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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The acting head of U.S. Homeland Security held discussions behind closed doors in Guatemala on Wednesday on an agreement that would force many asylum seekers to file claims in the Central American country instead of the United States.

The ACLU filing states that “systematic” separations occurred based on minor criminal history, dubious allegations of unfitness, and “errors identifying bona fide child-parent relationships.”

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says he’s chosen former Congress representative Pedro Pierluisi as the U.S. territory’s secretary of state. That post would put Pierluisi in line to be governor when Rosselló steps down this week—but he’s unlikely to be approved by legislators. Ricardo Rosselló made the announcement Wednesday via Twitter […]

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Carlos thought his life was over when in 1993 a Los Angeles judge sentenced him to 45 years in prison for murder.

“We need to create a world where we are spending less money on weapons of mass destruction and more money in addressing human needs,” the Senator said.

An investigation found 51 Twitter trolls accounts that targeted opposition leaders and used pro-government hashtags.

Yesterday’s riot became the deadliest this year in Brazil.

Tune in for a breakdown of key instances that marked the island’s current political landscape, from Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship to the United States, to Hurricane María, and the present moment. 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The unprecedented resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor after days of massive island-wide protests has thrown the U.S. territory into a full-blown political crisis.

Me uno al grito de las mujeres boricuas.

ICE acted in retaliation for protected speech that was critical of the agency, PEN America argues.

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BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — It’s six in the morning and Samuel Romero is already pulling his bicycle out of a small garage.

“I reiterate, I have no interest in occupying the position of governor,” Vázquez tweeted.

The agreement has been regarded as “cruel and unlawful” by immigrant advocacy groups.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The contestants in the beauty pageant sashayed in red bathing suits, paraded across the stage in evening gowns with plunging necklines and answered questions about climate change and human rights.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.

Fifty-four deaths have been confirmed, with the majority being children, according to local press.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on three stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of forming part of a sophisticated scheme that stole hundreds of millions in dollars from food import contracts at a time of widespread hunger in the crisis-wracked South American nation.

President Donald Trump keeps trying to change immigration law and the courts keep blocking him.

This morning, Latino Rebels founder Julio Ricardo Varela, was on Cheddar via Skype for an interview on the immediate aftermath of Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation.