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Venezuela’s Guaidó Urges Military Defections Amid Protests
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Speaking from behind a podium decorated with Venezuela’s presidential seal, Juan Guaidó told supporters he would keep his opposition movement in the streets until President Nicolás Maduro stopped “usurping” the presidency.
ICE Force-Feeding Detainees on Hunger Strike
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 11 detainees at the El Paso Processing Center have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days.
Mexico Won’t Accept Minors Awaiting US Asylum Claims
National Immigration Institute Commissioner Tonatiuh Guillén said the country will accept only asylum seekers aged 18 to 60 at El Chaparral.
Venezuela Allows US Diplomats to Stay, Defusing Showdown
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying Maduro’s government was suspending the expulsion to provide a 30-day window for negotiating with U.S. officials about setting up a “U.S. interests office” in Venezuela and a similar Venezuelan office in the United States.
Venezuelan Showdown Moves to UN
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the meeting ahead of Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and other council members.
Before Venezuela, US Had Long Involvement in Latin America
There’s a history.
The Latest: Russia Says US Moves in Venezuela ‘Unacceptable’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local).
Top Venezuela Military Brass Vow to Back Maduro Amid Unrest
A half-dozen generals belonging largely to district commands and with direct control over thousands of troops joined the Venezuelan president in accusing the United States of meddling in the country’s affairs.
The Latest: Venezuelan Soldiers on Air to Back Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela for Thursday, January 24 (all times local).
The Latest: Venezuelan Lawyers Seeking Protection for Guaidó
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on nationwide protests in Venezuela (all times local).
Pope Visit to Central America Highlights Church Ministry to Migrants
The Argentine-born son of Italian immigrants has long held the issue dear to his heart and has signaled that it will be a central theme during the trip.
AP Exclusive: Vatican Knew of Argentine Bishop Misconduct
The Vatican received information in 2015 and 2017 that Gustavo Zanchetta had taken naked selfies, exhibited “obscene” behavior and had been accused of misconduct with seminarians.
Fireball at Illegal Mexico Pipeline Tap Kills 66; 85 Missing
Just a few feet from where the pipeline passed through an alfalfa field, the dead seem to have fallen in heaps, perhaps as they stumbled over each other or tried to help one another in the moments after a geyser of gasoline shot into the air Friday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Makes Stumbling Start as President
The far-right leader’s first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes and little of his promised sweeping changes.
Spanish-Language Reporter Facing Deportation Denied Bond
An immigration judge denied bond for Manuel Durán during a hearing in Jena, Louisiana, the Southern Poverty Law Center said in a statement.
Watchdog: Many More Migrant Families May Have Been Separated
The report found ongoing problems keeping track of children, which could affect their well-being.
Rallies Call for Release of Detained Immigration Activist
In New York City, Los Angles, Boston, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut, small crowds of supporters held signs saying “Free Eduardo Now” and chanted and banged drums as they delivered petitions to officials at the federal offices.
Judge Hears Major Puerto Rico Debt Restructuring Case
The hearing involves more than $17 billion worth of debt backed by sales-tax bonds that the government issued, representing nearly a third of the island’s overall bonded debt.
After Crossing Into Guatemala, Migrants Set Sights on Mexico
Migrants leaving Central America routinely cite widespread poverty, lack of opportunity and rampant gang violence as their motivation.
Street Singer Gives Voice to Venezuela’s Growing Diaspora
Reyna’s Perdomo song has become the unofficial anthem of Venezuelans who have left their country.
New Caravan of Honduran Migrants Makes First Border Crossing
About 500 people, including dozens of children, lined up to show their documents to a first line of unarmed security personnel at the Agua Caliente border crossing Tuesday night.

