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Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on…

John McCarthy March 21, 2025

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Twelve dead including famous singer in plane crash off remote island

TEGUCIGALPA — At least 12 people including a popular musician died Monday when a small plane crashed into the Caribbean sea quickly after taking off from the Honduran island of…

John McCarthy March 18, 2025

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New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm

Doctors are raising the alarm over an incurable virus that is spreading through popular vacation hotspots. The oropouche virus, also known as "sloth fever," has been reported in American patients…

John McCarthy March 17, 2025

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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang…

John McCarthy March 16, 2025

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U.S. deporting African and Asian migrants to Panama in diplomatic breakthrough

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from nations in Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts, internal federal documents obtained…

John McCarthy February 13, 2025

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Rubio’s Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to…

John McCarthy January 30, 2025

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A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador but there are no initial reports of damage

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A strong earthquake drove frightened residents of El Salvador’s capital into the streets Thursday morning, but there was no immediate report of damage or…

John McCarthy January 9, 2025

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Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass…

John McCarthy January 5, 2025

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Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE - A contingent of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti's capital on Friday to reinforce a long-delayed United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring security amid…

John McCarthy January 4, 2025

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Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding

TEGUCIGALPA — Belize issued tropical storm warnings for the Central American country's coast on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara stalled in the western Caribbean, dousing Honduras' northern coast with heavy rain. Sustained…

John McCarthy November 16, 2024