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Fidel Castro’s daughter, in Miami, waits for her father’s revolution to end
Fidel Castro’s daughter, in Miami, waits for her father’s revolution to end (washingtonpost.com) Fidel Castro’s daughter, in Miami, waits for her father’s revolution to end By Christine Armario 2026061911010900 In a small home in Miami, on a street with a blooming flamboyán tree, Alina Fernández Revuelta is feeling ill at ease. The estranged daughter of Fidel Castro has never entirely felt at peace here, in a city of exiles, despite being one herself.
How obsession to ‘liberate Cuba' led men on deadly speedboat journey
Christine Armario, Samantha Schmidt, Aaron Schaffer MIAMI — A day before Amijail Sánchez González entered Cuban waters on a Florida-registered speedboat, his family says, he called his elderly parents on the island to tell them he was heading their way. In an hour-long phone call, they urged their son not to make the trip, his brother told The Washington Post on Thursday.
Cubans attempted to infiltrate island on U.S. speedboat, Havana says
Cubans attempted to infiltrate island on U.S. speedboat, Havana says (washingtonpost.com) Cubans attempted to infiltrate island on U.S. speedboat, Havana says By Samantha Schmidt; Adam Taylor; Karen DeYoung; Christine Armario 2026022520460400 The American speedboat that Cuban officials said opened fire on border agents Wednesday was carrying 10 armed Cubans who were attempting to infiltrate the country "for terrorist purposes," the country's Interior Ministry said.
The rise of Border Patrol in US cities
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Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection usually police the frontier. But since the summer, the Trump administration has deployed these agents, along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, to Democratic-led cities, often with combustive results. Leading these urban operations is Gregory Bovino, who has become the face of the aggressive crackdown. Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Elana Gordon with help from Reena Flores and mixed by Sean Carter.
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Supreme Court permits end to immigrant parole | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A divided Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way, for now, for the Trump administration to revoke the provisional legal status of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have been allowed to live and work in the United States while their immigration cases play out.
Supreme Court Says Trump for Now Can Revoke Immigration Parole for 530K Migrants
ALSO SEE: Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke 'Parole' Status for Migrants The decision lets the Trump administration halt, for now, a program that lets migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela live and work in the U.S. for up to two years.
Supreme Court says Trump for now can revoke immigration parole for 530K migrants
Supreme Court says Trump for now can revoke immigration parole for 530K migrants (washingtonpost.com) Supreme Court says Trump for now can revoke immigration parole for 530K migrants By Justin Jouvenal; Christine Armario; Maria Sacchetti 2025053014362000 A divided Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way — for now — for the Trump administration to revoke the provisional legal status of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have been...
Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelans ripples through Miami’s ‘Doralzuela’
DORAL, Fla. - Entrepreneurs Elias Wardini and Pedro Boj built their small restaurant franchise on the idea that the Venezuelan diaspora in South Florida wants a taste of both the land they fled and the one they now call home. They named it Central Park Food Station, hoping to bridge two worlds in the way New York City has done for countless other cultures. They put together a menu featuring Venezuelan staples such as arepas and American burgers.
Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelans ripples through Miami’s ‘Doralzuela’
Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelans ripples through Miami’s ‘Doralzuela’ (washingtonpost.com) Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelans ripples through Miami’s ‘Doralzuela’ By Christine Armario 2025052014222200 DORAL, Fla. — Entrepreneurs Elias Wardini and Pedro Boj built their small restaurant franchise on the idea that the diaspora of Venezuelans here in South Florida want a taste of both the land they fled and the new one they now call home.
En Miami, la diáspora venezolana observa con ansiedad una votación en la que no puede participar
Vilma Petrash enseñaba política en Venezuela, huyó a Miami después de que los fiscales del estado la acusaran de ser una “rebelde civil” y es una asistente regular en reuniones para apoyar a los líderes de la oposición en su país natal. Pero no emitirá su voto cuando Venezuela abra sus urnas este domingo en unas elecciones ampliamente consideradas como el mayor desafío electoral para Nicolás Maduro, el presidente del país, desde que asumió el poder en 2013.
