World View: Australia Pays Refugees Cash to Return Home, as U.S. Resettlement Deal Falters
Contents: Australia-US refugee swap deal appears to be faltering; Australia and Germany paying asylum seekers cash to return home
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CBP Captures 14 Cubans on Mona Island, Puerto Rico
The Air and Marine unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service along with agents of the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 14 Cuban refugees on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The Cubans had recently completed a very dangers boat trip from Cuba through the treacherous Mona Passage.
Hispanics Resenting Hundreds of Cubans Being Rubber Stamped into Texas Daily
The city of Laredo, Texas, is becoming a turnstile for Cubans seeking asylum in the U.S. Hundreds of Cuban refugees coming from Central America to Mexico are being passed through into Texas will little, if any, screening. Hispanics in South Texas appear to be resenting the special treatment of the Cubans.
Thousands of Cubans Heading to Texas, Welfare Benefits Await
Thousands of Cuban refugees are stranded in Costa Rica and are now being moved into Mexico so they can illegally cross into the United States. Once on American soil, Cubans receive automatic immigration status adjustment and full welfare benefits. Texas is becoming the epicenter of this influx of Cubans.
REPORT: 113 Cubans Being Flown from Costa Rica to Mexico to Cross Texas Border
A group of Cubans, said to be vulnerable, have reportedly been flown from Costa Rica to northern Mexico where they are expected to cross the border into the United States. They will then apply for an immigration status adjustment as Cuban refugees.
Canada Reports Four Zika Cases in Travelers to Latin America
The Zika virus has reached Canada in the form of four Canadian travelers confirmed to have contracted it by visiting Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
World View: Central Americans Reach Agreement on Letting Cuban Refugees Reach U.S.
Contents: Central Americans reach agreement on letting Cuban refugees reach the US; ISIS may be linked to massive suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan
Central American Countries Reach Deal to Help Cuban Refugees Reach U.S.
The more than 8,000 Cuban refugees stranded in Costa Rica after Castro ally Nicaragua rejected their legal visas will fly over Nicaragua to El Salvador to commence their voyage to the United States, a coalition of Central American nations announced this week.
Costa Rica Investigating 2014 Visit by El Chapo’s Children
Investigators in Costa Rica are working feverishly to find out why the children of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán were in their country as recently as last year.
Cuba Pressures U.S. Against Aiding Refugees Fleeing Communism
In a meeting between U.S. and Cuban diplomats, the Cuban government urged American officials to change the legal status of Cuban refugees to make it more difficult for those fleeing communism to find asylum, and easier for the communist regime of Raúl Castro to restrict its citizens’ mobility.
Nicaraguan Army Attacks Cuban Refugees with Legal Visas from Costa Rica
Nearly 2,000 Cuban refugees are stranded on the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border after the former nation, an ally of Cuban dictator Raúl Castro, refused them entry despite possessing legal visas from the Costa Rican government. The Nicaraguan military used tear gas and water cannons in the Cubans, injuring many.
El Chapo Sighting at Mexican Hospital, Son Allegedly Tweets He’s in Costa Rica
An El Chapo sighting of the famed drug lord at a hospital in Mexico led that country’s military and federal police forces to carry out a series of searches. The operation comes just as an unconfirmed Twitter account claiming to be that of El Chapo’s son, Alfredo Guzman, tweeted a photo from Costa Rica where he claims to have been eating with his father.
