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Two killed in Guatemala earthquakes
The Times of India
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Two people were killed when their vehicle was buried under a landslide after a series of earthquakes shook much of the Central American country on Tuesday, Guatemalan authorities said. "Unfortunately, human fatalities are confirmed" due to a...
Wimauma pastor deported to Guatemala, leaving church and family reeling
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 9, 2025
WIMAUMA, Fla. — A once-packed church is now empty after 42-year-old Maurilio Ambrocio was deported back to his home country of Guatemala last Wednesday. After not seeing him for months, his daughter, Ashley, bought a last-minute plane ticket to...
Residentes siguen conmocionados tras operativo de migración en el parque MacArthur de Los Ángeles
Los Angeles Times
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July 9, 2025
LOS ÁNGELES — Hector Velasquez estaba jugando cartas con amigos en el Parque MacArthur de Los Ángeles el lunes temprano cuando un joven con un megáfono pasó anunciando que agentes federales iban en camino. Otro hombre pasó en un auto, gritando por...
Medic leaves job, sells home and buys campervan to travel world
Gulf Daily News Online
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A former GP who felt the stress of the job after the pandemic was “going to kill (him)” has sold his home and belongings to buy a campervan and travel the world instead. Gary Grant, 47, was living alone in a rental property in Lytham St Annes,...
Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Guatemala
The New York Times
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July 8, 2025
Shake intensity Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Central time. The New York Times A moderately...
Trump Using Gitmo to Detain Migrants with Serious Criminal Histories, Including Crimes Against Children
Breitbart
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump is using Guantanamo prison to detain migrants with “serious” criminal histories, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump signaled his plans to open Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of...
Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal reentry after multiple removals
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of FloridaJason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Frizli Merari Miguel-Martinez, a 35-year-old Guatemalan national, has been...
Pastor, father of 5 deported to Guatemala after 2 decades in Florida
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
By CP StaffTuesday, July 08, 2025 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making an effort to deport an undocumented illegal immigrant. | U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementA pastor who led a small Hispanic church in Florida was deported...
Jamaican among convicted migrants held at Guantanamo Bay, says DHS
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
A Jamaican man is among a group of convicted foreign nationals now being detained at Guantanamo Bay, following an order by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to expand the use of the military facility to hold what the Department of Homeland Security...
1% Remittance Tax Raises Concerns Among Immigrant Communities
El Periodico - Texas
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July 8, 2025
Part of the “big beautiful bill” has sparked nationwide discussion after unveiling a provision that would introduce a 1% tax on international cash transfers, commonly known as remittances. This measure is intended to target noncitizens, and is...
Guatemalan man receives 8 months prison for illegal reentry after Santa Rosa County arrest
WEAR - Florida
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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 35-year-old Guatemalan man was sentenced to eight months in federal prison for illegal reentry following a previous deportation after being arrested in Santa Rosa County earlier this year. Frizli Merari Miguel-Martinez...
Tourism Experts Say El Salvador Sets the Example for Central American Security.
El Salvador in English
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July 7, 2025
Tourism leaders from the Mundo Maya region — Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Belize — have praised El Salvador’s improved public safety as key to boosting tourism. Their comments came during the Mundo Maya summit in Placencia,...
Immigration attorneys file 'Stay of Removal' for Pascual Pedro amid local suppor
KGAN - Iowa
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OMAHA — Immigration attorneys have filed a "Stay of Removal" petition for 20-year-old West Liberty resident Pascual Pedro in Omaha Monday. This comes after hundreds of community members gathered at St. Joseph Catholic Church Sunday night in...
Immigration arrests in Colorado have surged under the Trump administration. Now we know how much.
Reporter Herald - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
Colorado’s first immigration arrest of the second Trump administration came shortly after the president was inaugurated on Jan. 20. Before the inaugural ball kicked off in the nation’s capital, a Honduran man in his late 20s was arrested in Craig....
ICE arrests five Guatemalan men in South Philadelphia, activists say
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
By Jeff Gammage, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Immigration activists say ICE agents arrested five Guatemalan men at a home in South Philadelphia on Sunday. A video shot by a neighbor from a nearby rooftop shows two young men in handcuffs, one of...
WCO Operation FRONPIAS - Crackdown on counterfeiting in the Americas and the Caribbean region
World Customs Organization
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A total of nearly 14 million pieces related to intellectual property rights (IPR), health and safety were seized as part of an operation codenamed “FRONPIAS” (meaning clean borders in Spanish - fronteras limpias). This World Customs Organization...
Indian Travellers With U.S. Visas Can Now Enter 17 Countries – Here's The List
Zee News
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New Delhi: A U.S. visa on an Indian passport does not just unlock America. It also opens the gates to a world beyond borders. No paperwork. No consulate interviews. No long waits. If you have a valid multiple-entry U.S. visa with at least one past...
West Liberty man with no criminal background deported to Guatemala
Iowa Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
When Pascual Pedro Pedro immigrated to eastern Iowa from Guatemala seven years ago, he was given an official order of expedited removal, but allowed to remain in the country under special supervision. The expedited removal order would have been...
How Crypto Tourism Is Reinventing Global Destinations
The GWW
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July 7, 2025
Crypto tourism is a new concept. It involves visiting destinations where Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are accepted for tourist goods and services. But how widespread is the trend? Crypto enthusiasts will espouse the values of Bitcoin to no...
ICE arrests five Guatemalan men in South Philadelphia, activists say, as video shows neighbor cursing at officers
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Immigration activists say ICE agents arrested five Guatemalan men at a home in South Philadelphia on Sunday. A video shot by a neighbor from a nearby rooftop shows two young men in handcuffs, one of whom is then placed in a gray car as a neighbor...