Coronavirus
PAHO data suggests the Americas experienced highest increase in COVID-19 cases over the last week
The data also shows that the highest number of infections were reported in the United States, followed by Canada and Argentina.
Drug trafficking
Puerto Rican DEA agent sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with Colombian drug cartel
Irizarry and his wife pleaded guilty in Sept. 2020 of participating in the seven-year scheme
Immigration
Migrants optimistic about transfer to nation's capital from Texas border
While the Texas governor claims that this plan is part of his offensive to combat undocumented immigration, the bus occupants see it as one more aid in their journey "north”
Immigration
6,000 migrants detained in Mexico in 4 days
From April 21 to April 24, around 5,688 of the detained migrants were found in safe houses, trailers, or hidden inside trucks or buses
Immigration
Cubans spend $10,000 to travel from Nicaragua to the U.S.
The situation in the island has led many to pay the price it takes to leave
Politics
Venezuelans around the world demand free elections in support of opposition candidate María Corina Machado
Hundreds of Venezuelans demonstrated in a dozen countries to demand free elections in their country and in support of opposition leader María Corina Machado
Human Rights
U.S. executive released in Venezuela arrives in Texas
Gustavo Cárdenas prays for the release of the other five former executives of the Citgo oil company. "My nightmare is over," he said.
Immigration
Trump's mass deportation plan: who would be the most vulnerable and why
The immigrant community in the United States has questioned the issue: How will mass deportations be carried out?
Immigration
Hobbs sends National Guard troops to Arizona border, lashes out at Biden administration for inaction
“We can’t stand alone. Arizona needs resources and manpower to reopen the Lukeville crossing, manage the flow of migrants, and maintain a secure, orderly and humane border,” the governor wrote in a statement.