DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a briefing on security at the U.S. southern border with Mexico in Weslaco, Texas, U.S. June 30, 2021. We need a president who's going to secure the border," Abbott said. "You're not going to have to worry about the border anymore, governor ... you're not going to have to worry about the border in Texas or Arizona or anywhere else." Since Biden took office in 2021, U.S. border agents have made more than 5 million arrests of migrants making irregular crossings - not through a controlled border station - over the U.S.-Mexico border. But he has struggled with record levels of migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

Persons: Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Brandon Bell, Republican Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Abbott, who's, Biden, David Morgan, Jasper Ward, Scott Malone, Bill Berkrot, Chris Reese Organizations: U.S, Texas, Republican, Democratic, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Trump, Lone Star, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mexico, Weslaco , Texas, Edinburg , Texas, Biden's, United States, America, Texas, Arizona, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexican, Washington

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, two strong allies who don't always get along personally, will talk migration, fentanyl trafficking and Cuba relations on Friday. He skipped a Los Angeles summit last year where leaders tackled the issue of migration because the U.S. didn't invite Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela. Biden, meanwhile, was expected to bring up migration as the U.S. continues to manage a growing number of southern border crossings. The leaders also are expected to discuss deadly fentanyl trafficking, particularly after Biden secured an agreement with Xi to curb the illicit opioid. More than 100,000 deaths a year have been linked to drug overdoses since 2020 and about two-thirds of those are related to fentanyl.

Persons: Joe Biden, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Biden, Xi Jinping, López Obrador, Xi, Christopher Sherman Organizations: FRANCISCO, Economic Cooperation, APEC, U.S, Democratic, Press Locations: Cuba, San Francisco, Asia, Japan, South Korea, China, Mexico, Angeles, Nicaragua, Venezuela, U.S, Ukraine, Israel, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico City

The assault that forced the evacuation of the hospital and left dozens of homes ablaze was blamed on the Brooklyn gang. Previous attacks in Cite Soleil and other areas have left hundreds of civilians dead as gangs pillage communities, raping and killing people inside their homes. During the recent clashes in the sprawling seaside slum that led up to Wednesday’s attack, gangs could be seen traveling by boat to surprise and kill rival gang members, Ulysse said. Then, after everyone inside the hospital grew quiet, she heard gangs outside arguing whether or not to burn the facility. Those interviewed praised the police and Ulysse, who pleaded for help via social media as the facility came under attack.

Persons: ” Jose Ulysse, Gabriel Jean, Pierre, Ti Gabriel, Ulysse, Iskar, “, Edline Pierre, ”, Marie, Marthe Pierre, Yolande Saint, Philippe, “ Lucky, God, ___ Coto Organizations: PORT, Fontaine Hospital Center, Cite Soleil, Police, Employees, Soleil, Wednesday, Bullets, National Police Locations: Haiti, Haitian, Cite, Port, Pierre, San Juan , Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases. U.S. officials highlighted the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela on Oct. 18, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border. Arrests for illegal crossings totaled 188,778 for all nationalities in October, down from 218,763 in September, which was the second-highest month on record. Arrests had more than doubled over the previous three months as migrants and smugglers adjusted to new asylum regulations introduced in May. Including those legal pathways, migrants crossed the border 240,988 times in October, down 11% from 269,735 in September.

Persons: ”, Troy Miller, Joe Biden's, Biden Organizations: WASHINGTON, Protection, Democrat, CBP Locations: Mexico, Venezuela, Customs, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas arrives to testify before the Senate Appropriations committee as lawmakers in the U.S. Congress struggle to reach a deal to head off a looming partial government shutdown less than two weeks away on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. House will vote on Monday whether to advance or block a Republican charge to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allegedly failing in his duty to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. In response to the initial impeachment motion, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said lawmakers should stop "their reckless impeachment charades and attacks on law enforcement" and instead "deliver desperately needed reforms for our broken immigration system." House Republicans have also launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden himself. The probe is focused on the president's son, Hunter Biden, and the White House has denied any wrongdoing.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Julia Nikhinson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, Biden's, Donald Trump, Mayorkas, Biden, Trump, Hunter Biden, Moira Warburton, Ted Hesson, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Homeland, U.S, Congress, REUTERS, Democratic, Republican, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Biden, Trump, Republicans, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Mexico, U.S, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

