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LGBTQ+ group fights back after ‘beloved’ Guatemalan drag queen detained by ICE in San Francisco
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
Hilary Rivers has been detained by ICE. (Instagram/hilary_riversh) A drag queen has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in San Francisco. Guatemalan drag performer Hilary Rivers had just heard a judge at his...
Guatemalan man arrested, charged after traffic stop on I-10 unveils 22 lbs. of cocaine
WLOX - Mississippi
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July 9, 2025
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - On Wednesday, officials with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 33-year-old Diego Valdez-Marroquin, a citizen of Guatemala, on a felony charge of aggravated drug trafficking. Diego...
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...
Culture to Do: July 9, 2025
NEPM - Massachusetts
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July 9, 2025
Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival Multiple venues throughout Springfield Thursday, July 10 – Saturday, July 12 Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. Guatemalan singer-songwriter, and guitarist Gaby Moreno will launch the festival with what promises to be an...
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...
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...
Guatemala Earthquakes Leave Two Dead and Several Injured
Tico Times
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July 9, 2025
Two people died following the strong earthquakes that shook much of Guatemala on Tuesday and caused various material damages, according to civil protection authorities. Guatemalans experienced a swarm of earthquakes Tuesday afternoon, the...
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...
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...
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,...
Guatemala: 39 human rights organisations express solidarity with Ramón Cadena
International Federation for Human Rights
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July 9, 2025
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and other human rights organisations and associations in...
Immigrants are key to New Bedford’s fishing industry. Since January, some are on edge.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Grave is part of a long line of immigrants who help sustain the fishing industry in New Bedford, the most valuable fishing port in the country. But immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration across New England and in New Bedford, where...
Wimauma pastor deported to Guatemala, leaving church and family reeling
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 9, 2025
WIMAUMA, Fla. — A once-packed church is now empty after 42-year-old Maurilio Ambrocio was deported back to his home country of Guatemala last Wednesday. After not seeing him for months, his daughter, Ashley, bought a last-minute plane ticket to...
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...
Mexico: The search for disappeared persons is a high-risk activity for collectives of women searchers
Amnesty International
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July 8, 2025
Women who search for their loved ones among the more than 128,000 disappeared and missing persons in Mexico additionally face a growing number of impacts and violence which have so far claimed the lives of at least 16 of these women, Amnesty...
Trump Using Gitmo to Detain Migrants with Serious Criminal Histories, Including Crimes Against Children
Breitbart
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump is using Guantanamo prison to detain migrants with “serious” criminal histories, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump signaled his plans to open Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of...
Pastor, father of 5 deported to Guatemala after 2 decades in Florida
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
By CP StaffTuesday, July 08, 2025 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making an effort to deport an undocumented illegal immigrant. | U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementA pastor who led a small Hispanic church in Florida was deported...
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...
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...
1% Remittance Tax Raises Concerns Among Immigrant Communities
El Periodico - Texas
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July 8, 2025
Part of the “big beautiful bill” has sparked nationwide discussion after unveiling a provision that would introduce a 1% tax on international cash transfers, commonly known as remittances. This measure is intended to target noncitizens, and is...