Who was Pedro Alexander Díaz Franco? Teen streamer’s body found in trash bags after alleged kidnapping in Honduras

Previously Deported Illegal Receives Lengthy Sentence After Filming Sexual Abuse Of Child

He came into the country illegally and was kicked back to Mexico before he snuck back in to prey upon a young child. On at least four occasions between February and March 2025, Samuel Flores de Dios, 36, sexually abused his victim, who was under the age of 13, in a rented bedroom where he ...

Ex U.S. ambassador says Mexico’s former president feared Sinaloa boss would expose corrupt officials

MEXICO CITY — A new memoir by an ex-U.S. ambassador in Mexico — who wrote that former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador feared that a drug kingpin arrested by the FBI would “spill the beans” on corrupt Mexican officials — has ignited a media firestorm in Mexico. In his book, Ken Salazar, the former U.S. envoy to []

Forty years of hurt: a veteran of Mexico 86 - who covered it for the Mail - tells what it was REALLY like

Forty years of hurt: a veteran of Mexico 86 - who covered it for the Mail - tells what it was REALLY like

The FBI investigated writer Carlos Monsiváis over links to the Black Panthers and the Chicano movement

Documents obtained by EL PAÍS reveal that the Mexican author was under FBI scrutiny at least from 1969 to 1974

Mexican national killed in Houston ICE operation was not 'target,' lawmaker says 

The Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston earlier this week was not the person the agency was targeting in their probe, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said Thursday. Garcia, who represents the Houston area, told MS NOW that acting ICE Director David Venturella confirmed to her...

Preparing for the unthinkable

This story was produced by El Tímpano, a civic media organization serving and covering the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrant communities. The original version of the story can be found here. In 2024, Guadalupe Maribel Aguilar Martín became a U.S. citizen, nearly two decades after fleeing an abusive ex-boyfriend in her native Guatemala. The []

Illegal immigrant gets eight year prison sentence for $89 million payroll tax fraud scheme

The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that Mario Flores, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was sentenced to eight years in prison for fraudulently cashing 89 million in a payroll scheme between 2015 and 2022, which involved employing other illegal immigrants working in the United States. Flores also filed false tax documents with the Internal []

Houston neighbors started seeing more ICE agents around. Then came a fatal shooting.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a 52-year-old Mexican national who worked in construction for more than three decades. The father of three was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they attempted to pull him over.

Trapped Venezuelans Being Rescued From Rubble

Eyewitness footage shows a Venezuelan family trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building being pulled out by rescuers.

What to know after ICE officer kills a man in Houston

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who lived in the U.S. for decades, as the homebuilder drove his construction crew to a Houston job site. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

ICE Agent Kills Mexican Migrant in Houston During Detention Operation

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a Mexican citizen, identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during a targeted enforcement operation in Houston on Tuesday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security and local officials. The incident occurred around 6:50 a.m. local time when agents attempted to stop Salgado’s vehicle. The DHS []

Illegal immigrant in US sentenced to 8 years for helping businesses hire undocumented workers

Mario Flores, a national from Honduras, has been sentenced to eight years in prison due to his involvement in a large-scale payroll tax fraud operation. He facilitated businesses in dodging taxes and employing undocumented workers via an illicit cash system, orchestrating millions in fraudulent transactions. Notably, his girlfriend received a more severe sentence, underscoring the significant ties between illegal immigration and underground markets that cost the US government substantial amounts.

Cuba May Be in Shambles, but Miami’s New Museum Keeps the Bay of Pigs Alive

Eduardo Zayas-Bazán was a 24-year-old lawyer when he left Cuba for the United States and joined about 1,400 other Cuban exiles, who were known as Brigade 2506, to participate in the Bay of Pigs invasion, the botched 1961 mission to overthrow Fidel Castro’s communist regime. Always a gifted swimmer, he was a frogman, and when []

Illegal immigrant from Honduras gets 8 years in prison for $38M payroll tax fraud scheme

WASHINGTON — An illegal immigrant from Honduras was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for bilking the US government out of nearly 40 million in a payroll tax fraud scheme that helped other aliens find work in America. Mario Flores conspired with his girlfriend and others to set up shell companies in Orlando, Fla., []...Click to read more

In Mexico, journalist Roxana Guzman, who was abducted in June, has been found dead

An investigation led to the arrest of eight suspects, including four municipal police officers. Mexico remains one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, with more than 150 professionals murdered since 1994, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias ‘El 03’

Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias ‘El 03’ Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias El 03, has been named as the next leader of Mexico's Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG). The post Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias ‘El 03’ appeared first on InSight Crime.

