Category: North America
April 18, 2012 > Staff
Immigration: Rubio Announces Plan To Win Latino Votes For GOP
Today in Latin America Top Story — Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced that he was pulling together a conservative proposal that would allow young undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States […] Read More >
April 6, 2012 > Staff
Victor Bout, AKA ‘Merchant of Death’, Gets 25 Year Sentence
Today in Latin America Top Story — Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death”, was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison after he was caught in […] Read More >
March 30, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: Escaped Kidnapping Victim Kills 4, Dies In Gunfight
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican police killed a man believed to be the victim of a kidnapping after he killed two of his captors, a former police officer, […] Read More >
March 20, 2012 > Staff
Twelve Mexican Police Die In Ambush While Investigating Murders
Today in Latin America Top Story — Gunmen in Mexico ambushed and killed twelve Guerrero state police officers Sunday night as they traveled in pickups to search for the bodies […] Read More >
March 16, 2012 > Staff
Mississippi House Passes Bill Targeting Illegal Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following a spate of state laws cracking down on undocumented immigrants, Mississippi’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would allow police […] Read More >
March 12, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: 167 Bodies Discovered In Mayan Mass Grave
Today in Latin America Top Story — The remains of 167 people discovered in a cave in Chiapas on Friday were buried in a pre-Colombian cemetery, according to Mexico’s main […] Read More >
March 5, 2012 > Staff
Miami Student Daniela Pelaez Discusses Deportation, DREAM Act
Today in Latin America Top Story— Daniela Pelaez, an 18 year-old undocumented immigrant living in Miami, said she was “overwhelmed” by support from thousands of people who protested her deportation order […] Read More >
February 17, 2012 > Staff
Shooting At California ICE Office Leaves Two Dead, One Injured
Today in Latin America Top Story — Two people were killed and another was seriously injured in a shooting Thursday inside a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency building in […] Read More >
February 8, 2012 > Staff
California’s American Legion Wants Police To Enforce Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story— Members of California’s American Legion branch are campaigning to require the state’s police officers to enforce immigration law. If the veterans’ group collects the necessary […] Read More >
January 27, 2012 > Staff
Obama and Brewer face off as President Critiques GOP stance on Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer entered into a heated exchange as the president arrived in Phoenix on Thursday as part […] Read More >