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ICE arrests five Guatemalan men in South Philadelphia, activists say, as video shows neighbor cursing at officers
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Immigration activists say ICE agents arrested five Guatemalan men at a home in South Philadelphia on Sunday. A video shot by a neighbor from a nearby rooftop shows two young men in handcuffs, one of whom is then placed in a gray car as a neighbor...
West Liberty man with no criminal background deported to Guatemala
Iowa Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
When Pascual Pedro Pedro immigrated to eastern Iowa from Guatemala seven years ago, he was given an official order of expedited removal, but allowed to remain in the country under special supervision. The expedited removal order would have been...
253 New Immigration Cases Filed June 20th-26th
Texas Border Business
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July 7, 2025
United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 253 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from June 20 through 26. Image for illustration...
Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population
NPR
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July 4, 2025
Krome Detention Center officers man a gate leading to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, May 24, 2025, in Miami. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP President Trump is enacting a mass...
Religion: Jesus was a refugee
Morgan Hill Times - California
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July 3, 2025
Our days are filled with extreme concerns for our immigrant population, especially refugees seeking asylum in the United States. Levels of anxiety, uncertainty and fear seem to rise daily, not only for those who are directly affected but by those...
UNK students deliver free medical care during outreach trip to Guatemala
Central Nebraska Today
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UNK students assist at a free medical clinic during a recent outreach trip to Guatemala. (Courtesy photo) KEARNEY — San Pedro is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Guatemala. Located along Lake Atitlán, the small city is known for its...
West Liberty man deported to Guatemala despite community’s efforts to stop it
WQAD 8 - Illinois
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After being detained by ICE during a routine check-in, Pascual Leonardo Pedro-Pedro was deported to Guatemala despite efforts from the West Liberty community. WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — Pascual Leonardo Pedro-Pedro has been deported to Guatemala, days...
Change at Baltimore court could hurt immigrant children, advocates fear
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 7, 2025
A recent policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court could lead to the separation of children from their parents or guardians, according to several immigrant advocates. Judge Audrey J.S. Carrión, the court’s administrative judge, last month...
What Is Diego Luna’s Nationality, Ethnicity & Religion? Is He Mexican?
Essentially Sports
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July 7, 2025
A reporter once asked the USMNT star winger Diego Luna, “What would you be doing if you weren’t a soccer player?” And he replied, “Man, that’s tough. A firefighter, maybe.” Well, it was truly a blessing from God that the beautiful game found its...
Guatemala: More than 865,000 children work in homes and streets
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 3, 2025
In Alta and Baja Verapaz, Chiquimula and Petén there are more cases of minors helping to load firewood or performing other activities considered dangerous, the newspaper Publinews detailed after a document prepared with data from the National...
Documenting ICE Agents’ Brutal Use of Force in LA Immigration Raids
The Intercept
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July 7, 2025
This article includes images of law enforcement violence and medical emergencies. SInce June 6, federal agents have embarked on a militarized rampage and terror campaign across the greater Los Angeles area. Pursuing the Trump administration’s...
A 13-year-old immigrant was arrested in Maine. It took 2 weeks to get her home.
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 7, 2025
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts — In the summer of 2021, Lesca got a startling phone call. “We have your daughter,” an immigration official said on the other line. Lesca’s 9-year-old daughter, Yori, had crossed the southern border alone, hoping to...
Guatemalan national in Oregon faces federal charges for traveling to Washington to sexually abuse minor
KGW 8 - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
Leonias Juber Ramos-Garcia, 25, of Culver faces federal charges for allegedly traveling from Oregon to Washington to sexually abuse a minor. EUGENE, Ore. — A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in Oregon faces federal charges for allegedly...
A Big, Beautiful Financial Weapon Against Illegal Immigration
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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July 7, 2025
Buried in the Big, Beautiful Bill is a weapon Trump can use against illegal immigration, disincentivizing working illegally in the United States while at the same time cutting into money laundering by Mexican and other drug cartels. The weapon is...
Is Trump’s Immigration Policy Quietly Killing U.S. Tourism?
Sacramento Observer - California
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July 7, 2025
Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. (WIB) – I recently returned from Barbados, landing at Miami International Airport during what should have been a peak evening hour, but something was missing:...
Immigration data shows surge in detentions and deportations in Iowa
KCRG - Iowa
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July 3, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - New data shows the impact of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants in Iowa. The group “The Deportation Data Project” sued to get data on ICE arrests, detentions, and deportations. The data shows detentions,...
Guatemalan national, Culver man living illegally in U.S. arrested on federal charges of enticing, abusing minor
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A suspected child abuser living illegally in Culver has been arrested on federal charges, accused of enticing and sexually abusing a minor in Oregon and Washington, federal prosecutors said. Leonias Juber Ramos-Garcia, 25, a...
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Immigration raids sweep up people who just want to work
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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July 2, 2025
These days, besides seeing American bombers attacking Iran, we’re confronted with almost daily news about immigration raids and with court rulings about what ICE can, and cannot, do. We’ve been treated to the arrest of a man whose three sons are...
Guatemala: Water Law Urgently Needed
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
Play Video Read a text description of this video SOUNDBITES María Osorio Osorio We are suffering a lot because of water. Patricia Mejía Pérez Honestly, knowing that there is much water in Guatemala but that here we have no freshwater is so sad....
Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on birthright citizenship for immigrant families in Chicago
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 6, 2025
Pregnant and living in Chicago without legal immigration status, Daniela Sigala has spent the last several months thinking of names for her soon-to-be-born son and imagining him receiving something she’s yet to attain: U.S. citizenship. But...