(2019-07-24). Morales Wants Guatemala to be 'Safe Third Country'. telesurenglish.net In order to comply with the demands of President Donald Trump, Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales Wednesday filed an appeal request at the Constitutional Court (CC) to reverse a provisional injunction that prohibits him from negotiating with the United States to turn his Central American nation into a "safe third country" for…
(2019-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2019. democracynow.org Robert Mueller Testifies Before Congress, Trump Rails Against Squad, Mueller Report in Speech to Teenagers, Disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló Expected to Step Down, ORR Says Unaccompanied Migrant Children Could Be Detained for Years, Immigration Agents Detain Texas Teen for 3+ Weeks Despite Being a U.S. Citizen, Tennessee Community Blocks ICE from Taking Neighbor by Forming Human Chain, Trump Threatens Guatemala with Tariffs and Other Penalties After Failure of Immigration Deal, DOJ Pursues Antitrust Probe into Big Tech, Reports: FTC to Accuse Facebook of Misleading Consumers on Personal Data Use, F…
(2019-07-24). Trump Will Soon Obliterate the Right to Asylum. truthdig.com This piece first appeared on Truthout. | Since his inauguration, Donald Trump has effectuated 600 unilateral changes in immigration policy, more than any president in recent memory. | Pursuant to its " zero tolerance policy," the administration arrested undocumented immigrants who cross…
(2019-07-24). Commemoration of student massacre in El Salvador. indybay.org Redstone Labor Temple, 2940 16th Street, Second floor theatre (Teatro del segundo piso) San Francisco…
(2019-07-23). Facility for Migrant Children Closing Weeks After Opening. truthdig.com 
By the time the Texas center opened, the numbers of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border had fallen, as is normal during the summer heat.
(2019-07-23). Trump Threatens Guatemala With Economic Reprisals. telesurenglish.net Taxed exports and imposition of charges for remittances could be the consequences suffered by Guatemala after deciding to stop an agreement to become a safe third country, which would force them to welcome migrants crossing its territory, according to threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | US, Mexico Deported 54,000 Guatemalans from January to June | On his official Twitter account, the president indicated that the Central American nation "has been forming caravans and…
(2019-07-23). Iran's FM Visits Nicaragua to Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega met Monday with Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to deepen bilateral relations between both nations. | RELATED: | Trump Warns Iran's Sanctions Will Be Increased 'Substantially' | "We are brother countries, Revolutions born at the same time in the defense of peace, justice and freedom for our people, for the unity of our people," said Ortega in his welcoming speech. | "As for us," replied Zafir, "a victory for you means a vi…
(2019-07-23). Headlines for July 23, 2019. democracynow.org Half a Million Puerto Ricans Take Over San Juan Streets to Call for Gov. Rosselló to Resign, Boris Johnson Becomes New British Prime Minister, Trump Admin Expands Deportation Powers, Putting 100,000s of Undocumented Immigrants at Risk, ICE Now Using DNA Testing on Asylum-Seeking Families, DOJ Tells Mueller His Testimony Must "Remain Within Boundaries" of Redacted Report, Trump Says He Can "Wipe Afghanistan Off the Face of the Earth" as He Meets Pakistani PM Imran Khan, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte Calls for the Death Penalty for Drug Offenders, Syrian Airstrikes Kill At Least 50, Amid Ongoing Violence in Id…
(2019-07-23). Blood on Our Hands: How We Help Drive Immigration North. commondreams.org In September 2014, a U.S. official from The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimated that half the weapons available on El Salvador's black market were made in the United States. (Photo: Wes Bausmith / Los Angeles Times) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/image_for_blood_on_our_hands_7.23.19.png …
(2019-07-22). Rising Resistance And Solidarity In The Americas. dissidentvoice.org 
"If there isn't justice for the people, there won't be peace for the governor." Protesters in Old San Juan on Tuesday call for the resignation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, who has vowed to remain in office (Thais Llorca/EFE/Zuma Press) This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Sandanista Revolution in Nicaragua. Hundreds of thousands …
(2019-07-22). "You a U.S. Citizen?": Traveling under the watchful eye of the Border Patrol. peoplesworld.org 
People's World correspondent Al Neal is in the field reporting from sites all along the U.S.-Mexico border. In his dispatches, you will get a view of the towns and people caught up in Trump's "border crisis." You will see the women, men, and children impacted by the administration's immigration policies as well as U.S. foreign …
(2019-07-22). 'US economic terrorism will backfire': Iranian foreign minister calls for unity in Nicaragua. thegrayzone.com In Nicaragua, Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal asked Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about US sanctions, Europe's role in the…
(2019-07-20). Max Blumenthal drops by the largest US military base in Latin America. thegrayzone.com Max Blumenthal rolled up on the Soto Cano / Palmerola air base in Honduras, the US military's largest in Latin…
(2019-07-19). "The US Got Scared" Voices of the Resistance in Post-Coup Honduras. mintpressnews.com 
Members of the resistance in Honduras tell MintPress how a US-backed coup – and the Neoliberalism it brought with it – have impacted their country.
