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Kevin is a typical 18-year-old high school teen who loves football, dancing and listening to regional Mexican music superstar Peso Pluma. His immediate goal is graduating from high school in California, an important milestone since he left Mexico. His family had faced crime and cartel-driven violence in his native Michoacán....

How one Mexican immigrant works to honor traditions across borders

Over the last decade and a half, Pew Research Center has conducted religion-focused surveys all around the world. One question we have asked in each of these surveys is “How important is religion in your life?” Another one we’ve asked repeatedly is “How often do you pray?”

Where is the most religious place in the world?

Latin Times

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino made sure to clarify the reach of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with the U.S. a few weeks back regarding the managing of the flow of migrants through the Darien Gap, minimizing his country's overall involvement. In the agreement, the Biden...

Panamanian president says migrants crossing the Darien Gap will only be repatriated if they agree

Last year, a record number of Chinese migrants crossed the U.S. southern border without authorization. In search of jobs and freedom from China's heavy-handed pandemic response, they followed paths long walked by migrants from many countries. But here in the U.S. they have come under a different kind of scrutiny, because they hail from America’s biggest geopolitical rival.

What drove last year's surge in Chinese migrants at the southern border?

Eagle Pass, TX

New York Post

Federal authorities believe that the migrant TikTok influencer who became a social media sensation for encouraging others to squat in US homes was a sergeant in Venezuela’s military intelligence unit before he illegally entered the country, a federal source told The Post.

Leonel Moreno — who went viral for bragging about all the money he was making in government benefits — was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in March for skipping out on the terms of his probation after he crossed the southern border illegally.

Since his arrest, intelligence officers have taken a closer look at Moreno’s history and his...

Illegal migrant TikTok influencer who urged others to squat in US homes believed to have worked in Venezuela’s military intel: fed source

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO, California — An indictment unsealed yesterday charges the alleged leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for unlawfully bringing thousands of migrants into the United States. Abdul Karim Conteh, 42, a national of Sierra Leone, was arrested on July 11 in Tijuana, Mexico, at the request of...

Human smuggling ring leader indicted and arrested in Mexico

The New Republic

Donald Trump promised a massive deportation plan Thursday night, even larger than the biggest mass deportation in U.S. history: President Dwight Eisenhower’s racist-named “Operation Wetback.” The former president was doing his typical fearmongering, blaming immigrants for any and all of the country’s ills, when he decided to name-drop the thirty-fourth U.S. president. “And bad things are gonna happen, and you’re gonna see it happen all the time,” said Trump. “And that’s why the Republican platform promises to launch the biggest deportation operation in the history of our country. Even larger than that of Dwight D. Eisenhower, from many years ago.”Under...

Trump Is Planning the Most Inhumane Immigration Policy in U.S. History

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that August 19 will be the date when it will start accepting applications for the program granting a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have been married to U.S. citizens for at least a decade. The country's Citizenship and Immigration Services...

The U.S. announced when it will start offering a path to citizenship to undocumented migrants married to U.S. citizens

Denver, CO

The Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua, has established a presence in the United States, leading to increased threats against law enforcement. A recent memo from Homeland Security Investigations has highlighted credible threats to police in various US cities, including Denver and Albuquerque. Homeland Security Memo. Homeland Security Investigations recently...

Venezuela’s Most Feared Gang Now Hunting in the US (Video)

NBC News

Mexico’s president called Donald Trump “a friend” Friday and said he would write to the former U.S. president to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Trump, president from 2017...

Mexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border

Chicago, IL

A resurfaced report claims that illegal immigrants in Chicago are being provided with Social Security Cards prior to the 2024 presidential election. The Wall Street Apes social media account shared a video of the resurfaced CBS News report on X, formerly Twitter, stating, “Illegal Migrants In Chicago Are Receiving Social Security Cards.” The X account also warned, “The 2024 Presidential Election will be the most rigged election in history.”

Video: Illegal immigrants given Social Security cards prior to election

Laura Strickler, Didi Martinez, Chloe Atkins and Julia Ainsley. Two former officials who handled immigration issues for then-President Donald Trump say that a "whole of government" approach costing billions would be needed to mount the "largest deportation effort in American history" promised in the Republican convention platform if Trump is re-elected.

How would mass deportation of migrants under Trump actually work?

Members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been given the “green light” to attack and open fire on cops in Denver, a federal memo obtained by The Post reveals.

The gang is already tied to hundreds of crimes, including the shootings of two NYPD cops who were trying to arrest one of its members in June.

“Credible human sources from Colorado provided information on TdA [Tren de Aragua] giving a ‘green light’ to fire on or attack law enforcement,” said the memo, from the Homeland Security Investigations office in Chicago. 



“As you may know, we have a TdA presence...

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua gives ‘green light’ to members to shoot US cops, Homeland Security memo warns

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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.

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

During the Republican National Convention, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Americans are not safe due to immigrants committing violent crimes. That’s just one claim being challenged by leading immigration experts. Nancy Foner, Ph.D., professor of Sociology at City University of New York’s Hunter College, said labeling immigrants as criminals...

Fact-checking GOP claims on immigrants

El Paso, TX

Border Report

Almost a million Mexicans living in the U.S. are going home this summer … at least for a few days.

A million Mexicans heading home this summer

Odessa, TX

DC News Now

A woman from Odessa, Texas, who said she and her boyfriend were about to have sex when a group of migrants got into their parked car is facing felony charges of assault on a federal agent.

Woman says migrants got into car while being intimate with friend

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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How the origins of America’s immigrants have changed since 1850

The United States is the top destination in the world for people moving from one country to another. Over 70 million immigrants have arrived in the...

How the origins of America’s immigrants have changed since 1850

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