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People speak against deportations at immigration forum
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s been 3 months since ICE deported 20-year-old Pascual Pedro of West Liberty to his home country - Guatemala. Father Guillermo Treviño is still fighting for Pedro to come back- speaking with several lawmakers in...

St. Paul: CLUES moves food service, child care into former church site
For years, First Lutheran Church in St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff rented its education building at 461 Maria Ave. to a handful of nonprofits like the East Side Elders program and Urban Roots. Over the past year or more, the social service organization...
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‘We are not the enemy’: Residents speak out at U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s immigration policy forum
At a forum Friday evening in Aurora, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, said she was “horrified” by the actions of federal law enforcement agents in the area. The forum was the same day Aurora Mayor John Laesch said the city had been...

ICE flew Oregon asylum seeker to Guatemala, then turned around after realizing ‘mistake’
Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) Federal immigration officers last month flew an Oregon asylum seeker back to his home country of Guatemala after a judge cleared the way for his deportation, but they refused to let him off once the plane...
Guatemala tourism industry set for major economic boost
Guatemala’s travel and tourism sector is set for a major economic boost, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), with international visitor spending projected to climb from GTQ 11.7 billion (USD 1.5 billion) in 2019 to a forecast...

ICE Is Putting Pregnant Immigrants — and Their Children — at Risk
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! This story was originally published by The 19th. In the lead up to her son’s birth, Jacqueline made plans to call 911 for an ambulance to pick her up...

Grand Jury Indicts 3 Guatemalans for Selling Fake IDs
A grand jury indicted three people Norma Yanari Ayala (34), Rigoberto Vasquez-Vasquez (42), and Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho (41) on false document charges. The men were arrested in Grand Rapids on September. 30, acording to U.S. Attorney for the...

Why did the feds fly an Oregon asylum seeker back to Guatemala but then turn around
Federal immigration officers last month flew an Oregon asylum seeker back to his home country of Guatemala after a judge cleared the way for his deportation, but they refused to let him off once the plane touched down. They had realized mid-flight...

First US flight with third-country deportees arrives in Guatemala
Guatemala has received its first deportation flight from the United States carrying both Guatemalan and foreign immigrants, the country’s migration authority confirmed, as President Donald Trump’s administration pursues its hardline...

Festival Chapin de Los Angeles honors Guatemalan culture
Guatemala’s culture and it’s Mayan ancestry will be celebrated this weekend in a lively festival that’s expected to attract thousands to Lafayette Park in Los Angeles. The ninth annual Festival Chapin de Los Angeles, which is marketed as the...

Festival Chapin de Los Angeles honors Guatemalan culture this weekend
Guatemala’s culture and it’s Mayan ancestry will be celebrated this weekend in a lively festival that’s expected to attract thousands to Lafayette Park in Los Angeles. The ninth annual Festival Chapin de Los Angeles, which is marketed as the...

Ambassador of Guatemala presents credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister
14:10, 11 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 14:10, 11 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Meder Abakirov received copies of the...

Embracing my Guatemalan culture and heritage
By Gabriela Tobar My parents came to the U.S. in the 1980s with hopes of creating a better future. At first, they thought they would work for some time and return to Guatemala with enough money. However, life had other plans for them. They met and...

State publishes immigration enforcement arrest numbers in new dashboard
Briona Arradondo reports. TAMPA, Fla. - The state of Florida is sharing the scope of its immigration enforcement efforts. State officials published an online dashboard breaking down arrests and encounters with people suspected of being in the...

Meet the Young Women Reimagining Taxidermy In L.A.
Award-winning taxidermist Paloma Strong was just 16 when she joined Occidental College’s Moore Lab of Zoology. She considers herself a “late-bloomer” within the taxidermy world considering so many professionals got their start in elementary...

Key Details Announced for Round One of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers
30 teams will participate in Round One of the tournament, competing for eight spots in the Final Round Aruba, Bermuda, Curaçao, and Nicaragua, confirmed as hosts The official draw is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2025 Miami, FL (Friday, October 10, 2025)...

A Grand Junction pre-K in the midst of farm experiments teaches kids how to learn and parents how to support them
GRAND JUNCTION — In the deep shade of a thicket of trees, a cluster of youngsters huddle around a pile of seeds — una pila de semillas — that they have scooped up and patted into a circle with tiny, dirty hands. They are leaving this offering as a...

Bermuda to host Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers
Created: Oct 10, 2025 05:19 PM (Updated: Oct 10, 2025 05:20 PM) Bermuda Under-17 women (File photograph courtesy of Bermuda Football Association) Bermuda will be keen to capitalise on home-field advantage after being named among the four countries...

Borderland Explores Undocumented Immigration Through Documentary
Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís visited Oberlin this week for the screening of their film, Borderland: The Line Within, at the Apollo Theatre. Over the course of their time in Oberlin, they visited classes, spoke with students, and hosted a Q&A...

Blue state in the hot seat after ICE busts Illegal immigrant with 'NO NAME GIVEN' on license
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reacts after an illegal migrant truck driver licensed in the state of California caused a fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike that left three people dead. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON...