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Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children

WASHINGTON — A United States judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to deport dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country. District Court Judge…

John McCarthy September 1, 2025

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Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov.…

John McCarthy August 28, 2025

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Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation

SAN JUAN (AP) — Former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez pleaded guilty Wednesday to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and…

John McCarthy August 28, 2025

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Alan Motta arrested for failing to register as a sex offender

KINGSHILL –Alan Motta, 43, was arrested on Friday, August 15, 2025, for failing to comply with mandatory registration requirements for sex offenders in the territory, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon…

John McCarthy August 19, 2025

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U.S. indicts Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue,’ offers $5 million reward for capture

WASHINGTON — Haiti’s most notorious gang leader has been indicted by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., after which the FBI announced a $5 million bounty for information leading to his…

John McCarthy August 12, 2025

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FBI arrests Julian Garcia-Cabrera for carjacking in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Devin J. Kowalski, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Juan Field Office, announced today the arrest of Julian Garcia-Cabrera. Garcia-Cabrera was…

John McCarthy August 11, 2025

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A US judge says arrested Haitian businessman and former presidential hopeful will remain in custody

MIAMI (AP) — A federal immigration judge in Miami ordered on Thursday that wealthy Haitian businessman and one-time presidential hopeful Pierre Réginald Boulos remain in custody in the United States, where he…

John McCarthy August 1, 2025

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Haitians file class-action lawsuit to stop Trump administration from ending TPS

WASHINGTON — A group of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status is challenging the Trump administration’s end of legal protections from deportation for nationals of Haiti. The class-action lawsuit was filed…

John McCarthy July 31, 2025

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Trump’s distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's super powers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade and deny. But the Republican's well-worn methods of changing the subject when…

John McCarthy July 26, 2025

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US immigration agents arrest former Haitian presidential hopeful over alleged gang ties

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. immigration agents in Florida have arrested businessman, doctor and former Haitian presidential hopeful Pierre Réginald Boulos over his alleged support of violent gangs in Haiti that…

John McCarthy July 25, 2025