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Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent had apprehended her, along with three other migrants. The swift deportation Monday was...
Trump's tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening a 25% tariff, President Donald Trump is readying the same move against Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday. But this time, the stakes are higher and many economists surveying the possible damage...
What are tariffs and how do they work?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here's what they are and what you need to know about them: Tariffs are a tax on imports Tariffs are typically charged as a percentage of the price a buyer pays a foreign seller. In the United States, tariffs are...
Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Long stretches of silence on a Border Patrol scanner are punctuated with updates on tracking a single migrant for hours. The radio traffic sounds like a throwback to earlier times, before the United States became the largest destination for asylum-seekers in 2017. ...
Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
What's in a name change, after all? The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers whether it’s called the Gulf of Mexico, as it has been for four centuries, or the Gulf of America, as President Donald Trump...
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration...
Mexican border states prepare migrant shelters as Trump begins deportation campaign
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexico raised sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to carry out mass deportations. In an empty lot tight against the border with El Paso, Texas, cranes lifted metal frames for tent...
Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario's premier says Trump 'declared war'
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the...
Mexico's president amused by Trump's order to rename the Gulf of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has an answer for U.S. President Donald Trump about his idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America:” he can call it whatever he wants on the American part of it. Sheinbaum on Tuesday had been working...
Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's executive order moving toward designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would only impact Mexico if there's close coordination between the two governments. She said...
