Columbus, OH

Panama will deport over 100 people from China, India, Ecuador and Colombia, in a widening crackdown on the number of migrants traveling north through Central America, President Jose Mulino announced on Thursday.

Panama to launch deportation flights to China and India, as well as regional neighbors

Latin Times

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced that U.S.-funded deportation flights for migrants apprehended at the Darien Gap, the heavily-transited route between the country and Colombia, will start on Tuesday, August 20. Mulino told Univision Noticias has he "feels it in his heart," acknowledging that many people are "escaping"...

U.S.-funded deportation flights from Darien Gap set to start on Tuesday

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's government announced on Thursday additional deportation flights for migrants apprehended in the Central American nation to Ecuador, India and China, in a bid to reduce of flow of mostly U.S.-bound migration. Panama's recently-inaugurated President Jose Mulino, who campaigned on a pledge to end his nation's...

Panama Announces More Migrant Deportation Flights to Ecuador, India and China

Reuters

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The first flight of deported migrants left Panama early on Tuesday, part of a new strategy to reduce the mostly U.S.-bound flow of people that crosses the treacherous jungle connecting Central and South America.

Panama launches US-backed deportation flights aimed at discouraging migrants

The Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed to the Philippines, and warned it could destabilize the region. But Manila’s top diplomat said Friday he reassured his Chinese counterpart that the weaponry was only in the country temporarily.

Philippines says China was `dramatically’ alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north

The Biden administration has temporarily halted a humanitarian parole program that allows tens of thousands of migrants from four nations to enter the United States directly, following an internal report revealing multiple instances of fraud. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News the suspension of advance travel...

U.S. freezes humanitarian parole for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans amid fraud allegations

SEATTLE - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 20 counterparts across the U.S. to demand answers from online retailer Temu over recent reports that the company may not be following federal law or the states' consumer protection law, as well as questioning the company's possible ties with the Chinese Communist Party.

US Officials give Temu hard deadline to address slave labor accusations, alleged ties to China Communist Party

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Monday it would allow people in the country on visas issued by the former Western-backed government to stay for now, but that they wouldn’t be allowed back in without documents from a Taliban-approved diplomatic mission. The announcement by the Taliban’s...

The Taliban says foreigners in Afghanistan on previous government’s visas can stay for now

For more than a decade, Venezuelans have experienced one of the most-severe economic collapses in modern history, which has caused about a quarter of the population to flee the country. Now, a new political crisis might be motivating another wave of mass migration from the South American nation. The country’s...

Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says

An ex-mayor accused of spying for China and having ties with criminal syndicates has fled the Philippines, stirring fury. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Wednesday that "heads will roll" after officials admitted Alice Guo had left the country undetected one month ago and travelled to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Mr...

Fury as suspected China spy flees the Philippines

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

San Diego County, CA

A California lawmaker announced that a $400 million contract has been awarded to refurbish a plant dedicated to treating wastewater in Tijuana, where raw sewage flowing into the U.S. has caused a spike in related illnesses. U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas, a Democrat, made the announcement on Thursday, saying the funds...

Tijuana River sewage crisis: $400 million awarded to refurbish wastewater treatment plant

Texas State

The number of illegal crossings into the United States through the Texas-Mexico border is down 87%, according to a local official. Mike Banks, Special Advisor on Border Matters under Gov. Greg Abbott said that, as the number of encounters has slowed down, the federal government has opted to temporarily move agents out of Texas to other ports of entry in Arizona, California and New Mexico.

Illegal immigration in Texas has dropped almost 90% since December, official says

Mexico has sent hundreds of additional troops to Culiacán following the capture of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and violent episodes that followed. Concretely, 600 army members were deployed to the state, joining 400 others who were sent to the state less than a month ago. State governor Ruben Rocha Mora said that at least 10 murders committed during the past days are related to the capture of Zambada, which took place on July 25.

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

Chicago, IL

In the ever-evolving world of social media, where trends come and go like waves, one name has been making a significant impact as of late: Jools Lebron. This Boricua influencer has taken the TikTok world by storm with her video describing her makeup for work as "demure, mindful." Soon after...

Jools Lebron: How a Latina cashier from Chicago became the face of the 'demure' viral TikTok trend

Weeks after publicly supporting Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy, UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S, has introduced a plan aimed at addressing the concerns of Latino voters who prioritize a secure and well-managed border. The three-point plan, which the organization says is designed to be firm, fair,...

Largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. launches plan to address border challenges

Alfredo P. Gonzalez, currently serving time in a Colorado prison and a self-proclaimed member of the Sinaloa cartel, has made headlines by filing a lawsuit against the influential and now infamous hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Gonzalez, who claims affiliation with the notorious Sinaloa cartel, alleges that Diddy and his...

Sinaloa Cartel member sues Diddy in U.S. over alleged damages to drug business

The Independent

 Germany and the Philippines agreed Sunday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security threats, including China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which Manila’s defense chief said was “the sole cause of tensions” and conflicts in the disputed waters.China has long claimed much of the entire seaway, a key global trade and security route, and vowed to defend its territorial interests at all costs.Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the proposed Arrangement on Defense Cooperation that he and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed in...

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil and Nicaragua expelled each other's ambassadors on Thursday in a tit-for-tat retaliation as relations deteriorated between two formerly allied leftist governments.

Brazil and Nicaragua expel ambassadors in leftist run-in

Vice President Kamala Harris is performing better than President Joe Biden among Latinos on border security, an issue closely associated to the community but that has lately not been high up among its priorities. The conclusion stems from a new Axios Vibes Survey. Conducted by The Harris Poll, it showed...

Latinos now trust Kamala Harris over Biden on border security, according to a new poll

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Panama announces expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights to include migrants from Ecuador, India, China

The Panamanian government announced the expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights from the Darien Gap, the treacherous jungle path in its border with Colombia that has become...

Panama announces expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights to include migrants from Ecuador, India, China

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