In Miami, Venezuelan diaspora anxiously watches an election it can’t participate in
Carol Quintero of Miami wears a Venezuela flag around her body during a rally in Doral, Fla., in 2019. (Brynn Anderson/AP) By Christine Armario July 27, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT MIAMI — Vilma Petrash taught politics in Venezuela, fled to Miami after state prosecutors accused her of being a “civil rebel,” and is a regular at gatherings to support opposition leaders back home.
Last year, Cubans took to the streets. Now they're fleeing the island.
MIAMI - José Carlos Melo had never protested before the hot July morning last year when Cubans began marching in a small town outside Havana. Within hours, people were calling for a demonstration in the capital. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine. ArrowRight With his mother's blessing, the restaurant manager ventured outto join the thousands chanting "Freedom!" and "It's over!" Melo would betear gassed and shoved to the ground.
Decades later, a son cries for the racist torment his father his faced
By Vanessa Williams Email The lead story in this edition features a poignant testimonial by a Black man who grew up in early-20th-century America and the reaction of his son, who discovered his late father's essay several years ago. I don't think their story needs an introduction, so I'll get step aside and let them talk. Thanks for reading, and Happy Father's Day and Happy Juneteenth!
As Miami's skyline booms, a tropical Brutalist gem's future hangs in the balance
MIAMI — Hilario Candela had barely landed in Miami along with a wave of Cuban exiles fleeing Fidel Castro’s communist revolution when he found himself with an intriguing assignment: designing a stadium along the city’s gleaming Biscayne Bay. The firm with which he had found a job as a junior architect had been given a small budget to create a prefabricated-style grandstand. But taking a cue from his counterparts in Latin America, he envisioned something more.
As Miami's skyline booms, the future of a long-neglected tropical Brutalist gem hangs in the balance
The Miami Marine Stadium, considered a gem of tropical Brutalism, is pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 22. (Christine Armario/The Washington Post) MIAMI - Hilario Candela had barely landed in Miami along with a wave of Cuban exiles fleeing Fidel Castro's communist revolution when he found himself with an intriguing assignment: designing a stadium along the city's gleaming Biscayne Bay.
Smugglers promise easy trip to U.S. but 'it's all a lie'
Juan Esteban reunited with his mother in Miami on Jan. 30. He was the sole person to survive a capsized boat carrying migrants. His sister did not survive. (The law office of Naimeh Salem) FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The siblings living in a small Colombian city hard hit by the nation's economic downturn and decades of civil conflict first got the idea to reunite with their mother in the United States on the Internet.
Tsunami advisory issued for West Coast as National Weather Service expects strong waves
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory for the West Coast on Saturday, calling on residents to stay away from the water to avoid strong waves. The advisory came after the powerful eruption of an undersea volcano that brought waves crashing ashore in Tonga, putting the entire Pacific nation, other nearby islands and parts of New Zealand under tsunami warnings or advisories.
Tsunami advisory for West Coast as National Weather Service urges ‘move off the beach’
The advisory means people should move off the beach and out of harbors, but widespread inundation is not expected. Topics: advisory move off the beach BING NEWS: Tsunami advisory for West Coast as National Weather Service urges ‘move off the beach’ The advisory means people should move off the beach and out of harbors, but widespread inundation is not expected. 01/15/2022 - 1:50 am | View Link Should you swab your throat when testing at home for COVID-19? Experts are divided.
Schools grapple with how to stay open amid omicron surge
Katie Lucey administers a coronavirus test on her son, Maguire, on Dec. 16, 2021, at a pop-up test site on Wall Street in New York. U.S. health authorities are endorsing "test-to-stay" policies that will allow close contacts of infected students to remain in classrooms.
Pandemic and weather complicate travel again as travelers try to head home after Christmas
The coronavirus pandemic continued to scramble Americans’ plans on the day after Christmas, with more than 1,000 flights canceled and the status of many gatherings in limbo as businesses, families and friends weighed calling off events amid absences and soaring case rates. With cases also rising sharply around the globe, several European countries have announced new restrictions, and Israel said it would launch a study Monday of whether a fourth vaccine shot could be effective.
