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Amazon Tribe in Brazil Patrols Territory, Braces for Fight
ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS RESERVE, Brazil (AP) — Deep in the Amazon rainforest, there is talk of a looming conflict over land.
More Than 300 Land Activists Killed in Brazil Over Last Decade, Rights Group Says
The report documented how illegal logging and forest fires are linked to violence against activists in the region.
The Failure of Reuniting Migrant Families (OPINION)
This is about cruelty and nothing else.
Alejandro Sanz and His #DREAMERTeam Are a Beacon of Tangible Hope for These Fearful Times (OPINION)
I am thankful beyond words that Alejandro, and all his very famous friends, have chosen to put a spotlight on the challenges facing DREAMers.
Federales investigan a empresario que maneja inversiones de agencias de Gobierno
A Michael Williams, fundador de Kinetic Investment, se le imputa haber usado el dinero de sus clientes inversionistas para beneficio personal.
Cries in the Night: Life in the Limbo of a Mexican Shelter
JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — Long after midnight, when the heat has finally relented and the walled courtyard is scattered with men sleeping in the open, someone begins to sob.
Nurses Speak Out About Border Conditions
RN Response Network/National Nurses United release 20-page report called “Compassion Without Borders: RNs Report on the Public Health Crisis at the Border.”
Migrants Anxious Before Court Dates in Texas Tents
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) — Abel Oset was seized with panic. After an 11-country odyssey that began when he and his namesake son fled Cuba, and a brief moment on U.S. soil, he was crossing back into America.
At the Inaugural Latinx Games Festival in Long Beach, Attendees Topple Obstacles on the Screen and in the Industry
The festival featured speakers, roundtable discussions, and an arcade with games from Latin American countries.
Venezuelan Minority Group to Negotiate With Maduro
The minority group, which represents less than 10% of the seats held in the National Assembly, signed the agreement while appearing on state television.
After 6 Years of Struggle, First LGBT Couple to Request Marriage in Ecuador Says ‘I Do’
Pamela Troya and Gabriela Correa spent six years fighting Ecuador’s justice system for the right to marry.
To Revolution or Not to Revolution: Puerto Rico After #RickyRenuncia (OPINION)
After an exceptional summer, during which massive civil protests ousted pro-statehood Governor Ricardo Rosselló, the Ancien Regime, like Rasputin, refuses to die. Instead, it spins the truth and mutates—right back into itself.
Brazil’s Environmental Workers Tell of Decline Before Fires
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As fires burn across the Brazilian Amazon, the vast state of Amazonas has been among the hardest hit, with more than 6,600 blazes recorded in August, 2 1/2 times more than the same month a year ago.
Split Emerges in Venezuela Opposition Over Talks With Gov’t
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A minority group of opposition parties in Venezuela agreed Monday to enter negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government without the participation of U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó, eroding his efforts to hold together a coalition to confront the socialist administration.
US, Brazil Hold High-Level Dialogue on Trade
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that both countries agreed to increase trade and invest in biodiversity in the Amazon.
More Than a Wall: Corporate Profiteering and Border Militarization
“Between 2006 and 2018, CBP issued contracts worth $26.1 billion which exceed the accumulated Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) budgets from 1975 to 1998,” a new report noted.
Spain Won’t Extradite Venezuela’s Ex-Spymaster to US
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court on Monday rejected the extradition to the United States of a former Venezuelan military spy chief accused of drug smuggling and other charges.
Courts Free More Suspects in Case of Disappeared Students
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Courts have exonerated another 24 people implicated in one of the country’s most notorious crimes, the disappearance of 43 students, a federal official said Sunday.
#ElPasoFirme and the State of Immigration Politics in 2019
Latino Rebels Radio: September 15, 2019
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Denies Ties to Criminal Gang
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó rejected allegations Friday that he has ties to an illegal armed group in Colombia, as officials launched an investigation based on photos appearing in social media purportedly showing him posing with members of the gang.