Trump administration would start deporting them. They got their answer Friday, June 27: Their Temporary Protected Status ends Sept. 2. The...

Yesterday: Do you remember these international stars?
Do you remember Toni Kukoc as a Sixer? He played in 80 games over parts of two seasons with the 76ers in 2000 and 2001, averaging 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. Kukoc contributed 8.0 points per game for the 2000-01 team that reached the NBA Finals,...

International trade event coming to Ohio
COLUMBUS – An international trade event will take place in Columbus in August, according to a recent announcement from the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast are hosting the second annual Summer in...

Latin American fact-checkers urge funders, platforms, governments to defend public’s right to know
Editor’s note: Latam Chequea, a Latin American network of fact-checking organizations in 21 countries, promotes collaboration among fact-checkers and the strengthening of evidence-based journalism as a fundamental tool for democracy. It met on...

Immigrant advocates in South Florida decry Trump's deportation policies
Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of “fear” in South Florida’s immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of...
Mitigating risk in Latin America amid new US administration and recent sanctions trends
Introduction In recent years, sanctions targeting Russia, Iran and North Korea have received significant attention. Yet, some of the longest-standing and most comprehensive sanctions programmes of the United States target individuals and...

Retired Nicaraguan Army Captain Sentenced to 50 Years for Treason
A retired military officer was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Nicaragua for the crime of “treason against the homeland,” his family denounced on Saturday, saying they had not known his whereabouts since he was detained by police in May....

Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin to End This Legal Migrant Program: 'Devastating for Churches'
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted the Trump administration's request to revoke the temporary legal status of more than 500,000 immigrants. The ruling makes people from four countries subject to possible deportation. The specific policy...

Everything To Know About Volcano Boarding In Nicaragua
Picture it. After a grueling 45-minute to one-hour hike up Nicaragua’s youngest volcano, Cerro Negro, you get to reward yourself with the thrill of a lifetime: volcano boarding. Similar to the winter recreational activity of snowboarding and the...
Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica?
Roberto Samcam Ruiz took security measures seriously. A retired Nicaraguan army major who had spoken out against the Sandinista government, he fled to neighboring Costa Rica after his name started popping up on wanted posters. When out in public...

Nicaragua Salutes Venezuela on 204th Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo: A Shared Legacy of Sovereignty and Resistance
Solidarity and sovereignty: Nicaragua salutes Venezuela’s historic victory at Carabobo.Photo:EFE. June 24, 2025 Hour: 10:15 pm On the 204th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, Nicaragua honors Venezuela’s historic victory as a symbol of...
Sanctions considerations for non-governmental organisations in a new US administration
The continued and evolving use of economic and financial sanctions by a growing number of jurisdictions and government authorities, the exponential increase in the sheer number of sanctions targets and the increasing level of complexity of...
International community must protect Nicaraguan opponents exiled in Costa Rica
Read the joint letter published on 23 June 2025 below: The 46/2 Collective denounces to the international community the assassination of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam Ruíz, which took place on 19 June in his home in San José, Costa...
Trump revokes protected status for over half a million Haitian immigrants
President Donald Trump listens as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington, as Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought and Secretary of...

Trump administration to end TPS status for Haitian migrants
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on during a press conference after Colombian migrants board a deportation flight bound for Medellin, Colombia, at Albrook Gelabert Airport in Panama City, Panama, on June 24. File photo credit...