Eight Republicans joined with 201 Democrats to vote in favor of referring the articles back to the House Homeland Security Committee, which is carrying out its own investigation into Mayorkas' alleged dereliction of duty. Mia Ehrenberg, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, accused Republicans of "wasting time" on the impeachment. "Secretary Mayorkas continues to be laser-focused on the safety and security of our nation," Ehrenberg said in a statement. The impeachment allegations stem from a Republican assertion that the Biden administration could better manage border security, rather than any criminal offense. House Republicans have also launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Julia Nikhinson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, Mayorkas, Greene, Mia Ehrenberg, Ehrenberg, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Hunter Biden, Moira Warburton, Ted Hesson, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Homeland, U.S, Congress, REUTERS, U.S . House, Republican, Democratic, Eight Republicans, House Homeland Security Committee, Department of Homeland Security, Republicans, Biden, Trump, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Mexico, Ukraine, U.S, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

Since the end of October, citizens of 57 largely African countries and India have had to pay the fee, according to El Salvador’s aviation authority. Also, the U.S. has been pressuring Central American countries to curb migration flows to its border with Mexico. El Salvador’s aviation authority said most passengers who have to pay the fee are headed to Nicaragua on the commercial airline Avianca. Political Cartoons View All 1244 ImagesA flight itinerary of one Senegalese migrant seen by The Associated Press showed the migrant passing through Morocco, Spain and El Salvador before landing in Managua. “Part of me wonders ... we will not critique the Bukele administration as much because it’s supposedly reducing the levels of migrants?”___Associated Press writer Marcos Alemán in San Salvador, El Salvador, contributed to this report.

Persons: — El, El Salvador’s, Nayib Bukele, Donald Trump's, Bukele, Joe Biden, ”, Biden, Pamela Ruiz, ” —, Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A, Nichols, “, Ruiz, Marcos Alemán Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Aviation, Central, Associated Press, El Salvador, El, U.S . State Department, Central America, International Crisis, State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Crisis Locations: MEXICO, India, U.S, Mexico . U.S, Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba, Africa, Morocco, Spain, El Salvador, Managua, United States, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, San Salvador , El Salvador

Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick who has often bucked party leadership in the past two years, said on Thursday that he will not seek re-election, hurting Democrats' chance of defending their thin Senate majority in the 2024 election. The move by the 76-year-old lawmaker will make it very difficult for Democrats to defend his West Virginia seat. "We like our odds in West Virginia," Senator Steve Daines, the head of Republican senators' campaign arm, said in a statement. David Bergstein, a spokesperson for the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, said the party was confident in its chances of strengthening its majority. Manchin has insisted that his only motivation is the coal-producing state of West Virginia and an eye on fiscal responsibility.

Persons: Joe Manchin, Manchin, Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Steve Daines, Biden, Trump, David Bergstein, Matt Bennett, he's, Bennett, Julia Nikhinson, Jim Justice, Justice, Biden's, Kyrsten Sinema, Roe, Wade, Mitt Romney, Moira Warburton, Jasper Ward, Makini Brice, Richard Cowan, Jason Lange, David Morgan, Scott Malone, Alistair Bell, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Democratic U.S, United States Senate, Republican, Democrat, Democratic Party, White, Reuters, Biden, Democrats, Trump, Senate Democrats, U.S, Congress, REUTERS, SEAT West Virginia's Republican, Democratic, Charleston Gazette, Thomson Locations: West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Democratic, Washington , U.S, Washington, America, Jasper

☆ The Country That Is Helping Tens of Thousands of Migrants Head to the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Juan Montes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Daniel Ortega has opened Nicaragua to flights carrying tens of thousands of migrants from Haiti, Cuba and Africa in recent months, swelling the ranks of people using the Central American country as a landing point on their journey north to the U.S.Ortega’s authoritarian government has allowed several little-known charter airlines and travel agencies to operate flights from Haiti and other Caribbean airports to Nicaragua, according to Haitian and Nicaraguan civil aviation data.

Persons: Daniel Ortega Organizations: Central, Nicaraguan Locations: Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba, Africa, Central American

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it has subpoenaed President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden, to appear for depositions, in an escalation of its impeachment inquiry into the Democrat. In addition to the subpoenas to Hunter Biden and James Biden, the committee has issued a subpoena to Rob Walker, a former business partner of Hunter Biden. The committee has also asked four other members of Biden's family to appear, as well as another former business partner, Tony Bobulinski. Hunter Biden, 53, has publicly discussed his past substance abuse and never held a position in the White House or on his father's campaign.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, James Biden, Biden, Barack Obama's, Abbe Lowell, Hunter, Lowell, Devon Archer, Karine Jean, Pierre, Donald Trump, Rob Walker, Tony Bobulinski, Trump, Mike Johnson, Makini Brice, Steve Holland, Scott Malone, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Democrat, House Republicans, White, Wednesday, Biden, Senate, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Washington

The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border. The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasadena, California — two appointed by President Bill Clinton and one by President Donald Trump — to overturn a July ruling that sought to block the new asylum restrictions. Courts blocked similar measures under Trump but the Biden administration says its approach differs because it is coupled with new legal pathways to enter the country and creates exceptions. Blas Nuñez-Neto, assistant Homeland Security secretary for border and immigration policy, said in filing in a separate case last week that the asylum restrictions were critical. Figures show approval rates on initial asylum screenings fell sharply after the new restrictions were put to use.