Incident Involving ICE Agent Reported In Houston

A Mexican national suspected of being in the United States illegally was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston on Tuesday morning after authorities said he tried to use his vehicle as a weapon. The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. Central Time during what ICE described as a targeted enforcement []

In Guatemala, Arevalo’s Win for the Rule of Law Comes at a High Price

Gabriel Garcia Luna inherits a captured prosecutor’s office as Guatemala tries to revive its anti-corruption agenda before the 2027 election. The post In Guatemala, Arevalo’s Win for the Rule of Law Comes at a High Price appeared first on World Politics Review.

How Sergio Pitol, one of Mexico’s most influential writers, gave Xalapa its literary fame

Sergio Pitol was not only a titan of modern Mexican literature, he was a proud native of Veracruz, spending the last 25 years of his life in Xalapa, writes Alan Chazaro. The post How Sergio Pitol, one of Mexico’s most influential writers, gave Xalapa its literary fame appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Twice-Deported Mexican National Charged With Illegal Reentry in Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Mexican national who was previously deported from the United States twice has been charged with illegally reentering the country, federal prosecutors announced. Ignatio Mateos-Herrera, 33, was charged by federal indictment with illegal reentry by a previously deported noncitizen. If convicted, he faces up to two years in federal prison, followed by []

ICE Asks Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Sanctuary Politicians to Not Release Illegal Alien Arrested After Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a 9-Year-Old Girl – Press Release

Janio Gionel Velasquez-Muro, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, pursued a 9-year-old who was riding her bike in Pingree Grove, forcing her into a nearby vehicle where he sexually assaulted her. The suspect initially fled the scene but was arrested afterward through forensic evidence. Velasquez-Muro now faces charges of aggravated kidnapping of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation of a child.

Videos show moments before fatal ICE shooting in Houston

New surveillance footage obtained by CNN shows the moments before 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston while on his way to work on July 7th. According to a source with preliminary details about the incident, Salgado Araujo was not the target of their immigration operation.

Family, lawmakers call for mariachi detained by ICE to be released

After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Hebert Kaleth Ibarra Castro, 20, on June 25, local lawmakers are trying to get him released and back home.

Houston ICE shooting update: Agents were looking for another man when Lorenzo Salgado was killed, DHS says

ICE agents who fatally shot Houston business owner Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had been searching for two Guatemalan nationals and not the Mexican immigrant

Joy as man pulled from rubble three days after Venezuela quake

Spanish and international rescue teams pulled a survivor from the rubble four days after deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela. Search operations continue as crews race to find more survivors, with the death toll rising to more than 1,400.

Over 100 Venezuelans deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors. A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Caracas hours before Wednesday’s earthquakes. On board were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights. Lisbeth Portillo,...

Mexico says it will pursue legal action against US after deadly ICE shooting in Houston

Unfortunately, there has been another death of a Mexican national in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent.

[Media] JUST IN - Mexico's government ​to file criminal complaints in U.S.

JUST IN - Mexico's government ​to file criminal complaints in U.S. over Mexican ​citizens who ​died in immigration custody or while ​being targeted for detention.Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/5pxpptr5ch/@disclosetvDisclose.tvMexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths in immigration custodyBreaking news from around the world.

Cartel-Linked MS-13 Gang Member Deported After Texas Prison Sentence

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) personnel deported Isaias Jose Rodriguez-Manzanares to Honduras on June 20. Authorities identified Rodriguez-Manzanares as an undocumented immigrant, a self-admitted MS-13 gang member, and an associate of the Cartel del Noreste drug cartel. Rodriguez-Manzanares first came to the attention of immigration officials [] Cartel-Linked MS-13 Gang Member Deported After Texas Prison Sentence

Costa Rican Fugitive Linked to 22 Homicides Captured in Colombia

A Costa Rican man wanted through Interpol and linked by authorities to drug trafficking and at least 22 homicides in Costa Rica has been captured in Colombia, where he now faces extradition proceedings. Óscar David Román Ovares, known by the alias “Kokin,” was detained in Sabaneta, Antioquia, south of Medellín, during a joint operation involving [] The post Costa Rican Fugitive Linked to 22 Homicides Captured in Colombia appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

Alabama man fights back after houseguest allegedly slit his throat and stabbed him 20 times

An Alabama man who allowed a new acquaintance to stay at his apartment for a few days was cooking steaks and watching TV with the houseguest on June 12 when the visitor suddenly slit his throat and stabbed him repeatedly in the back. Nicolas Trombetta, 25, is charged with attempted murder and is being held...

Two of Europe’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after decades on the run

TWO of France and Canada’s most wanted fugitives have been arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after years on the run. The pair, identified as All Boivin and Dominique Delattre, were