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Belize’s march of peace to the ICJ

Amandala · July 9, 2025

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...

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

Yuma Sun - Arizona · July 10, 2025

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...

August 2025 Visa Bulletin Released: What Employers Need to Know

JD Supra - California · July 16, 2025

The Department of State released the August 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will accept the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates chart notes retrogression for EB-2...

Delta In a Minute 7-10

The Delta News - Mississippi ·

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...

Carolina teen turns beach plastic into best-selling swimwear

WRAL 5 - North Carolina · June 30, 2025

When the pandemic closed his middle school in Holly Springs five years ago, Holden Bierman asked his parents for a $500 loan — not for video games or a bicycle, but to launch a company. Bierman was 12, printing hoodies and T-shirts in his bedroom....

Photos: Community Members Protest Deportation of Pascual Pedro in Davenport

The Daily Iowan · July 11, 2025

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...

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

The Independent · July 10, 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...

Position Of First Lady Is Quite Challenging – Oluremi Tinubu

Naija News · July 10, 2025

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,...

Duffy, Nadler spar over NYC subway safety: ‘You’re lying about people being lit on fire’

Washington Examiner · July 16, 2025

A heated clash erupted Tuesday between Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, as the two sparred over the safety of New York City’s subway system and turned a...

What she never imagined: A love story 50 years in the making

Alabama Baptist · July 15, 2025

Sherrill Keown Holloman didn’t expect to fall in love again — not after losing her husband tragically, not after 18 years of carrying on alone, and certainly not with someone she hadn’t seen in 51 years. Then last July, a message came from an old...

ICE detains asylum-seeking drag queen in San Francisco

GCN · July 8, 2025

On June 26, a Guatemalan drag performer, known under the stage name Hilary Rivers, attended his scheduled asylum hearing in San Francisco, California. The judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss the drag queen’s asylum case, but ICE...

Senator Eric Schmitt criticizes USAID spending and urges passage of rescissions package

Columbia News - Missouri · July 14, 2025

Senator Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator Eric SchmittSenator Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt Senator Eric Schmitt has recently shared a series of posts on social media expressing his views on the direction and priorities of U.S. foreign aid...

Camp Director’s Call About Rising Floodwaters Saved Lives. Her Brother Never Heard from Her Again

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Camp director Jane Ragsdale is being remembered for her love of the outdoors and huge heart after she died in the Texsa floods Her brother said her early morning call helped him save the lives of at least five other people "She will...

First Ladies collaborate on global challenges, sustainability

The Guardian (Nigeria) · July 10, 2025

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has joined her counterparts from across the world to deliberate on how First Ladies can wield influence to create lasting and meaningful change, especially in the lives of women, children, and the vulnerable....

‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests

The Boston Globe - Massachusetts ·

In May, ICE and other federal agents descended on Massachusetts, arresting more than 1,400 people, more than any other month on record — an extraordinary flex of might that shows no sign of stopping. It’s the leading edge of the immigration policy...

Love Island USA: Amaya and Bryan split $100,000 prize in finale

The Weekly Journal ·

"Love Island USA" capped a tumultuous summer filled with explosive breakups and shocking exits in its season finale on Sunday. A public vote crowned Amaya Espinal, 25, and Bryan Arenales, 28 , as the winning couple of its seventh season. The...

Names make it tough to ignore human impact of news

The Times Republican - Iowa ·

One longtime truism of journalism is “Names make news.” That shorthand stems from the fact people better understand the significance and context of news when they learn about events and issues through the eyes and experiences of people they know...

ICE deports 20-year-old living in Iowa for 7 years, no criminal record

The Ames Tribune - Iowa ·

Pascual Pedro, a 20-year-old Guatemalan immigrant living in Iowa, was deported. Pedro had been living in the U.S. under an order of supervision since fleeing Guatemala in 2018. Community members rallied behind Pedro, describing him as a...

Miscarriage of Justice: Donald Trump’s war on pregnant migrants

Dallas Observer - Texas · July 2, 2025

Four days before Christmas in 2017, Rubia Morales-Alfaro crossed into the United States through a hole in the border wall that separates Tijuana and San Diego. She was 27 years old and filled with courage, hope, and a rather naive view of...

Second day of protests over deportation of eastern Iowa man

Radio Iowa · July 10, 2025

Another demonstration is planned this afternoon in Davenport, following a protest in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, after a West Liberty man was deported to Guatemala over the Fourth of July holiday. Members of the group Escucha Mi Voz (Listen to My...