2025-01-20: News Headlines

Staff (2025-01-20). Presidenta de México: Relación con EEUU será de iguales. cubadebate.cu "Mi papel es ser representante de este pueblo grandioso, entonces nuestra relación con Estados Unidos será de iguales y siempre de defensa de las y los mexicanos que viven" allá, sostuvo la mandataria, en el día de la juramentación de Donald Trump, quien ha prometido entre otras medidas la realización de deportaciones masivas.

presstv.ir (2025-01-20). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

aljazeera (2025-01-20). Trump promises end of 'four years of American decline' at MAGA rally. aljazeera.com Trump promises crackdown on US-Mexico border, more oil drilling, reining in workforce and removing diversity programmes.

Staff (2025-01-20). Headlines for January 20, 2025. democracynow.org Palestinians Return to Decimated Homes, Israeli Hostages Released as Ceasefire Takes Effect, Netanyahu Says U.S. Gave Him Green Light to Resume Attacking Gaza Despite Ceasefire, Trump Vows Blitz of EOs Cracking Down on Immigration, Schools, Gov't Agencies Ahead of Swearing-In, Immigrant Communities Brace for Mass Deportations as Trump Returns to Presidency, "Literally Cashing In on the Presidency": Donald and Melania Trump Launch Their Own Cryptocurrencies, TikTok Briefly Goes Dark, Then Returns After Trump Says He Will Delay Its Ban, Biden Issues Preemptive Pardons for Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark…

Schuyler Mitchell, Truthout. (2025-01-20). Laken Riley Act: Democrats Cede More Power To Anti-Immigrant Right. popularresistance.org What does the Democratic Party stand for? That question has plagued Capitol Hill, and the voting public, for at least a decade. Now, in the wake of Kamala Harris's crushing presidential defeat, as Donald Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office, the Democrats' identity crisis shows no sign of abating. Thanks to a wall of support from Senate Democrats, the Laken Riley Act — a GOP-sponsored, anti-immigrant bill — is on track to be one of the first pieces of legislation Trump will sign into law when he takes office. This is, of course, after the Democratic Party tacked hard to the right on immigration…

WSWS (2025-01-20). Coalition negotiations in Austria: Right-wing government to implement drastic austerity measures. wsws.org The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPàñ) and the conservative People's Party (àñVP), currently negotiating a coalition government in the Alpine state, are planning massive attacks on the working class and on migrants.

hindustantimes (2025-01-20). Trump Gives Sneak Peek Into Tough Border Laws Ahead Of Inauguration; 'These Are Rough People…'. hindustantimes.com US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the issue of border security at the victory speech just hours before the inauguration on January 20. Trump said, "The invasion of our borders will come to a halt, and all the illegal border trespassers will go back home in some form or the another back home." Trump's reaction came after reports suggested that the incoming administration is planning a massive raid on immigrants in the coming day. Watch what Trump said on border security.

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-01-20). Pope Francis calls Trump's plan against immigrants shameful. plenglish.com Vatican City, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis described as shameful the intention to order massive expulsions of immigrants announced by Donald Trump, who took office today as US president.

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-01-20). Pope Francis calls Trump's anti-immigrant plan 'shameful'. plenglish.com Vatican City, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis called the intention to order mass expulsions of immigrants announced by Donald Trump, who today assumes the presidency of the United States, a disgrace.

María Candela (2025-01-20). Papa Francisco califica de vergàºenza plan de Trump contra inmigrantes. radiohc.cu Ciudad del Vaticano, 20 ene (RHC) El papa Francisco calificó de vergàºenza la intención de ordenar expulsiones masivas de inmigrantes anunciada por Donald Trump, quien asume este lunes la presidencia de Estados Unidos.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-19). Sinaloa Cartel Operator Captured in Mexico. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Mexican authorities arrested Juan Carlos Félix Gastélum, "El Chavo Félix", son-in-law of drug trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, identified as one of the operators of the Sinaloa cartel, according to today's media reports. A joint statement from the security cabinet, and law enforcement agents in the northern state of Sinaloa, identified the area of operation of a cell that generates violence and is linked to drug trafficking.

Kent Paterson (2025-01-19). As the U.S. Looks Back to the 17th Century, Mexico Moves Forward into the 21st. counterpunch.org

Staff (2025-01-19). En vilo, 16 millones de personas en EU que residen con estatus "irregular" cubadebate.cu A pesar de las repetidas advertencias de Trump y sus aliados de que se enfrenta una invasión de migrantes en la frontera, datos oficiales del gobierno estadunidense indican que la intrusión está en pausa como resultado de los esfuerzos de los dos gobiernos por controlar el flujo.

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2025-01-16: News Headlines

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-16). Venezuela: Rights Crisis Deepens as Maduro is Sworn in. hrw.org Relatives of political prisoners light candles during a vigil calling for their freedom in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday, December 1, 2024. | © 2024 AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos | (Mexico City) — Repression in Venezuela escalated during 2024 ahead of the July 28 elections, and a brutal crackdown followed the announcement, contrary to available evidence, that Nicolás Maduro had been re-elected president, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025.For the 546-page world report, in its 35th edition, Human Rights Watch reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries. In much of the wor…

aljazeera (2025-01-16). Trump versus the Gulf of Mexico. aljazeera.com At the end of the day, there is nothing 'beautiful' about imperialism.

James Phillips (2025-01-16). Immigration and its Discontent: Past and Present. covertactionmagazine.com [This is the first of a two-part article.—Editors] Immigration has been a "hot issue" in the United States for a long time. In the 1700s, Benjamin Franklin complained about the influx of German immigrants. In the mid-1800s, there was a strong nativist movement against European immigrants, especially Catholics and Jews. In the 1880s, it was …

Daniel Delgado (2025-01-16). Life of CPUSA leader, Rossana Cambron, lens into struggles of immigrants. peoplesworld.org Introduction: As a second Trump presidency looms, the treatment of immigrants, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean, remains a central and contentious issue. Republican border policies have long framed immigrants as threats, using them as scapegoats for broader societal problems. Yet much of the migration from Latin America is driven by the fallout from …

Staff (2025-01-15). México apoya retiro de Cuba de la lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo. cubadebate.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, celebró hoy la decisión del gobierno de Estados Unidos de retirar a Cuba de la lista unilateral de países patrocinadores del terrorismo. Sheinbaum se sumó a la lista de personalidades y mandatarios, entre ellos los de Bolivia, Venezuela y Colombia, que manifestaron satisfacción por la noticia difundida ayer.

Natalia Marques (2025-01-15). The migrant workers at the forefront of Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. peoplesdispatch.org Immigrant day laborers, organized with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, are on the front lines of the humanitarian efforts amid the devastating fires and are responding to anti-migrant rhetoric with "love"

Sulma Arias (2025-01-15). Anti-Immigrant Legislation Doesn't Serve Anyone But Prison Contractors. fpif.org You're reading the words of a formerly undocumented immigrant. | When I fled El Salvador four decades ago, I was 12 years old and alone. I wanted to escape the country's civil war, where U.S.-backed death squads had made murders and rape our daily reality. | I reunited with my sisters, my only surviving family, in Wichita, Kansas. Once there, I helped open churches, started businesses, and raised three daughters. There were times I wasn't sure we'd make it to the end of the month, but I was grateful for the sense of peace and security we were able to create here. | That's why I'm so alarmed that the new Republica…

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