A night of firsts: Black, Asian American candidates make history in mayoral elections
When Aftab Pureval first toyed with the idea of running for office in Ohio, he faced immediate skepticism — not because of his credentials but because of his name. “A Brown guy named Aftab can’t win in Hamilton County,” he said he was told time and again. Some suggested he give up his real name for a more familiar one. But the son of a Tibetan refugee and Indian immigrant ignored the advice.
A night of firsts: Black, Asian American candidates make history in mayoral elections
When Aftab Pureval first toyed with the idea of running for office in Ohio, he faced immediate skepticism — not because of his credentials, but because of his name. “A brown guy named Aftab can’t win in Hamilton County,” he said he was told time and again. Some suggested he give up his real name for a more familiar one. But the son of a Tibetan refugee and Indian immigrant ignored the advice.
Venezuela officials: Ruling party wins most governorships
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s National Electoral Council said candidates for the socialist movement founded by the late President Hugo Chavez won nearly all of the 23 governorships up for grabs in Sunday’s regional elections. Opposition leaders disputed the accuracy of the vote count.
A pandemic atlas: Peru's death toll leaves a grieving nation
1 of 20 Brother Ronald Marin, a 30-year-old layworker from Venezuela, prays over the coffin of Keizer Quinones and Sarai Araujo's unborn daughter, at a burial service in the Martires 19 de Julio cemetery in Comas, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Marin is one of the few Catholic Church representatives who administers funerals in the cemetery far from the capital's center that looks like a miniature city wedged between two desert hills.
A pandemic atlas: Peru’s death toll leaves a grieving nation
By Christine ArmarioThe Associated Press Wed., Dec. 16, 2020timer3 min. read Each day at the height of the pandemic in Peru, Ronald Marín visited a crowded, dusty cemetery to offer final prayers for dozens of victims of COVID-19, their coffins wrapped in plastic like suitcases preparing for a flight. Many had died before a priest could deliver last rites. Relatives asked if their loved ones had perished in sin.
Atlas de la pandemia: el virus que sacudió a Perú
Por CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press Dec. 15, 2020Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 3:17 a.m. 3 1of3Al centro, Ruth Morales, de 36 años, espera la llegada del ataúd de su esposo, Juan Paucar Quispe, de 63 años, y quien murió de complicaciones por COVID-19. La imagen fue tomada en el cementerio de Carabayllo, en Lima, Perú, el martes 25 de agosto de 2020.
Peru's death toll leaves a grieving nation
A pandemic atlas: Peru's death toll leaves a grieving nation By CHRISTINE ARMARIO December 16, 2020 GMT Each day at the height of the pandemic in Peru, Ronald Marín visited a crowded, dusty cemetery to offer final prayers for dozens of victims of COVID-19, their coffins wrapped in plastic like suitcases preparing for a flight. Many had died before a priest could deliver last rites. Relatives asked if their loved ones had perished in sin.
News in Brief
Peru’s political crisis appeared on the verge of resolution Monday as Congress cleared the way for an elder statesman and consensus candidate to become the country’s third president in a week. People waved flags and blared horns on the streets of Peru’s capital as Francisco Sagasti of the centrist Purple Party was selected as the new president of Congress. The 76-year-old engineer has not yet been sworn into office, but as head of Congress becomes the nation’s chief of state by default.
Peru's Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader, nation's third president in a week
LIMA, Peru — Peru’s political crisis appeared on the verge of resolution Monday as Congress cleared the way for an elder statesman and consensus candidate to become the country’s third president in a week. People waved the nation's red-and-white flag and blared horns outside the gates of Congress as Francisco Sagasti of the centrist Purple Party was selected the legislature's new president.
Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
by: FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press Posted: Nov 17, 2020 / 12:45 PM PST / Updated: Nov 17, 2020 / 05:36 PM PST Peru’s new interim President Francisco Sagasti delivers a speech after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Lawmakers chose Sagasti to become the nation’s third president in the span of a week after they ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign.
Peru's Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader
1 of 31 Protesters celebrate the resignation of interim president Manuel Merino in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Merino stepped down Sunday after two people were killed the night before during a wave of protests unleashed when Congress ousted President Martin Vizcarra. People celebrate after the resignation of interim president Manuel Merino, at Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
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