Persons: Biden, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump —, Joe Biden's, Brian Boynton, Boynton, Spencer Amdur, ” Amdur, “ That's, haven't, Blas Nuñez, Neto Organizations: Trump, American Civil Liberties Union, Center, Gender & Refugee Studies, National Immigrant Justice Center, Justice Department Locations: Pasadena , California, Mexico, Ukraine, Israel, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Trump

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A trade program that grants exports from qualifying African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market should be extended by 16 years, said Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a leading voice on U.S.-Africa policy. African countries want a 10-year renewal of the pact ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. President Joe Biden's administration is also seeking the program's reauthorization but has called for certain reforms. "My AGOA Renewal Act would extend this program, incentivizing investments that will create jobs, bolster economic development, and strengthen our standing in the region," Coons said in a statement. Ben Cardin, the committee's chairman, supports the program's reauthorization, but believes there should be changes to how eligibility criteria is applied, an aide said.

Persons: Chris Coons, Joe Biden's, Coons, Ben Cardin, James Risch, Katherine Tai, Makini Brice, Paul Simao, Josie Kao Organizations: Senate Foreign Relations, Continental Free Trade, Reuters, Biden, United, . Trade, Thomson Locations: U.S, Africa, United States, Washington

☆ A Chance Encounter and a Fugitive Linked to a President’s Killing Is Caught
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( David C. Adams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A senior Haitian police official was shopping at his local supermarket on a recent weekday when someone caught his eye: the country’s most wanted man. The official, Ernst Dorfeuille, recognized Joseph Félix Badio, a former military officer who had focused on drug and corruption cases at the interior and justice ministries, immediately because he had once worked with him. Now Mr. Badio was a fugitive, the target of a warrant seeking to question him about the key role the police say he played in an infamous crime: the assassination of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, in July 2021. Mr. Dorfeuille summoned help, and within minutes, four police officers armed with assault rifles arrived and detained Mr. Badio as he was about to drive away from the supermarket outside Haiti’s capital.

Persons: Ernst Dorfeuille, Joseph Félix Badio, Badio, Jovenel Moïse, Dorfeuille Organizations: Haitian Locations: Haiti’s

☆ Disney is the No. 1 cruise line for families, travelers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

1 cruise for families: Disney Cruise LineDisney Cruise Line is the best cruise line for families, with a rating of 4.46. The cruise line has five ships: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy and Disney Wish. Disney Cruise Line is the best cruise for families, travelers say. Disney Cruise Line is typically more expensive than other family-friendly cruise lines, the report states. The 5 best cruise lines for familiesDisney Cruise Line Royal Caribbean International Carnival Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line MSC Cruises The second best family-friendly cruise line is Royal Caribbean International with a rating of 4.17.

Persons: Disney, Horacio Villalobos, James D, bauer Organizations: . News, Cruise Lines International Association, Condé, U.S . News, Disney Cruise, Disney, Corbis, Getty, Disney Cruise Line, Cruise, Cruise Line MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Morgan Locations: U.S, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Caribbean, Australia, Pacific, Haiti, Coco Cay, Bahamas, South

☆ Hundreds leave to join Mexico migrant caravan headed for US
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Jose Torres | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A caravan of at least hundreds of migrants left from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Sunday, heading for the U.S. southern border. The smaller caravan plans to join a larger one that left six days ago and is currently stopped about 25 miles (40 km) north in the town of Huixtla. [1/3]Migrants walk along the road in a caravan in an attempt to reach the U.S border, in Tapachula, Mexico November 5, 2023. A record number of people this year have crossed the Darien Gap region connecting Panama and Colombia. Reporting by Jose Torres; Writing by Sarah Kinosian; Editing by Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jose Torres, Selma Alvarez, Alvarez, Joe Biden, Sarah Kinosian, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, Jose Torres Acquire, CBP, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, Tapachula, U.S, Huixtla, Chiapas, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Mexico, Darien, Panama, Colombia

[1/2] Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip,November 2, 2023. The White House said on Wednesday there were "no plans or intentions" to put U.S. troops on the ground in Gaza. As the debate gains momentum, Gaza health authorities say more than 9,000 people have been killed in the 25-mile-long strip of land, home to 2.3 million Palestinians. Any entity that seeks to exert authority in post-war Gaza would also have to contend with the impression among Palestinians that it is beholden to Israel. Israel expects a long war but says it has no interest in re-occupying Gaza.

