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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Read full article: Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and VenezuelansThe Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.
Some migrants who Biden considered documented are now illegal under Trump, Miami immigration attorney warns
Read full article: Some migrants who Biden considered documented are now illegal under Trump, Miami immigration attorney warnsA prominent Miami immigration attorney said Friday the shift from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump has changed the immigration status of formerly protected migrants.
Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants
Read full article: Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrantsDemocratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office.
Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
Read full article: Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrantsIn his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social media that the Biden administration had secretly flown hundreds of thousands of migrants to the United States.
Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plot
Read full article: Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plotNicaraguan police say they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government.
Nicaragua’s Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country
Read full article: Nicaragua’s Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American countryNicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition.
Costa Rica-US immigration agreement aims to manage region’s flows
Read full article: Costa Rica-US immigration agreement aims to manage region’s flowsCosta Rica and the U.S. government have agreed to open potential legal pathways to the United States for some of the Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants among the 240,000 asylum seekers already awaiting asylum in the Central American country.
Fleeing Nicaraguans a boon to economy back home
Read full article: Fleeing Nicaraguans a boon to economy back homeRemittances to Nicaraguans sent home last year surged 50%, a massive jump that analysts say is directly related to the thousands of Nicaraguans who emigrated to the U.S. in the past two years.
Illegal border crossings surge to highest of Biden's term
Read full article: Illegal border crossings surge to highest of Biden's termAuthorities say a surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border crossings recorded during any month of Joe Biden’s presidency.
This Week in South Florida: Reporter Debrief with Cody Weddle
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Reporter Debrief with Cody WeddleNew immigration rules for Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans are patterned after a relatively new program for Venezuelan migrants meant to stop people from choosing to attempt illegal crossings.
This Week in South Florida: Willy Allen
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Willy AllenIn the first week of the new immigration plan, according to the Biden Administration, hundreds of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans have applied, been vetted, and approved to fly into the U.S.
Biden targets Nicaragua's gold in new move against Ortega
Read full article: Biden targets Nicaragua's gold in new move against OrtegaThe Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry, threatening trade restrictions and stripping the U.S. visas of some 500 government insiders.
Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high
Read full article: Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual highU.S. authorities say a surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year.
Argentine judge launches probe into Nicaragua abuse claims
Read full article: Argentine judge launches probe into Nicaragua abuse claimsA judge in Argentina has launched a criminal investigation into Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario María Murillo to determine whether they are responsible for crimes against humanity.
Immigrant advocates in Miramar call system ‘broken,’ ask for change to TPS designations
Read full article: Immigrant advocates in Miramar call system ‘broken,’ ask for change to TPS designationsAmerican Friends Service Committee of Florida, The Florida Immigrant Coalition, and The Miramar Circle of Florida joined together for a press conference Wednesday to seek immediate action on TPS re-designation for Central American countries.
Tropical Storm Colin brings rain to Carolinas, weakens
Read full article: Tropical Storm Colin brings rain to Carolinas, weakensTropical Storm Colin has brought rain and winds to parts of North and South Carolina, though the storm has weakened and conditions are expected to improve by Monday's July Fourth celebrations.
US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them
Read full article: US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end themOfficials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule even as it publicly says it has been trying to unwind it.
Nicaragua's Ortega seeks re-election in questioned vote
Read full article: Nicaragua's Ortega seeks re-election in questioned voteNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is seeking a fourth consecutive term as voting begins in elections against a field of little-known candidates while those who could have given him a real challenge sit in jail.
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Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar to Nicaraguan president: ‘You cannot oppress your people’
Read full article: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar to Nicaraguan president: ‘You cannot oppress your people’Miami U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said on Thursday that there is a bipartisan effort in Congress to put more pressure on a dictator in Central America with new sanctions.
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Nicaragua essentially bans opposition from 2021 elections
Read full article: Nicaragua essentially bans opposition from 2021 electionsFILE - In this May 26, 2018 file photo, the Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)MANAGUA – Nicaragua’s ruling party-dominated Congress passed a law Monday that would essentially ban opposition candidates from running in the 2021 presidential elections. The elections are scheduled for Nov. 7, 2021, and despite term limits — which Ortega has already exceeded — the 75-year-old leader is expected to run again. Nicaragua’s two main opposition groups had announced earlier this year that they will form a coalition to compete in the 2021 race. The U.S. government says it is pressing Ortega to hold free and fair elections and respect basic rights.