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US-Mexico Border Apprehensions Hit 212,000+ in July

In immigration news, the number of asylum seekers apprehended at the US-Mexico border has reached a nearly unprecedented level.

The UN Refugee Agency has condemned the ongoing USA policy of expelling Central American asylum seekers to southern Mexico…

Mexican authorities must immediately act to protect news anchor Azucena Uresti and investigate death threats against her.

Indi Rivero from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “Pottery Workshop” in Lara, Venezuela. She used a Vtelca Cellphone camera.

Bolsonaro has consistently supported mining, agriculture, and oil and gas projects on Indigenous lands and made racist comments.

For children, “love is the most important thing, being attentive to them and them feeling like they have some support.”

Today’s featured artists are Naomi Cowan, Jaz Elise, Lila Ike and Sevana from Jamaica with “Rock and Groove Riddim Freestyle” (2020).

Today’s featured band is Orquesta La Terrifica from Puerto Rico with the song “Doctor que me muero” from the album “Sabor a Pueblo” (1976).

On August 2nd, the US government announced it would indefinitely maintain Title 42, which allows for the accelerated deportation of migrants.

The new appointee has been accused of prosecuting Guatemala’s political opposition and of protecting the corrupt elite.