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Time and again, Latin American governments use the crisis in Venezuela as the scapegoat to discredit genuine protest and undermine legitimate opposition.

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The woman, known only as Jane Doe, said that a former ICE agent threatened to deport her if she did not have sex with him, raped her several times a week for seven years and impregnated her three times.

The story of Isac Garcia-Wislar, a man who became one of about 60,000 people detained each day by the U.S. Marshals Service.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An immigration agent threatened a Honduran woman living in Connecticut with deportation if she didn’t have sex with him, then raped her as often as four times a week for seven years, impregnating her three times, the woman says in a federal lawsuit.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — International election monitors expressed concern over Bolivia’s presidential election process Tuesday after an oddly delayed official quick count showed President Evo Morales near an outright first-round victory, even as a more formal tally tended to show him heading for a risky runoff.

“In a lot of ways, the culture war we’re seeing around immigration on a national level started in California with Prop 187. Understanding Prop 187 helps us understand Donald Trump.” 

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s government said Tuesday that 15 people have been killed in five days of rioting, arson and violent clashes that have almost paralyzed the South American country and rocked its global image as the region’s oasis of stability.

Amendments proposed in Congressional hearing reinforce “modern-day colonial relationship.”

Bolivian presidential candidates must score 10 points ahead of their competitors to avoid going to a run-off election.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans were divided Monday over whether the government did the right thing in releasing a drug kingpin’s son after his supporters shot up the northern city of Culiacán.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Rioting broke out in parts of Bolivia among opponents of President Evo Morales after electoral authorities announced that a resumed vote count put the leader close to avoiding a runoff in his bid for a fourth term.

This is not the first time that David Galarza Santa has appeared on video.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hundreds of protesters defied an emergency decree and confronted confront police in Chile’s capital on Monday, continuing disturbances that have left at least 11 dead and led the president to say the country is “at war.”

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A sudden halt in release of presidential election returns led to confusion and protests in Bolivia on Monday as opponents suggested officials were trying to help President Evo Morales avoid a risky runoff.

Latino Rebels Radio: October 21, 2019

Lawmakers say that “action on the Insular Cases is long overdue.”

Protests began Friday evening when high school students started occupying subway stations in Santiago after news broke that the subway fare would increase to $1.16.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who embodies Argentina’s enduring cycle of hope and despair, appears close to a return to power, this time as a candidate for vice president. So Argentines are wondering how exactly the government would run with her back in it.

“The campaign needs a significant influx of resources to fund operations needed to secure his spot on the November debate stage,” a campaign email noted.

AFSC releases bilingual resource for those returning to Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala