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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, currenty in hiding in her country, is touting a major economic reform plan as a roadmap for a post-Nicolás Maduro future — though it's still far from certain if or when the dictator will ever leave power.
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The program comes days after LA activists were revealed to use doxxing as part of protests in California.
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Protests planned in South Florida extend from the Florida Keys to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach County.
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President Trump may have executive prerogative to end his predecessor's humanitarian parole for migrants, but the courts may rule that revoking it for current recipients is a breach of the U.S. government's word.
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As Miami and 10 other U.S. cities ready for the FIFA Club World Cup, concern over such things as travel, fan safety and even economic uncertainty threaten to diminish enthusiasm for the tournament. The tournament starts next week, amid reports of foreign tourists being detained and visa processing delays.
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Cuban-American Republicans, U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar and state Sen. Ileana Garcia, are openly criticizing President Trump's immigration policies.
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President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the United States by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is now in effect. The ban took effect on Monday and comes as tensions escalate over the president’s campaign of immigration enforcement.
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An assassination attempt against a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Saturday has horrified much of the nation, and not just because it represents the highest-profile political violence in the country in years.
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A federal appeals panel has kept on hold a law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state, rejecting arguments by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
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Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.
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How the new travel ban rules immediately impact visitors from Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti is unclear. The policy, which officially takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., does not have an end date.
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The brazen attack on Saturday was captured on video and shook a country that decades ago often faced kidnappings and killings of politicians and high-profile people.