President Trump said on Friday that there would be a “very good likelihood” that he would seal off the United States border with Mexico next week, even as he moved to punish Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for migrant caravans by cutting off all foreign aid to the countries. “I will close the border if […]
U.S. State Department terminates 5-year tourist visa for Cubans
March 18, 2019 By
The U.S. State Department said Friday that it is eliminating the five-year tourist visa for Cubans, dealing a heavy blow to entrepreneurs and members of divided families, who used the visas to see relatives in the United States and buy supplies for their businesses on the island. “This affects every Cuban but especially entrepreneurs who […]
U.S. to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela
March 12, 2019 By
The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department said late last night, citing the deteriorating situation in the country after months of political unrest. “This decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela as well as the conclusion that the presence of U.S. diplomatic staff at the […]
U.S. orders all Americans in Venezuela to leave the country
January 25, 2019 By
The U.S. State Department ordered all nonemergency government staff out of Venezuela yesterday and advised other Americans in the country to leave. The security alert came a day after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the U.S. to close its embassy in Caracas and get all of its diplomatic employees out of the country. Maduro gave […]
Trump Administration targeting Texas Latinos by questioning their citizenship
August 31, 2018 By
The Trump administration is engaging in an immigration crackdown in South Texas against people who have birth certificates showing they were born in the United States. According to a Washington Post report published Wednesday by Kevin Sieff, immigration lawyers in the area are reporting that “hundreds, even thousands” of Latinos born near the border are being […]
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