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Pope Leo XIV might be “gringo” by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian. A sampling of Friday’s local headlines: From Peru 21: “The Native Pope.” From Correo: “From Chiclayo to the Vatican.” From Ojo: “The Pope is Peruvian and He Misses Ceviche.” The 69-year-old Robert Prevost served […]
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A controversial deportation program targeting alleged gang members has become the latest flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, as civil rights advocates warn of due process violations and questionable deportations. Among those caught in the crosshairs is Alessandro Paredes, a 19-year-old Venezuelan migrant detained in North Texas. After turning himself in for allegedly […]
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Mervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez, who worked day and night at a tortilla factory in Dallas, was hoping to return to Venezuela soon to be with his six-year-old daughter, his mother Mercedes Yamarte told ABC News. But that would never happen. Yamarte Fernandez is one of the hundreds of Venezuelans who was sent last month to […]
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Three weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on the stage at the Oscars, golden statue in hand, winner of the award for best documentary as the co-director of “No Other Land.” It was an inspiring moment of unity and coexistence. On Tuesday, bloodied and bruised, he spoke to ABC News on the […]
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Migration to the United States has largely stopped, frozen in place amid prohibitive new restrictions put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration. Thousands of migrants are now giving up mid-journey and going home. From Mexico to Panama, a region dominated in recent years by migrant flows heading north, reverse migration is in full swing. […]
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The small Indian village of Gholpura, four hours north of New Delhi, feels very distant from the U.S. Yet, the influence of a country more than 8,000 miles away is undeniable. Gholpura has lost its sense of community: there are no children playing in the streets, and only a few homes remain occupied by those […]
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California’s Central Valley is considered “America’s bread basket,” supplying a quarter of the nation’s food and producing 40% of its fruits, nuts and other table foods. However, roughly half of California’s farm workers are undocumented immigrants, so President Donald Trump’s plan to fast track mass deportation and the images of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
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If the Mexican cartels are concerned about President Donald Trump’s plans for them, it sure didn’t seem like it this night. If only because someone who was worried probably wouldn’t show a reporter the guns he’d just smuggled from the U.S. nor the fentanyl he was about to ship back north. Not to mention a […]
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