(2019-07-17). Who Killed Oscar and Valeria: The Inconvenient History of the Refugee Crisis. mintpressnews.com 
The supposedly random 'violence' and drug wars in El Salvador must be seen within the political context of misguided American interventionism. Were it not for such violent interventions, Oscar, Valeria and millions of innocent people would still be alive today.
(2019-07-17). Free the children, close the camps. liberationnews.org 
Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.
(2019-07-16). 2020 Hopeful Julián Castro Vows to Break Up ICE & Calls Trump's New Asylum Rule Unconstitutional. democracynow.org 
As Trump faced national rebuke for his racist comments against four progressive congresswomen, his administration announced a new rule essentially banning most immigrants from seeking refuge in the United States. The rule, which the ACLU has already vowed to challenge in court, would deny asylum to any migrant who failed to apply for protection in another country they passed through on the way to the U.S. border—including children traveling alone. If enacted, the law would effectively block people from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Haitians, Cubans and many people from African countries, who…
(2019-07-16). A year after Nicaragua coup attempt, the media's regime-change deceptions are still unraveling. thegrayzone.com Corporate media outlets blamed Nicaragua's government for a deadly arson attack during the 2018 coup attempt, but new information raises…
(2019-07-16). Headlines for July 16, 2019. democracynow.org Trump Announces Radical Plan to Bar Almost All Migrants from Seeking Asylum at U.S. Border, Squad Rejects Trump's Racist Attacks & Calls for Impeachment as House Plans Resolution to Condemn, Protesters Call for Exit of Puerto Rican Gov. Rosselló After Leaked Text Messages, El Salvador Rape Survivor Being Retried for Homicide for Having Stillbirth, U.N. Report Accuses Venezuela's Special Forces of 1000s of Extrajudicial Killings, Workers and Activists Protest Amazon, Calling for an End to Labor Abuses, Collaboration with ICE, Washington Activist Protesting Immigrant Detention Shot Dead, Historian and Civil Rights…
(2019-07-15). "We Are in Fear": Undocumented Immigrant in Sanctuary Responds to Raids from Colorado Church. democracynow.org 
As immigrant communities face ongoing raids across the country, we speak with Rosa Sabido, one of dozens of undocumented immigrants living in churches across the United States. She entered sanctuary in May 2017 in the fellowship hall at United Methodist Church in Mancos, Colorado, after being told that her latest request of stay of deportation had been denied by ICE. She first came to the U.S. on a visitor visa in 1987 to see her mother and stepfather, who are both naturalized U.S. citizens. "We are in fear. We are on guard," says Sabido. "We are on constant panic, and we don't know what's going to happen in our…
(2019-07-15). Cruelty Is the Point: Communities Fight Back as Threat of ICE Raids Terrorize Immigrant Families. democracynow.org 
This weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched a handful of raids across the country as part of President Trump's push to detain and deport thousands of undocumented migrants in 10 major cities. Agents in Chicago reportedly arrested a mother and her children only to quickly release them. Arrests were also attempted in New York City, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Harlem, where immigrants reportedly refused to open their doors to ICE agents because they did not have warrants. Authorities say more raids are planned this week, prompting fear but also generating mass protests on the ground. We speak…
(2019-07-13). US-trained troops shoot Honduran students protesting privatization. thegrayzone.com Anya Parampil reports from inside a student occupation at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), where US-trained troops shot…
(2019-07-09). Call to Action: Close the Concentration Camps Now! progressive.org We are calling on all people of conscience to shut down the concentration camps on the US-Mexico border through any nonviolent means necessary.
(2019-07-09). SPLC urges HUD to drop plan that would cut housing assistance for 'mixed-status' immigrant families. splcenter.org The SPLC urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today to withdraw a proposal that would eliminate housing assistance for low-income families that include both documented and undocumented immigrants.