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William F. Buckley was gifted but no history-maker | GUEST COMMENTARY

William F. Buckley was gifted but no history-maker | GUEST COMMENTARY

William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008, masterminded a conservative, Catholic challenge to selective liberal dogmas. His fame exceeded his intellectual depth and principles. He knew what he was against more than he knew what he was for. And what he was...

Every child needs a HUG

Every child needs a HUG

A chance encounter on a street in Guatemala in 2018 led a Maysville woman to create a unique program to help underprivileged Guatemalan children get an education. Help Us Go to School (HUGS) was created in 2019 by Janni Martin as a way to help...

Artistry and faith unite for new museum collection

Artistry and faith unite for new museum collection

July 9, 2025 The Blessed Stanley Rother Museum will soon house seven new prints by the renowned artist Carmen Lind Pettersen to its collection. These prints, donated by an anonymous benefactor, are accompanied by a rare book entitled “The Maya of...

Defensor católico de la inmigración denuncia fallo de la Corte Suprema que permite deportaciones a un tercer país

Defensor católico de la inmigración denuncia fallo de la Corte Suprema que permite deportaciones a un tercer país

Migrants detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing into the United States from Mexico to request asylum get into a vehicle to be transferred to a detention center in El Paso, Texas, Dec. 19, 2022. (OSV News photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez,...

ICE Arrests Surge to Five-Year High While Deportation Rate Remains Below Half

ICE Arrests Surge to Five-Year High While Deportation Rate Remains Below Half

Internal ICE data show immigration arrests have reached their highest level since 2020, but only about half of those detained are being deported. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested roughly 30,000 immigrants in...

'Love Island' Season 7 finale earns praise for Latino representation 

'Love Island' Season 7 finale earns praise for Latino representation 

Bramaya's happily ever after on "Love Island" wasn't just a personal victory. It was a win for el amor. Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, fan-favorite contestants on the latest season of Peacock's hit dating competition series, were crowned the...

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.

On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note,...

'Bring Him Back' rally for deported 20-year-old draws 100 supporters

'Bring Him Back' rally for deported 20-year-old draws 100 supporters

"Bring him back." Nearly 100 people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, July 9, calling for the return of 20-year-old Pascual Pedro of West Liberty, who was detained and deported to...

Hot sand, hotter reads: What these beachgoers are reading

Hot sand, hotter reads: What these beachgoers are reading

Hira Qureshi, The Philadelphia Inquirer On the first scorching Saturday of the season, the beaches in Cape May and Wildwood in New Jersey were packed with sun tents, towels, and folding chairs tucked into the sand. The air buzzed with the sound of...

Guest Column: When our divisions online meet us in real life

Guest Column: When our divisions online meet us in real life

I was leaving immigration court the other day, feeling fairly good about the fact two of my clients had avoided deportation orders, when I heard the words “Christine Flowers, you are a disgusting human being.” At first, I thought it was a friend...

Delta In a Minute 7-10

Delta In a Minute 7-10

HATTIESBURG, MS - Law enforcement officials in Hattiesburg have announced a youth curfew in response to an outbreak of shootings over Independence Day weekend. From Sunday through Thursday, those 18 and older cannot be out unsupervised from 11...

Photos: Community Members Protest Deportation of Pascual Pedro in Davenport

Photos: Community Members Protest Deportation of Pascual Pedro in Davenport

After a West Liberty man was deported, more than 100 people protested at the Davenport Congressional Office building in Davenport on Thursday to demand his release back into the country. He was deported to Guatemala where he is living with his...

Supreme Court clears way for third-country deportations

Supreme Court clears way for third-country deportations

The Trump administration may deport undocumented immigrants to countries other than their own, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23. The unsigned order reverses a lower court ruling granting unauthorized noncitizens an opportunity to demonstrate...

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in  Guantánamo Bay

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay

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...

What an America First Guestworker Policy Could Look Like

What an America First Guestworker Policy Could Look Like

Liberals view mass immigration as a terror weapon to be used against the recalcitrant native population. Before Trump, this was the unstated but obvious purpose of American border policy. Even now, it is the de facto immigration policy of every...

Belize’s march of peace to the ICJ

Just over three decades ago, when the PUP government in Belize was exhorting the population, including the Opposition UDP, to join in the campaign to support the passage of the Maritime Areas Act (MAA) as a vehicle toward ending the centuries-old...

Position Of First Lady Is Quite Challenging – Oluremi Tinubu

Position Of First Lady Is Quite Challenging – Oluremi Tinubu

She said this on Wednesday at the 3rd Annual Global First Ladies Alliance Academy, where nine other First Ladies from around the world came together to address pressing global challenges, including artificial intelligence growth, food security,...

Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas ready to step up in place of injured Stefan Frei

Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas ready to step up in place of injured Stefan Frei

RENTON — Andrew Thomas is back in that odd space that’s common for goalkeepers. The Sounders backup will get the start Saturday due to mainstay Stefan Frei being under concussion protocol. Frei collided with a Columbus Crew player in the final...

Shaheen: 'Maybe We Should Not' Spend $2.5 Million on EVs in Vietnam

Shaheen: 'Maybe We Should Not' Spend $2.5 Million on EVs in Vietnam

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) talked about spending and said that “maybe we should not be continuing” to spend $2.5 million for electric vehicles in Vietnam through USAID. Host Bret...

'Hit home that things have changed': Detained mother and daughter reflect ICE detention trends

'Hit home that things have changed': Detained mother and daughter reflect ICE detention trends

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained more than 56,000 people as of mid-June of this year, according to Transaction Records Access Clearinghouse, or TRAC.What the numbers showRising actions by ICE over the last six months, and falling...

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