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Immigration Changes Create Refugee Crisis Along Dominican Republic-Haiti Border

2:08pm July 30, 2015

by Peter Granitz

Refugee camps are appearing along Haiti's border with the Dominican Republic as people flee the DR to comply with new immigration laws. It's unclear how the Haitian government will manage the crisis.

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Captives separated by a fence conduct communal evening prayers at the Camp 6 prison building at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

New Gitmo Plan Would Relocate Some Detainees To U.S.

1:59am July 30, 2015

by David Welna

President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently floated a plan to empty Guantanamo's detention camps and relocate "enemy combatants." The president promised in 2009 to shut down the facility.

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Johanna Fernández, co-curator of a new exhibition about the Young Lords, points to pages of the group's newspaper on display at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

Once Outlaws, Young Lords Find A Museum Home For Radical Roots

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Inspired by the Black Panthers, the Young Lords were formed in New York City by a group of Puerto Rican youth in 1969. Their history is now on display in a new exhibition.

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Mexico's Soccer Coach Fired After Punching TV Reporter

7:56pm July 29, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks to ESPN soccer commentator Fernando Palomo about Miguel Herrera's coaching style, legacy and strange appeal.

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Commuters who were affected by the prohibition of public transportation, imposed by gang, were escorted by military and police forces that provided transportation.

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Gangs Demand That San Salvador's Buses Stop Running, But Why?

4:46pm July 29, 2015

by Kelly McEvers

The reasons behind the bus shutdown aren't clear, but the results have been tragic: nine drivers assassinated and a city in turmoil.

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After Court Ruling, 3 Immigration Detention Centers Could Close

2:01pm July 29, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Thousands of Central American families claiming asylum in the U.S. have been detained. A federal district court judge ruled that 3 facilities that hold these families aren't meeting legal standards.

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The Guardian describes Mexico's fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as

Mexico's Soccer Coach Loses Job After Allegedly Punching Reporter

8:22pm July 28, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The altercation came just two days after Mexico's national team won the Gold Cup over Jamaica.

Children play among the tents of Parc Cadeau, one of the camps set up in Haiti for migrants who've left the Dominican Republic after being stripped of their citizenship.

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Fleeing To Haiti, They Put Their Faith In 'God And Government'

12:21pm July 28, 2015

by Peter Granitz

Thousands of residents of the Dominican Republic — many of Haitian descent — have been stripped of citizenship. Facing deportation, they've moved into camps. Now they're living in limbo.

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South Florida Haitians Protest Deportations In Dominican Republic

7:24pm July 27, 2015

by Nadege Green

In South Florida, the Haitian community is protesting the possible deportation of hundreds of thousands of people of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic.

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As Brazil's Economy Goes In Reverse, Illusion Of Prosperity Fades With It

7:24pm July 27, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil's so-called economic miracle appears to have stalled, or worse, gone into reverse.

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