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Latino Rebels Radio: August 25, 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Friday that opponents of President Nicolás Maduro won’t participate in any early legislative elections he calls amid a protracted power struggle.

The following media release was shared on Friday by Freedom for Immigrants: LOS ANGELES — Freedom for Immigrants issued a cease and desist letter yesterday to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency’s latest attack on the organization’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech. It was accompanied by a letter of support signed […]

In Part 2 of our Texas series, we look at recent polling data to better understand Senator John Cornyn’s viability both in the primary and in the general elections.

PHOENIX (AP) — Construction crews broke ground Thursday on a small portion of the $664 million border fence project in the Arizona desert that is funded through President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration.

The Democratic presidential candidate represents the possibility that one day the powers that be in California will have no choice but to really listen to our community.

No mames.

El abogado y cabildero Pedro Pierluisi discutió, durante su breve intento por gobernar a Puerto Rico, las negociaciones para que uno de sus pasados clientes, la empresa AES, pueda generar electricidad con gas natural en su planta de Guayama.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Wednesday, without citing evidence, that non-governmental organizations could be setting them to make him look bad.

“We’ve done this before,” Kevin K. McAleenan said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention, a decision that will almost certainly lead to a new court fight over the government’s ability to hold migrant families until their cases are decided.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday his government is talking to “various representatives” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who also confirmed that “secret” discussions had been taking place.

More studies are necessary to supplement our understanding of the racial identification of newer Americans and immigrant communities.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — President Jimmy Morales’ son and brother were absolved by a Guatemalan court Monday in a corruption case targeting 25 people, including the former head of the country’s property registry./

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Zapatista indigenous rebel group announced that it is extending its control over so-called “autonomous” zones to 11 more areas in the southern state of Chiapas.

It was filed last Friday, August 16.

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the U.S. government to forbid Central American immigrants from seeking asylum at the two busiest stretches of the southern border in a partial legal victory for the Trump administration.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As a child, Puerto Rico’s newest governor said she would stand on her balcony and hold imaginary trials, always finding the supposed defendants guilty.

“Though real pain and fear are sweeping through our communities, we remain powerful,” the letter states.

It’s important to note that the outcome of the 2020 election will likely depend upon the efforts of independent groups led by women of colo