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How Unrestricted Donations Power UNICEF’s Work For Children
Forbes
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At a time of unprecedented cuts to international aid, flexible funding — donations given without restrictions — is needed more than ever to enable UNICEF to carry out its mission. A look at how UNICEF leverages flexible resources to drive impact...
USWNT great Tobin Heath announces retirement, leaves lasting impact on women's soccer
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 10, 2025
Gamechanger. Ankle-breaker. Team-player. These are just a few words to describe the great Tobin Heath. The 37-year-old former US Women's National Team (USWNT) player announced her retirement Thursday on her podcast, "The Re-Cap Show." "And Tobin...
ICE deports Iowa parishioner to Guatemala homeland as supporters pray for his release
OSV News
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July 10, 2025
(OSV News) — Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Liberty, Iowa,...
Folsom’s Reynoso to Represent Junior Team USA in Guatemala
Folsom Times - California
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July 10, 2025
Local bowling phenom to compete on international stage after making national history Folsom’s own Ernesto Reynoso has once again earned national recognition, this time by being selected to rep the United States at the 2025 PANAM Bowling Youth...
Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal reentry after multiple removals
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of FloridaJason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Frizli Merari Miguel-Martinez, a 35-year-old Guatemalan national, has been...
Trump's immigration enforcement record so far: High arrests, low deportations
NBC News
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July 10, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but deportations are still lagging far behind what President Donald Trump has promised — and even behind those in the Obama administration,...
Hispanic Advisor To Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Deported To Guatemala
Crooks and Liars
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July 10, 2025
ICE Barbie will deport anyone. Literally, anyone. And a Hispanic conservative who actually advised Oklahoma Governor Stitt found that out the hard way when he was sent to Guatemala. Cesar Reyes lived in Oklahoma for a decade. He has a wife and son...
4 killed by earthquakes in Guatemala
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 10, 2025
4 killed by earthquakes in Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY -- Authorities on Wednesday confirmed a fourth death in Guatemala a day after dozens of earthquakes shook the country, leaving crumbled walls and roads blocked by landslides. More than 150...
Guatemalan man receives 8 months prison for illegal reentry after Santa Rosa County arrest
WEAR - Florida
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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 35-year-old Guatemalan man was sentenced to eight months in federal prison for illegal reentry following a previous deportation after being arrested in Santa Rosa County earlier this year. Frizli Merari Miguel-Martinez...
More Than 37 Earthquakes, Aftershocks Reported in Guatemala, 2 Dead
The Epoch Times
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July 9, 2025
People gather outside of a shopping mall after an earthquake in Guatemala City on July 8, 2025. Moises Castillo/AP Photo A series of dozens of earthquakes were recorded in the span of hours in Guatemala, leaving two dead when rocks fell on their...
Immigration attorneys file 'Stay of Removal' for Pascual Pedro amid local suppor
KGAN - Iowa
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OMAHA — Immigration attorneys have filed a "Stay of Removal" petition for 20-year-old West Liberty resident Pascual Pedro in Omaha Monday. This comes after hundreds of community members gathered at St. Joseph Catholic Church Sunday night in...
Death toll from dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks in Guatemala rises to four
The Hindu
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July 9, 2025
A man walks past the damaged Catholic Church El Calvario in Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, following dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks that were recorded in a matter of hours. | Photo Credit: AP Authorities on...
Harrison County Sheriff Arrests Guatemalan Citizen for Drug Trafficking
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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July 9, 2025
The Gazebo Gazette GULFPORT (GG) — On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office arrested Diego Valdez-Marroquin, a citizen of Guatemala, on a felony charge of Aggravated Drug Trafficking. On Sunday, July 6, 2025, at...
Immigration arrests in Colorado have surged under the Trump administration. Now we know how much.
Reporter Herald - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
Colorado’s first immigration arrest of the second Trump administration came shortly after the president was inaugurated on Jan. 20. Before the inaugural ball kicked off in the nation’s capital, a Honduran man in his late 20s was arrested in Craig....
Trump administration holding immigrants from 26 countries at Guantánamo prison
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
AP News: Multiple earthquakes kill 2 people in Guatemala, cause landslides and evacuations
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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AP Jul 9, 2025 7 hours ago | People gather outside of a shopping mall after an earthquake in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) People gather outside of a shopping mall after an earthquake in Guatemala City, Tuesday,...
Fear of deportation keeps immigrants from attending court hearings in Oklahoma
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 9, 2025
HIS ROUTINE APPOINTMENT. CHANTEL AND CESAR RUIZ’S CASE. HE WAS FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AT HOMELAND SECURITY, GAVE HIM, AND HE STILL GOT DETAINED AND DEPORTED. I’M LEARNING THAT THESE TYPES OF ACTIONS ARE WHY SOME AREN’T SHOWING UP NOW AT ALL. I SAT...
A day outside an ICE detention center shows the acute weight of arbitrary immigration raids on families
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 9, 2025
It is here where families, some with lawyers, come to find their loved ones after they’ve been arrested by federal immigration agents. For immigrants without legal status who are detained in this part of Southern California, their first stop is...
By Radio B’alam-Voces Maya - Indigenous Maya Mam Radio in California
Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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Por Radio B'alam - Voces Mayas In the neighborhoods of Oakland, California, you’ll hear the rhythms of marimba music, see colorful traditional clothing, and hear the distinct sounds of the Mayan Mam language being spoken. Fleeing the civil wars in...
Immigration officials confirm more LA-area arrests
Whittier Daily News - California
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July 6, 2025
U.S. immigration officials confirmed Sunday that they arrested two people during a July 4 raid at a West Hollywood car wash, both of whom were described as Mexican nationals who were in the United States illegally. “On July 4th, Border Patrol...