Latin Times

U.S. authorities are conducting a search for Verónica Roblero Pivaral, a 25-year-old Mexican woman accused of leading an organization that trafficked thousands of migrants from multiple countries into the United States along with her husband. The Department of Justice (DoJ) filed charges against Roblero Pivaral and her husband, Abdul...

DOJ in search of Mexican woman accused of smuggling thousands of migrants into the U.S.

New Mexico State

10 migrants were taken to shelters in Mexico after police found them aimlessly wandering along a highway close to the U.S. border. They had been released by kidnappers after a ransom was paid for them. The migrants are from Morocco and Sudan, and none of them spoke Spanish. They told...

Migrants found wandering in highway near the border after being tortured and held for ransom

SEATTLE - A new migrant caravan has left the southern Mexican city of Ciudad Hidalgo, next to the Guatemala border, with the goal of reaching the United States before the November elections. The follow-on group, formed by hundreds of people, started its long journey on July 21. As the presidential...

A new migrant caravan has left southern Mexico and is headed to the U.S. border

CBS DFW

Six members of two families were killed in Mexico's violent state of Guanajuato, marking at least the third massacre of family members in the country since last month, authorities confirmed Wednesday.An increasing number of women, children and entire families have fallen victim to the increasingly indiscriminate violence in Guanajuato and other states where drug cartels are fighting bloody turf battles.The killings in the Guanajuato town of Yuriria claimed six victims - three members of one family and three of another - including an adolescent boy and a woman, state prosecutors said.Yuriria's mayor, María De Los Ángeles López, said the victims...

Boy among 6 shot dead in Mexico as mass killings of families persist

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California State

Border Report

Arizona deputy alerts border agents to migrant smuggling event after stopping driver who made unsafe lane change in front of semi

California man claims 5 Mexicans wearing camouflage in SUV were his relatives

Business Insider

Small merchants in China have been holding rallies this month to protest Temu's fines and refund policies, multiple outlets reported.

Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns

The Guardian

A rise in sexual violence means food prices have leapt in CAR as women and girls say they fear working in the fields

‘They turn our farms into rape centres’: Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum defended the decision to invite her soon-to-be Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to her inauguration in October, following backlash and the Ukrainian embassy's request for the country to detain him upon arrival given the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against him. "They are diplomatic letters normally sent...

Mexican president-elect defends inviting Putin to inauguration while Ukraine asks for his detention

In a dramatic and unexpected statement, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the elusive leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, is claiming that his recent apprehension by U.S. authorities was not a voluntary surrender but the result of a betrayal by Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Sinaloa's Mayo Zambada breaks his silence and drops bombshell: kidnapped by U.S., betrayed by El Chapo's son

Calexico, CA

NewsNation

A California couple is accused of smuggling two Mexican children across the border by passing them off as their own.

US mom goes to Mexico with 2 minors, comes back with 4

Human Rights Watch says ill-treatment of some minors arbitrarily held in gang crackdown amounts to torture

Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says

The Associated Press

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay on Thursday effectively ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president. In...

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions

Booneville, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department, a Booneville man has been charged with multiple counts of molestation following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of a child.

Man Charged with Child Molestation; Woman Accused of Contributing to Delinquency

SEATTLE - Organizations and lawmakers are turning to social media in order to lure more voters. A new campaign seeking to connect with Latino voters is using YouTube to reach Latinos, who spend roughly twice the amount of time on YouTube than any other racial and demographic group does. Priorities...

Organizations are targeting Latino voters through campaigns featuring YouTube influencers

Texas State

It's been a busy week for Greg Abbott. On Monday, he celebrated the latest arrest from his "10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants" list. Later on in the week, news came out that nonprofit organizations are denouncing civil rights abuses committed in Operation Lone Star his administration's attempt at dealing with the rise in illegal immigration, the illegal drug trade, and human smuggling.

Greg Abbott's new anti-immigrant hospital policy will 'throw patients for a loop', advocates warn

At least one person injured after clash with the reclusive Mashco Piro as pressure rises for government intervention

‘Uncontacted’ Indigenous group attacks loggers in the Peruvian Amazon

Operation Lone Star's border security program is under fire from activists, who plan to put pressure on Texas to scale it back, citing widespread civil rights abuses. The three-year, $11.2 billion program was implemented in 2021 to send thousands of National Guard troops to the border in order to stop illegal immigration.

Operation Lone Star Faces Backlash, As Activists Demand End To Border Militarization And Civil Rights Abuses

As the conflict in Venezuela keeps evolving and the Maduro regime ramps up its repression, several countries are preparing for one possible outcome of the crisis: mass exodus. And Colombia, which is home to over 2.8 million Venezuelans is one of the places that figures to affected the most. Colombian...

Border authorities in Colombia fear another mass exodus from Venezuela 'could be catastrophic'

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Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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Mexico Police Free Over 1,200 Migrants Abducted By Cartels

Police in Mexico's Chihuahua city say they have rescued 1,245 migrants from criminal gangs over the past seven months. A law enforcement official said that kidnappings,...

Mexico Police Free Over 1,200 Migrants Abducted By Cartels

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