Hispanic Community April 2019

Migrants Stage Mass Escape From Center

Cuban migrants staged the largest mass escape in recent memory from an immigration detention center in Mexico. There were at least 1,300 migrants involved who all fled on foot.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Migrants Turn To ‘The Beast’ After Raids

“The Beast,” a freight train notorious for people dying or losing limbs when they fell from it, carried a few hundred migrants out of Ixtepec, Mexico, earlier this week.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Migrants Fearful Following Caravan Raid

The recent raid by Mexican authorities on a migrant caravan has left migrants fearful. Hundreds were arrested during the raid.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Mexican Authorities Raid Caravan

Authorities in Mexico and immigration agents detain hundreds in Mexico’s south during a surprise raid of a caravan of Central American migrants on route to the United States.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Women Sell Hair In Venezuela

To get by during a sharp economic decline, women in Venezuela are selling their hair to be used in extensions and wigs to help them and their families survive.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Record Population Drop In Puerto Rico

New data has shown that Puerto Rico’s population has dropped by 129,848 between July 2017 and July 2018, which is the greatest drop in the island’s recorded history.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Ex-Peruvian President Shot Himself, Dies

Ex-Peruvian President Alan García shot himself and died after undergoing emergency surgery. Recently, García was targeted in Latin America’s biggest corruption scandal.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Ignoring Education Reform In Mexico?

Education reforms in Mexico have been set aside by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He has instructed that the treasury ministry will control teachers’ payroll.

Hispanic Community April 2019

US, Lawsuits And Cuba

There are plans for the Trump administration to announce that the United States is allowing lawsuits over properties that were seized from Americans in Cuba.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Mexico Deports 204 Migrants

Immigration officials in Mexico have deported by plane more than 200 migrants (mostly families traveling with underage children) from Veracruz to San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Update: Julian Assange And Ecuador

Legal representation for Julian Assange alleged that Ecuador’s government has been spreading lies regarding Assange’s behavior inside the country’s embassy in London.

Hispanic Community April 2019

Family Seeks Answers In Immigrant's Death

Melissa Castro is seeking answers after her husband, who suffered a brain hemorrhage while in detention, died in a California hospital. Castro’s husband was 27-years-old.