Persons: Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Antony Blinken, Mahmoud Abbas, Aaron David Miller, Miller, Jordan, Blinken, We're, Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington’s, Joe Biden, U.N, Antonio Guterres, Dennis Ross, Ross, Israel, Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis, Michelle Nichols, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, United Nations, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, U.S . Middle, U.S, HAITI U.S, Israeli, . Security, Washington Institute for Near East, United Arab, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Thomson Locations: Bureij, Gaza, Washington, Palestinian, Israel, U.S, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, Iraq, Afghanistan, United Nations, Lebanon, Haiti, Kenya, Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A vote to expel Republican lawmaker George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday when fewer than two-thirds of the chamber supported the resolution, preserving Republicans' narrow 221-212 majority. The former treasurer for Santos' campaign pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to a conspiracy charge for inflating fundraising numbers. Republican lawmakers from Santos' state of New York said last month they would introduce a resolution to expel Santos, but the move was delayed by weeks when the House was leaderless following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. [1/4]U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) reacts after his Congressional colleagues voted not to expel him from the House, after he was indicted on 23 federal corruption charges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2023. The House Ethics Committee has also said it is looking into allegations involving Santos.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, New York, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Johnson, McCarthy, Julia Nikhinson, Anthony D'Esposito, Rashida Tlaib, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tlaib, Greene, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, U.S, U.S . Rep, Capitol, REUTERS, White, Democratic, U.S . Capitol, Thomson Locations: York, New York City, Santos, New, Washington , U.S, COVID, Nazi Germany

☆ Day of the Dead is full of longstanding traditions meant to honor ancestors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Leah Asmelash | Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Día de los Muertos is a tribute to the afterlife, a day meant to honor those who have died and keep their memory alive. Unlike Halloween, which historically was a day to ward off evil spirits, Day of the Dead is more about paying respects to loved ones who have died. Just like in Mexico, Filipinos visit their loved ones’ graves and also create altars to those who have passed. Many people honor Day of the Dead by visiting the graves of dead relatives and loved ones. People come together to share stories of their loved ones — helping keep their memory alive.

Persons: CNN —, you’ve, papel, Coco ”, Día, Baron Samdi, Hector Retamal, José Guadalupe Posada, Pedro Pardo Organizations: CNN, Cite Soleil, Getty, Aztecs Locations: los, Mexico, calaveras, Día de los, America, Philippines, Haiti, Port, Prince, AFP, Americas, Spanish, de los, de los Muertos, Mexico City, Mexican

☆ Hundreds more join Mexico migrant caravan headed for US, organizer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds more people have joined a caravan of thousands of migrants in Mexico bound for the United States, one of the organizers said on Tuesday, as the group traveled through the southern state of Chiapas. On Wednesday, the caravan will aim to reach the town of Huixtla, about 13 miles to the north, Mujica said. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection next year, is under pressure to bring down the number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico. Most of the latest caravan are from Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela, according to Mujica. The storm is also threatens to lash southern Mexico with rain, potentially affecting the region where the caravan is traveling.

Persons: Irineo Mujica, Mujica, Joe Biden, Pilar, Dave Graham, Michael Perry Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Tuesday, Diego Ore, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, United States, Chiapas, Huehuetan, Tapachula, Guatemalan, Huixtla, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Darien, Panama, Colombia

☆ The Strange Omission of Slavery from a Charleston Ghost Tour - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Colin Dickey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

(The church discourages these stories; a plaque on the grounds reads: “The only ghost at St. Philip’s is the Holy Ghost.”)Leaving race out of any history is a striking blind spot — even in a ghost tour. Born into slavery, Vesey had purchased his freedom in 1799 after winning a lottery, and became a prosperous carpenter. Some websites will tell you to look for Vesey’s ghost at the Old Charleston Jail, a structure that’s stood since 1802. Long after my own tour, I tracked down two longtime ghost tour guides, Joy Watson and Randy Johnson, who regularly take visitors up to the old jail. They told me that they had never heard of any Vesey ghost sightings there.

