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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...