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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.
US Announces Sanctions on Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company
The sanctions block all PDVSA property and operations under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit transactions by U.S. entities.
As US Pressure Mounts, Venezuela’s Presidential Crisis Remains Unsolved
On Monday, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions on Venezuela’s state-oil company PDVSA, which includes Citgo Petroleum Corporation.
Elliott Abrams: An Unequivocal Sign Trump Is Preparing a Baptism in Venezuelan Blood (OPINION)
History cannot ever be forgotten.
Pilot Program Makes Asylum-Seekers Wait in Mexico While Claims Are Processed (OPINION)
The U.S. launched the move through a pilot program starting in San Diego last Friday. It is inhumane.
Latino Leaders Demand More From NBC, Brokaw and Meet the Press for Xenophobic Comments (OPINION)
It is unacceptable that a major network news program would give a platform to one of their most well respected personalities to repeat and extend these untrue and harmful stereotypes to Latinos.
Maduro Backtracks on Expulsion of US Diplomats, Rejects Early Elections
On Sunday, Maduro stated on an interview with CNN that he will not be calling for early elections.
Amazon Deforestation, Already Rising, May Spike Under Bolsonaro
By Robert T. Walker, University of Florida Over the past 25 years that I have been conducting environmental research in the Amazon, I have witnessed the the ongoing destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest. Twenty percent of it has been deforested by now—an area larger than Texas. I therefore grew hopeful when environmental policies began […]
NAHJ Reprehends Commentary and ‘Apology’ by Tom Brokaw
Applauds correspondent Yamiche Alcindor for immediate fact check.
Countering the Latest Media Narratives About Puerto Rico
Latino Rebels Radio: January 27, 2019
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.
Full Videos of the United Nations Security Council Meeting About Venezuela
It’s been a long day.
Case of Detained 15-Month-Old Baby Exposes Continued Separation of Families by Trump (OPINION)
Father’s charging documents did not include details of the family separation, hiding it from the court and from the public. Family and advocates demand her immediate release and demand answers to why the government continues to separate families.
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.
Venezuela: Another Failure of Democracy… in the US (OPINION)
The hypocrisy is duly noted.
Before Venezuela, US Had Long Involvement in Latin America
There’s a history.
Two Bronx Latinas in the Spotlight (OPINION)
Don’t mess.
What Is the Green New Deal?
Let #AmandaLaQueManda explain.
The Latest: Russia Says US Moves in Venezuela ‘Unacceptable’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local).
World Leaders Take Sides as Venezuela’s Crisis Deepens
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Maduro on the phone to offer his support.