Latin Times

Panamanian President-elect José Raúl Mulino is offering the U.S. a deal to shut down the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle path connecting the country with Colombia and which has become a key migratory route for those trying to reach North America. Speaking with journalist Andrés Oppenheimer, Mulino said...

Panamanian president-elect offers Biden deal to shut down Darien Gap, a main migration route to U.S.

PBS NewsHour

José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama's next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia.

Panama's new president promises to stop migration through Darien Gap

CBS News

The U.S. and Panama signed an agreement on Monday that will allow American officials to help the Panamanian government deport migrants who cross the Darién Gap, a once-impenetrable jungle that has become a popular transit point for those traveling to the U.S. southern border.Under the joint initiative, U.S. immigration officials will train and provide assistance to Panamanian authorities to help them carry out more deportations of migrants heading north. In recent years, Panama has reported record numbers of crossings along the roadless Darién jungle, including over half a million in 2023 alone.The Department of Homeland Security will be dispatching officials...

U.S. agrees to help Panama deport migrants crossing Darién Gap

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama's new president, Jose Raul Mulino, took office on Monday vowing to curb illegal immigration, with his government quickly signing an agreement with the United States to crack down on migration through the treacherous Darien Gap jungle passage. In his first address as president, Mulino, 65, promised...

Panama's new president vows migration crackdown with assistance from Washington

Mediaite

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced on Monday she intends filing articles of impeachment following the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity.
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AOC to File ‘Articles of Impeachment’ Following Supreme Court Immunity Ruling: ‘Corruption Crisis Beyond Its Control’

Florida State

Key West, FL

The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — A group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys on early morning Wednesday, local and federal officials said. The boat arrived about 100 yards (91 meters) away from a condominium in Key West at 4:00 a.m., and shortly after that law enforcement officers arrived to the scene, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. Most of the 118 migrants were male, but the group also included women and children, the Sheriff’s Office said.

More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys

The first major network poll following Thursday night's debate is out, and it contains some devastating data for President Joe Biden.
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NEW POST-DEBATE POLL: Whopping 72% of Americans Don’t Think Biden Has the ‘Mental and Cognitive Health’ to Be President

El Paso, TX

USA TODAY

A trip through the sewers to cross the border may not seem like VIP treatment, but it can cost thousands of dollars.

Mexican cartels offering pricey VIP package for migrants trying to get into US

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Etiquette and Miss Emily Post once frowned upon females who sat gap-legged in public. In Virginia, books in school libraries, teen magazines, and older females often suggested that young ladies cross their legs at the ankle while seated.

"Cross your legs at the ankle young lady" is not totally forgotten today

China explicitly declared that rare-earth resources belonged to the state, its latest move to consolidate control over minerals needed for the green energy transition. The announcement came after Beijing this year placed restrictions on the exports of gallium and graphite, which are key to the manufacture of semiconductors and electric vehicles, respectively.

China tightens grip on rare earths in race for green energy transition

California State

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Josue Torres

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

President Joe Biden says he’s restricting asylum to help “gain control” of the U.S.-Mexico border. Biden signed the proclamation Tuesday as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability before November’s elections. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant...

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing. “They’re giving priority to other countries,” Ruiz,...

Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

New York Post

Mexican cartels are now offering VIP “travel agency” packages worth as much as $15,000 to help illegal immigrants sneak into the United States via a stream of underground tunnels. 

The so-called VIP smuggling has become so lucrative that the cartels are now focusing roughly 70% of their criminal activity on getting migrants across the US-Mexico border — instead of their usual drug trafficking, USA Today reported.

The La Linea cartel, for example, has allegedly been shepherding roughly 1,000 VIP migrants from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico into El Paso, Texas every month, a senior Mexican official told the outlet. 



“Criminals have shifted from...

Mexican cartels offering $15K VIP ‘travel agency’ packages to help illegal immigrants sneak into US

Maine State

Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

The Week

Gen. Juan José Zúñiga led what appeared to be a bid to unseat President Luis Arce

Bolivia general arrested after coup attempt

The United States has deported a group of Chinese migrants who entered the country illegally in the first such large charter flight since 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. "We will continue to enforce our immigration laws and remove individuals without a legal basis to remain in the United States," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.

US deports planeload of Chinese migrants: DHS

The Mirror US

Raelyn Balfour had gone several hours before realizing she left her nine-month-old son Bryce inside a freezing car, resulting in the baby's death and her crushing guilt

Distraught mom recalls 'nightmare' after baby boy died when she accidentally left him in car for hours

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Panama pledges to curb migrant crossings as US agrees to pay for repatriation

Panama’s newly inaugurated president pledged to curb migrant crossings via the Darién Gap — a dangerous...

Panama pledges to curb migrant crossings as US agrees to pay for repatriation

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