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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on Mexico are set to take effect Monday as planned, the White House said Friday, even as negotiators continued to meet to try to stave off his latest push to force the U.S. ally to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States.

Experts are calling this the “most important women’s World Cup in history.”

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra is sending a tough message to Venezuelan migrants: Abide by the rules or pay the consequences.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department’s internal watchdog says rotting food, moldy and dilapidated bathrooms and agency practices at immigration detention facilities may violate detainees’ rights.

Participants in the national strike, which began on Monday, have been wearing black, which they say symbolizes the “death of public education.”

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow has no plans to send troops to shore up Venezuela’s embattled leader.

PHOENIX (AP) — The federal government has stopped paying for English-language courses and legal services at facilities that hold immigrant children around the country, imposing budget cuts it says are necessary at a time when record numbers of unaccompanied children are arriving at the border.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexico-based La Luz del Mundo church said Wednesday that its leader and “apostle” Naasón Joaquín García, who was arrested in California on charges of human trafficking and child rape, remains the spiritual leader of the group, which claims 5 million followers in 58 countries. It also strongly denied the charges.

It comes as no surprise that Walmart is once again under fire for the treatment of employees. This week, all eyes were on Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting, where advocacy groups took the fight to the executives to advocate for higher wages and also change policies regarding sexual harassment. Adriana Bautista, 35, has been working for […]

CAMOTÁN, Guatemala (AP) — Flies buzzed around the drinking water and food in the home of Ericka Gutiérrez Vásquez, as her 6-year-old son, Darwin, lay bedridden with diarrhea and vomiting.

The American Dream and Promise Act passed 237-187, with seven Republicans representatives joining all House Democrats in its favor.

Leptospirosis is no stranger to Puerto Rico, and research by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that before people got sick after Hurricane María, health officials’ passive surveillance hampered the ability to detect and prevent getting infected with this bacteria.

“What worries me now is that this administration seems unwilling or unable to learn from the experiences of the past,” said Johnson in an interview with Latino USA.

“I don’t care who you are in this country. You’ve seen these videos over and over and over again, of police officers who have used excessive force disproportionately, especially against young black men,” the Democratic hopeful told CNN during an interview with Don Lemon.

Mark Morgan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the agency would continue to prioritize deportations of people who have criminal histories, but that no one should be exempt from enforcement.

Under Iván Duque’s leadership, the government’s progress on fulfilling its commitments to peace has slowed to nearly a standstill.

Yesterday, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that “punitive actions alone will not work” in decreasing migration from Central America.

Public sector employees have been marching for weeks, accusing President Juan Orlando Hernández of trying to privatize the health and education systems.

U.S. pressure is not the only problem for Venezuelan oil. Since the early 80’s, gas prices have been kept artificially low.

LGBTQ advocates reported that Johana Medina died in a Texas hospital after being under ICE custody for nearly three months.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on scheduled talks between the U.S. and Mexico.