migración Archives

Undocumented migrants gather outside home improvement stores in the United States in the hope of getting casual work, but raids have cast a pall of fear over their parking lots

World

‘Terrifying’: Migrants fret over LA raids, but still look for work

When immigration officers leapt out of unmarked vans and ran towards undocumented men waiting by a Home Depot in Los Angeles, the day laborers...

AFP1 day ago

Reina Cardenas (L) and Jhoanna Sanguino hold pictures of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador

World

Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters of Venezuelans deported by the United States to El Salvador, including one of their relatives, appealed to President Nayib Bukele’s government Tuesday to...

AFP3 days ago

Two migrants are forcefully detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the hallways of immigration court in New York City after appearing for an appointment with immigration authorities

World

US steps up immigration crackdown with LA raids, NY courthouse arrests

Masked and armed federal agents carried out sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles Friday, while others pounced on migrants at a New York courthouse...

AFP6 days ago

Merwil Gutierrez does not know why he was taken to El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) in a wave of deportations that has stirred legal debate

World

‘Dream turned nightmare’ for Venezuelan migrant deported from US by Trump

Merwil Gutierrez, 19, was among 200 Venezuelans controversially deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador in March without due process or any criminal...

AFPMay 7, 2025

Dominican President Luis Abinader has taken a tough line on migration from crisis-ravaged Haiti

World

Dominican Republican reports sharp rise in Haitian migrant deportations

The Dominican Republican has deported more than 119,000 Haitians so far in 2025, an increase of 71 percent over the same period last year,...

AFPMay 5, 2025

Haitian women are being rounded up at Dominican hospitals

World

‘Cruel measure’: Dominican crackdown on Haitian hospitals

Still in pain from giving birth, a Haitian mother carrying her newborn was helped onto a migration services bus in the Dominican Republic, joining...

AFPApril 29, 2025

Donald Trump's tariffs on imports of non-US products -- some of them suspended and altered numerous times -- threaten economic disruption for Latin American and Caribbean economies

World

Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday lambasted “arbitrary” US import tariffs at a summit of Latin American leaders that urged a...

AFPApril 9, 2025

Business

Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs

Latin American leaders on Wednesday urged a united front to tackle US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught and the economic uncertainty it has brought....

AFPApril 9, 2025