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What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?
SAN DIEGO (AP) — During his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately. Others face legal challenges. Some may...

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Less than a week into his presidency, the Trump administration touted deportation efforts and published new rules Friday making it easier to remove people — part of a flurry of actions to make good on campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration. Amid officials’...

In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fears
WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland farming town to celebrate their biggest festival yet in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas. ...
Manuel Merizalde at age 45 among 3 tied for the lead in Latin America Amateur
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Manuel Merizalde of Colombia already had five birdies in eight holes Thursday and rode that to a 6-under 66, giving him a three-way share of the lead after the opening round of the Latin America Amateur Championship. Patrick Sparks of Peru and Gabriel...

5 killed in Mexican town caught between battling criminal groups
HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Schools and some businesses were closed and few people walked the streets of this town south of Mexico’s capital Tuesday, hours after five people were gunned down on the same street where another attack left eight dead just eight months earlier. Huitzilac...

Venezuelan opposition leader González lands in Guatemala days after Maduro sworn in for 3rd term
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González landed in Guatemala Tuesday, four days after the inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to a third term. Guatemala Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Ramiro Martínez told The Associated Press that...

A small caravan of migrants sets out from southern Mexico but is unlikely to reach the US
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A new caravan of migrants began walking from southern Mexico on Thursday toward the U.S. border, starting out from the city of Tapachula near the border with Guatemala. The majority of the migrants are from Venezuela, but they also include people from...
Mexican authorities find 11 clandestine graves with 15 bodies near border with Guatemala
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Eleven clandestine graves with the bodies of 15 men were located in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, where a dispute between the Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación drug cartels is taking place, local authorities said Sunday. Chiapas Gov. Eduardo...
Guatemala authorities raid ultra-orthodox Jewish sect's compound after report of abuse
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities searched the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect Friday, taking at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody after reports of abuse. Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez said the National Civil Police and...
Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico arrested more than 100 local police officers Monday for various abuses and offenses, adding to the long list of police corruption scandals in the country. In the largest of the two incidents, 92 municipal police...
