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The legislative body ruled that the crimes the leaders were accused of were not eligible to be tried in a court of law.

Lewis was laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday.

Latino Rebels talked to Selyna Brillare about what it takes to become an influencer, how being an open transgender Afro-Latina has affected her content, and delve into her future goals.

The study also found that Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by this violence, with more than 40% of victims last year identifying as Indigenous.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias battered Puerto Rico on Thursday as it continued on a forecast track toward the U.S. mainland, unleashing small landslides and causing widespread flooding and power outages on an island still recovering from previous hurricanes and earthquakes.

In Oaxaca’s Mixe region, the community of Ayutla has been without potable tap water for three years.

The election is a re-do of last October’s presidential election that ended with the ousting of President Evo Morales.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — More than a year after a young U.S.-backed politician rose up to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the socialist leader holds a yet stronger grip on power—with a boost from the novel coronavirus.

Perú’s Executive Branch sought to excluse LGBTI+ identified people as a vulnerable population.

HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government did not release 100 immigrant children detained with their parents despite this week’s deadline set by a judge who had described family detention centers as “on fire” due to the threat of the coronavirus.

In this segment of Latino USA‘s “How I Made It” series, Charlie Uruchima shares his journey with his ancestral language and how through Kichwa Hatari—Charlie and his team build solidarity that defies borders.

About 500 migrants are stuck on the border with Costa Rica, forced into overcrowded camps with little food, shelter and water.

Without money to pay rent, facing pressures from landlords and afraid of courts, people without legal immigration status have limited options.

Hurricane Hanna registered as a Category 1 storm when it came ashore on Padre Island near Corpus Christi.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A downgraded Hanna continued charging across the borderland of South Texas and northeastern Mexico, where flooding remained the biggest threat Monday in a region that was already reeling from a surge in cases of the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON (AP) — They are the most highly trained members of the Border Patrol, agents who confront drug traffickers along the U.S.-Mexico border and track down dangerous fugitives in rugged terrain.

A group of former and current contributors, as well as other Latinx journalists, has formed a collective that they say will continue to pressure the media company to change for the better.

The Indigenous Garifuna community is fearful after a group of five men was kidnapped by unknown assailants this past weekend.

HOUSTON (AP) — A court-appointed monitor for immigrant youth called on the U.S. government to stop detaining children as young as 1 in hotels before expelling them to their home countries, saying the practice could lead to emotional and physical harm.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before the new coronavirus hit, Argentina’s health care workers were struggling, most of them often working more than 12 hours a day at multiple jobs to make ends meet amid the country’s overheated inflation.

There are currently more than 288,000 students enrolled in Puerto Rico’s public school system.