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FBI-DOD Program Enlists, Equips International Partners to Help Crush Cartel Violence
Members of the Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala police forces attend an FBI-led tactical combat casualty care training session in Barbados in May 2024. The instruction was part of a larger U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise. (U.S....

Honduras’ Castro Honors Victims and Popular Resistance 16 Years After Military Coup
Honduras president Xiomara Castro delivers her speech in the a commemorative event for the 16th anniversary of the 2009 military coup that overthrew then President Manuel Zelaya. Photo: X/ @gobprensaHN June 28, 2025 Hour: 4:32 pm Honduran...

Local Hondurans fear the end of temporary protected status
Jesus Romero is playing with his daughter Jayleen on their porch in Chelsea. As she debates whether to keep playing with her doll or go kick a soccer ball in the yard, Romero is trying his best to be present in the moment. Jayleen has Down...

Mexico vs Honduras Prediction and Betting Tips | July 2nd 2025
Mexico will take on Honduras at Levi's Stadium in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday. We are in the semi-finals of the competition, with both teams slated for the second game of the evening. Mexico vs Honduras Preview Mexico saw off the challenge...

A Grip on Sports: The rebuilt Pac-12 has reached the NCAA’s legal football age but there is one more school it needs to tap to be complete
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Welcome back Pac-12. And a big hearty welcome to Texas State, the conference of champions’ most-recent addition. Is it possible for you to continue to grow your football program while also significantly improve your basketball...

Colorado PERA announces results of 2025 Trustee elections
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7 of the best Christmas cruises for 2025/26
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Hondurans recall coup against former President Manuel Zelaya
The commemorative events officially began on Friday with a large popular concert at the Tegucigalpa Olympic Village, featuring live performances by Honduran group Cafe Guancasco and talented Cuban singer-songwriter Raul Torres. As a culmination of...

Honduras Seizes $2 Million, Gold-Plated Pistols in Drug Raid
Honduran authorities struck a blow against drug cartels, seizing over $2 million in cash, war rifles, and flashy gold-plated pistols in Copán, a northwest region bordering Guatemala. Security Minister Gustavo Sánchez announced the haul, which came...

As Immigrant Arrests Rise, Hawaiʻi Political Leaders Condemn ICE Tactics
Rep. Ed Case, the lone holdout, said criticisms didn’t capture his or constituents’ views on immigration. With the arrests of immigrants surging, most of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation accuse federal immigration agents of creating “fear and...

Honduran national faces charges for illegal reentry after two prior deportations
Jay McCormack, Acting U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire | Department of JusticeJay McCormack, Acting U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire | Department of Justice A Honduran national, Ever Calderon...

Honduras’s ruling party commemorates 2009 coup d’état
Although preparations to commemorate the fateful date of June 28, 2009, began yesterda, the national mobilization will formally begin this Friday with a concert at the Olympic Village in Tegucigalpa, attended by Libre members and supporters....

Honduran national charged with assaulting federal officer at New York immigration court
Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Department of JusticeJay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Department of Justice The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay...

Change at Baltimore court could hurt immigrant children, advocates fear
A recent policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court could lead to the separation of children from their parents or guardians, according to several immigrant advocates. Judge Audrey J.S. Carrión, the court’s administrative judge, last month...

Honduran national sentenced to prison for illegal reentry and drug offenses
Ismail J. Ramsey, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of CaliforniaIsmail J. Ramsey, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Erlan Eduardo Cruz-Acosta, a Honduran national, was sentenced to 36...

Detroit police arrest protesters while ICE detains man from Honduras
Detroit police officers arrested two people and used pepper spray on a group of protesters who attempted to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from detaining a man who was allegedly in the country illegally. Detroit Police...
Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica?
Roberto Samcam Ruiz took security measures seriously. A retired Nicaraguan army major who had spoken out against the Sandinista government, he fled to neighboring Costa Rica after his name started popping up on wanted posters. When out in public...

Bristol City defender's international summer comes to close with penalty shoot-out defeat
Bristol City defender Jamie Knight-Lebel's international summer has come to an end after Canada were beaten by Guatemala on penalties in the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup. The 20-year-old was an unused substitute on Sunday evening as Jesse...
Guatemala Speaks Out: No Asylum Deal With US, President Says Nation Was Never Even Consulted
In a shocking turn of events, Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo has firmly denied claims about any asylum deal with the United States, leaving many confused and asking, “What’s really going on?” The news came after several reports suggested...

Honduran national sentenced for illegal US reentry
Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of JusticeLeah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice A Honduran national residing unlawfully in Brockton has...