Persons: Stede Bonnet, Harriet Mackie, Sue Howard, Philip’s, Denmark Vesey, Vesey, Emanuel ”, Long, Joy Watson, Randy Johnson Organizations: Old, Philip’s, African Methodist Episcopal Church Locations: Holy, St, Charleston, Denmark, Haiti

☆ Large Migrant Caravan Sets off for US From Southern Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Diego OréMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A large migrant caravan comprising many Central Americans and Venezuelans left southern Mexico on Monday for the United States, organizers and officials said, as Washington grapples with renewed pressure on its southern border. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection next year, is under pressure to curb the number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico. Most of the latest caravan are from Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela, according to Mujica. Mujica said the migrants opted to leave Tapachula due to frustration about not being able to obtain humanitarian visas. Tropical storm Pilar formed off Central America in the Pacific on Monday, and threatens to dump heavy rain on the region and parts of southern Mexico.

Persons: Diego, Irineo Mujica, Joe Biden, Mujica, it's, Oscar Gutierrez, Pilar, Diego Ore, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Central, Migration Institute, Central America Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, United States, Washington, Chiapas, Tapachula, Guatemalan, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Huehuetan, Acapulco, Darien, Panama, Colombia, Venezuelan

☆ Haiti Halts Outbound Flights to Nicaragua -Media Report
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

The Miami Herald cited a bulletin sent to the aviation community that was then shared with the newspaper as the source of the information. The Haitian government has made no public announcement about the flights and Reuters was not able to independently confirm the suspension. The Port-au-Prince to Managua flights began in August and have mostly been operated by charter carriers. In recent weeks, as many as 15 flights per day have ferried thousands of Haitians to Nicaragua. The Miami Herald said an independent tally found more than 31,400 Haitians had taken the flights from August to October.

Persons: Harold Isaac, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: PORT, Reuters, Miami Herald, U.S, The Miami Herald Locations: Nicaragua, Prince, Managua, The

☆ Why Illegal Border Crossings Are at Sustained Highs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Why Illegal Border Crossings Are at Sustained HighsFor the second year in a row, the number of illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border surpassed two million, according to government data released this month. The 2022 fiscal year set a record of 2.2 million illegal border crossings. Shifting U.S. policies, global migration patterns and changing migrant demographics all factor into the high levels of illegal border crossings of the past few years. Since then, the number of illegal border crossings has increased every month, and border patrol agents made nearly 220,000 apprehensions in September alone. They accounted for the third-most illegal border crossings in the past year, after Mexicans and Guatemalans.

Persons: Biden, New York —, Donald J, Trump, “, ”, Denise Gilman, Ms, Gilman Organizations: . Customs, Republicans, Government, University of Texas, Austin’s Immigration Clinic, Northern, Northern Triangle Locations: U.S, Mexico, Chicago, New York, Central America, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, apprehensions, Guatemalans, Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua

☆ Colombian ex-soldier sentenced for role in Haitian president's assassination
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A person holds a photo of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was shot dead earlier this month, during his funeral at his family home in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 27 (Reuters) - Former Colombian army colonel German Rivera was on Friday sentenced to life in prison by a U.S. court for his role in the plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, whose 2021 assassination left a power vacuum that destabilized the country. Several businessmen have also been accused of helping fund and supply the mission with weapons. Rivera also relayed information to co-conspirators that the original plan to kidnap the president had become a plan to murder him, according to his plea. Reporting by Sarah Morland and Kylie MadryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Ricardo Arduengo, Rivera, Moise, Joseph Felix Badio, Mike, Sarah Morland, Kylie Madry Organizations: REUTERS, Former, Thomson Locations: Cap, Haitien, Haiti, Former Colombian, United States

MEXICO CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Mexican distiller Becle (CUERVO.MX), the world's largest tequila producer, lost $1.54 billion in market capitalization from a share selloff on Thursday after a stronger peso battered profits. Mexican firms' foreign income was devalued by gains in the peso, which strengthened 14% to the dollar over the year ending Sept. 30. Becle said it would continue shifting into the premium-priced liquor market and planned capital spending in the lower range of $200 million to $225 million this year. When stripping out the effects of foreign exchange, annual sales should still grow by a high-single digit percentage, Becle said. ($1 = 18.1430 Mexican pesos)Reporting by Sarah Morland; Editing by Kylie Madry and Rod NickelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Becle, Jose Cuervo, Gordon Dron, Morgan, Sarah Morland, Kylie Madry, Rod Nickel Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Itau, J.P, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, U.S, Europe, America

Search resuls for: "HAITI"

25 mentions found