Immigration Tracker: Updates on ICE enforcement, DACA and more

Immigrants in San Francisco continue to face uncertainty as the Trump administration expands enforcement and rolls back key protections. This month, the federal government announced plans to process new DACA applications for the first time in...

CSW70: NGOs Decry Gender-Based Violence and Religious Persecution of Minority Women

A coalition of non-governmental organizations has sounded the alarm ahead of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s 70th session (CSW70) about compounded gender-based violence and freedom of religion or belief violations affecting...

News The Independent An autistic 15-year-old went missing in Houston. Now he’s in federal immigration custody

A Houston mother says she’s been separated from her 15-year-old autistic son after he went missing last weekend and was later detained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Emmanuel Gonzalez Garcia was reported missing by his mother, Maria, on...

An autistic 15-year-old went missing in Houston. Now he’s in federal immigration custody

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Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Several countries even have used their 2035 climate plans to commit to...

Colombia Marks Columbus Day by Celebrating its Cultural Diversity

Colombia celebrates Columbus Day every October 12, a holiday that has evolved to integrate the cultural diversity of a pluralistic country. Credit: Luis Ospino / ColombiaOne. Colombia celebrates today what is known in the U.S. as Columbus Day,...

'littleboy/littleman' turns a story of two immigrant brothers into free jazz at the Geffen Playhouse

An immigrant drama by Rudi Goblen about two brothers born in Nicaragua, “littleboy/littleman,” now receiving its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, is an American story at its core. Lest we forget our past, America is the great democratic...

State publishes immigration enforcement arrest numbers in new dashboard

Briona Arradondo reports. TAMPA, Fla. - The state of Florida is sharing the scope of its immigration enforcement efforts. State officials published an online dashboard breaking down arrests and encounters with people suspected of being in the...

Teen with autism who was missing for six days was never in ICE custody, says agency

The family of Emmanuel Gonzalez, who they say functions at the level of a 4-year-old, had been frantically searching for him since last Saturday. HOUSTON — A 15-year-old boy with autism who disappeared for six days has been found safe, but despite...

In the Struggle Against US Imperialism

Nicaragua Is a Model of Sovereignty By Ben Norton The United States has militarily intervened in practically every country in Latin America. The CIA has backed dozens of coups d’etat against democratically elected left-wing governments in Latin...

A Perspective On Costa Rica's Independence

(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) Costa Rica embraced its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. It wasn't conquered, it wasn't yearned for like other nations; there was no awareness of the fact; that is the historical...

Nicaragua: Eight Chinese Companies with Mining Concessions

View of heavy machinery working in an open-pit mine in Nicaragua. | Photo: Taken from the Santa Fe Group. The total area of ​​the concessions exceeds the surface area of ​​some departments such as Managua, Chinandega and Estelí, according to an...

1st Nicaraguan-born bishop hopes to lift the voiceless in Newark, N.J.

As Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Friday night with a Jubilee Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau will be standing at the alter. The newly-ordained Bishop Bismarck, as he...

Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement in the US

A July 2025 CBS/YouGov poll asked Americans, “Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration’s program to find and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally?” The respondents were divided, with 49% of Americans approving and 51%...

S. African activists claim harsh Israeli treatment on Gaza ship

Since 2023, South Africa has led a highly contentious case in the United Nations' top court, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza [GETTY] Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid...

WI Illegal Alien Arrest Series: Nicaraguan DUI convict with failure-to-appear charge arrested in Manitowoc Co.

Erlin Joel Villavicencio, criminal illegal alien arrested in Manitowoc County | U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityErlin Joel Villavicencio, criminal illegal alien arrested in Manitowoc County | U.S. Department of Homeland Security Erlin Joel...

Japan education advisor suggests transforming math teaching in Dominican Republic

Santiago.- During his visit to the Dominican Republic, Norihiro Nishikata, education advisor for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), emphasized the need to improve the country’s mathematics curriculum and teaching materials to...

St. Patrick’s Cathedral mural honors immigrants, first responders, NY saints

By Steven Schwankert / The Good Newsroom , OSV News NEW YORK (OSV News) – A new 25-foot-high mural that covers the walls of the entrance to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and was officially dedicated before Mass Sept. 21 celebrates New York’s sacred and...

South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel

Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla said Wednesday they were subjected to harsher treatment than other detainees because of South Africa's role in a genocide case...

Nicaragua receives record number of people deported from the United States

Q24N — Between January and August 2025, 30 flights carrying 3,482 deported Nicaraguan immigrants arrived in Nicaragua, according to the US Deportation Flight Report, prepared by Thomas Cartwright and published this September by Human Rights First....