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Religiosas en México acompañan a migrantes ‘atrapados’ por políticas de EU
Hermanas católicas apoyan a quienes no pueden avanzar ni regresar a sus países. Por Rhina Guidos/ Global Sisters Report Es difícil saber cuántos han pasado por el mural en el albergue administrado por las Hermanas Josefinas en Ciudad de México y...

Find a taste of Venezuelan snacks and treats at Yumfood
Patricia Reverol-Urdaneta started Yumfood, a Venezuelan snack and dessert business, in Urbandale, Iowa. Reverol-Urdaneta, originally an engineer, learned to cook from her family in Venezuela and honed her skills during the pandemic. Yumfood offers...

July 2025 Privacy Compliance Countdown: Key Deadlines for Five State Privacy Laws and DOJ's Bulk Sensitive Data Rule
[co-author: Elyssa Eisenberg] In this Privacy, Cyber & AI Decoded alert, we cover Colorado’s Biometric Identifier Requirements, Delaware’s Data Protection Assessment Requirement, Minnesota’s new comprehensive privacy law going into effect,...

Flight 41 of Plan Vuelta a la Patria Returns 203 Venezuelan Migrants from United States via Honduras
203 Venezuelan nationals returned from U.S., arrive safely in Maiquetía.Photo:TeleSUR July 9, 2025 Hour: 8:26 pm On July 9, 2025, Venezuela’s Plan Vuelta a la Patria repatriated 203 Venezuelan migrants originally from the United States, who made a...

Venezuelan VP Rodriguez Arrives in Vienna for OPEC International Seminar
Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez (L) and OPEC Secretary Haitham Al Ghais (R), July 8, 2025. July 8, 2025 Hour: 1:37 pm On Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez arrived in Vienna to take part in the ninth International...

'Just Salty': El Salvador President Bukele Mocks Senate Democrats Over Bitcoin Scrutiny
In brief U.S. Democratic senators want to investigate El Salvador's government. But Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele mocked the politicians' bill in a social media post. U.S. authorities are concerned about alleged crypto corruption in the...

El Salvador now says U.S. controls fate of Venezuelans transferred to notorious mega-prison
San Salvador, July 10 (RHC)-- The government of El Salvador has admitted to U.N. investigators that the Trump administration controls the fate of nearly 140 Venezuelan immigrants transferred from the U.S. to the notorious CECOT mega-prison. The...

Parlamento Europeo aprueba incluir a Venezuela como país de alto riesgo de lavado de dinero y financiamiento al terrorismo
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Parlamento Europeo aprobó este miércoles incluir a Venezuela en la lista de países y territorios que la Unión Europea (UE) considera de “alto riesgo para el lavado de dinero y el financiamiento al...

Report: Paramilitary Terrorist Groups Thrive in Colombia Under Ex-Guerrilla President Gustavo Petro
Illegal armed groups in Colombia have significantly expanded their territorial control and added thousands of members to their ranks in the past three years of the administration of far-left President Gustavo Petro, Reuters reported on Tuesday....

Trump officials pursued 2 Venezuelan prisoner swaps, both failed: Report
What was meant to be a strategic deal to bring Americans home from Venezuelan prisons was derailed by competing diplomatic efforts within the Trump administration, according to The New York Times. The two separate sets of negotiations with...

Venezuelan Ambassador Marks 214th Anniversary of Independence with Reflection and Unity in Seoul
On July 5th, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela commemorated the 214th anniversary of its independence, with a heartfelt message delivered by Isabel Di Carlo Quero, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Venezuelan Embassy in Seoul. In her speech, Ms....

Courts Can Check, and Have Checked, Executives' Military Judgment
Last month, Brennan Center attorneys Katherine Yon Ebright and Leah Tulin, and I submitted an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit case of W.M.M. v. Trump, opposing the Trump Administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for...
Miami Election Delay Spurs Lawsuit, State Criticism
The Miami City Commission has approved a controversial plan to postpone upcoming municipal elections — a move that has now been signed into law by the city’s mayor, despite warnings from Gov. Ron DeSantis and State Attorney General James Uthmeier....

Turkish President Erdogan Cracks Down On The Opposition Party
1 The arrest of Istanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on March 19 has set off a chain of events, the outcome of which will determine Turkey’s future as a democracy. Istanbul plays a key role in Turkish politics, and having failed twice (in...
Florida Senators Intensify Venezuela Pressure, Urge Rubio To Act On Hostages
Moody and Scott Laud Trump-Era Policies, Call for Expanded Sanctions Against Maduro Regime and Its Criminal Allies Florida Senators Ashley Moody and Rick Scott have sent a strong message to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, commending his ongoing...

How Trump officials botched a deal to get Americans out of Venezuelan prisons in exchange for deported migrants
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Venezuela denounces that El Salvador violates international law by kidnapping migrants
"In a famous fashion show in Paris, the designer dared to simulate the horrific images of Nayib Bukele's concentration camps in El Salvador," Maduro said. Caracas, July 1 (RHC)-- President Nicolás Maduro denounced this Monday that El Salvador...

Let’s Stop Fooling Ourselves about a So-Called Democratic International Community
From that dust, this mud —Spanish proverb Amid war headlines and the growing feeling that we are entering a global conflict, social media is once again echoing the slogan about “the end of the rules-based international order.” This phrase sums up...

Lawyers Say New Evidence Challenges Trump on El Salvador Prisons
Lawyers for Venezuelans sent to a prison in El Salvador claim new evidence “contradicts” the US government’s claims that Salvadoran officials, not the Trump administration, have legal authority over the men. Attorneys on Monday filed a copy of...

Legal Ethics Roundup: TEDLaw Launch, Beautiful Bill Impact, Trump Appeals EO Loss, Fed Judge = Public Official Defamation, Judge Salas – Rule of Law & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy...