Latin America

Immigrant asylum-seekers wait for aid at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center after being released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in McAllen, Texas. Migrants told NPR conditions in the CBP holding cells were unhealthy.

'Thank God We're OK.' Migrants Tell Of Conditions In A Texas Holding Facility

12:12pm May 23, 2019

by John Burnett

The facility was shut down for 24 hours after 32 detainees got sick with the flu. A 16-year-old who had gotten sick there later died at another Border Patrol station.

Teenage Boy Is The Latest Migrant Minor To Die In U.S. Custody

8:35am May 21, 2019

by Joel Rose

A 16-year-old migrant boy has become the fifth minor since December to die after being apprehended at the southern border. Officials said he was found unresponsive during a routine welfare check.

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World News

Venezuelan Factory Mixes Rum With Rugby To Stem Crime

7:42am May 21, 2019

by Philip Reeves

A famous rum factory in Caracas organizes rugby tournaments for impoverished young men. The factory started the program years ago as an effort to get gang members off the streets.

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World News

'Throughline' Examines The Rise And Fall Of Venezuela

6:36am May 21, 2019

The latest episode of NPR's podcast Throughline looks back on the influence of two Venezuelan revolutionaries, turned authoritarian leaders, and their policies that led us to where we are today.

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News Brief: Migrant Death, Huawei Ban, Iran Sanctions

5:53am May 21, 2019

A fifth migrant minor dies in U.S. custody. The White House eases a ban on Chinese company Huawei. And the U.S. tracks deals with Iran after it reimposed secondary sanctions against the country.

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In his home in León, Olivas-Bejarano looks through an album with photographs of his time in the United States.

Deported After Living In The U.S. For 26 Years, He Navigates A New Life In Mexico

6:26pm May 19, 2019

After losing protections under the DACA program, Gilberto Olivas-Bejarano was deported to his birth country. In the Mexican city of León, far from his former life, he says he has much to offer.

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National

Customs And Border Protection Downplays Plan To Ship Migrants To South Florida

6:56pm May 17, 2019

by Greg Allen

On Friday night, CBP said there are no plans at this time to follow through on the plan announced earlier this week to send migrants to the state as they await their day in immigration court.

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The U.S. is lifting tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel imports, nearly a year after imposing the duties. Here, a worker is seen at Bri-Steel Manufacturing, which makes seamless steel pipes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

U.S. Will Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada And Mexico

5:39pm May 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact.

World News

Venezuelan Government And Opposition Leaders Head To Norway For Talks

5:36pm May 16, 2019

After months of attempts to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, government and opposition leaders are in Norway for talks. The two sides are starkly opposed on who should lead the country.

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World News

Colombia Moves Out Venezuela's Military Defectors

5:17pm May 16, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dylan Baddour, freelance journalist in Bogota, about Colombia's changing policy for Venezuelan military defectors, moving them out of guarded hotels.

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