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Manosphere influencers who once backed Trump now distance themselves amid backlash over immigration policies
The online personalities who once helped rally young male voters behind Donald Trump are now beginning to back away from the president they once championed. Nine months into his administration’s new term, prominent figures in the manosphere — a...

Immigrating to U.S. 'the right way'? Utah attorneys say it doesn't exist
SALT LAKE CITY — As the immigration debate has intensified, critics of immigrants in the country illegally have adopted a mantra — those wanting to come to the United States are welcome, if they do it the right way, adhering to U.S. law. It irks...
A chilling new tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, then silence
The police arrived at José Alejandro Hurtado’s house in Nicaragua’s capital one night in January, telling him he had to come to their station house because someone had rented a car using his ID, and the vehicle had been stolen. That’s the last...

Latin America has highest rate of murdered environmental activists, report finds
82% of all documented cases of environmental or land defenders being killed or disappeared in 2024 were in Latin America, according to a new study. Non-profit Global Witness compiled a list of 146 killings or disappearances last year involving...

Neno Clips: La Barbería Donde la Herencia Hispana se Peina con Orgullo. Un Rincón de Identidad y cultura en el corazón de Norwalk.
NORWALK, Conn. — En el 56 de North Main Street, los ritmos caribeños se mezclan con el zumbido de las máquinas de afeitar en la barbería *Neno Clips Cut and Shave*, un negocio que se ha convertido en refugio de identidad cultural y símbolo de...

Pope Leo XIV receives detailed report on attacks against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 4, 2025 / 09:00 am Pope Leo XIV this week received the report “Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church” by researcher Martha Patricia Molina, which details the prohibition of more than 16,500 processions and acts of piety as well as...

Strong demand, strategic growth highlighted at Sunwing Vacations Group Amplify event
It’s all about momentum and that’s what the Sunwing Vacations Group is seeing these days and was a highlight of its third annual Amplify leadership event – sponsored by NexusTours – which brought together 160 EPIC leaders from across its vacation...

Getty celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 11
The Getty Center will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with interactive activities and performances on Oct. 11. (photo courtesy of Getty) In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Getty will host its fourth annual family festival celebrating Southern...

Nicaragua’s Most Expensive Estate Hits the Market
The Estate at Playa Majagual, Nicaragua’s most expensive listing at $31.5M, offers private beaches, rainforest, and unmatched luxury living. The Estate at Playa Majagual has just set a new benchmark in Nicaraguan real estate. Listed at $31.5...

Trump Calls Colombian President 'Illegal Drug Dealer,' Cuts Off All Payments to the Country
President Donald Trump opened a second front in his war against South American drug lords, calling the president of Colombia an “illegal drug leader” and cutting off all aid to the South American nation. Trump’s action came after Colombian...

Ortega’s border business: $6,000 to be able to return to Nicaragua
José David hadn’t left Nicaragua for more than two years. In April, he decided to take advantage of Easter vacations to travel to Miami to visit his aunts and uncles and cousins. Delighted to be reunited as a family, they went to a theme park in...

Latin culture photojournalist Patrick Raycraft on a life of telling visual stories
Photojournalist Patrick Raycraft gave a talk at the UConn Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC) on Oct. 1. The talk was on the experiences of the Latin American and Spanish-speaking world through photographs as a career for...

Nicaragua: “I Carry on My Back the Weight of My Freedom”
Ana Margarita Vijil. Screenshot / Confidencial By Ana Margarita Vijil HAVANA TIMES – I feel the weight of my own liberty on my back. While I walk around freely, hundreds of people in Nicaragua remain behind bars: silences, disappeared, tortured,...

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.03.2025).- The plight of Nicaragua’s embattled Catholic Church has reached the desk of Pope Leo XIV, thanks to the determined advocacy of Muriel Sáenz, a Nicaraguan migrant rights defender now based in the United...

Nicaraguan activist faces decisive asylum hearing in San Antonio
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Nicaraguan activist Yadira Córdoba, a prominent member of the Mothers of April association, will face a final asylum hearing in San...

ICE issues detainer for Nicaraguan man charged in Virginia Beach nightclub shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH — A Nicaragua citizen charged last weekend with killing a 20-year-old man outside a Virginia Beach nightclub has had a detainer placed on him by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a jail spokeswoman. Cesar...

Nicaragua: a Latin American hotspot for Russian propaganda
A viral network: reach and impact The content disseminated by RT and Sputnik in Nicaragua focuses on confronting the US, NATO and the Western press. It glorifies Russia as a global power and pushes the narrative that Ukraine is a “puppet state.”...

UN Experts Say Continuing Repression Of Population Through Enforced Disappearances Must Stop: Nicaragua
OHCHR GENEVA – UN experts* today urged Nicaraguan authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of more than 120 people who have been forcibly disappeared in the country, including those detained in connection with the 2018 human rights crisis....

Theo Von Explains His Position On Immigration As He Rails Against The Trump Admin. For Using Him In One Of Their DHS Videos
John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images Audio By Carbonatix Comedian and podcaster Theo Von has clarified his position on immigration after calling out the Department of Homeland Security for using a clip of him in one of their social media videos....

Google Translate used with Chinese asylum-seeker at S.F. immigration court
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. A young Chinese man was arrested at San Francisco’s immigration court on Thursday. He appeared for his hearing at 630 Sansome St. at 10:30 a.m....