Latin America

News Brief: Immigration Plan, U.S.-Iran Relations, Student Loan Probe

6:12am May 16, 2019

Trump to unveil a new immigration plan. Tension rises between the U.S. and Iran. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Education Department blocks efforts to police student loan industry.

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U.S. Sanctions Have Cubans Bracing For Tough Economic Times

7:26am May 14, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Cubans are feeling the effects of the Trump administration's tough new sanctions there, which include limiting both U.S. visas and also the funds that U.S.-based relatives can send back to the island.

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Pushes Back Against U.S. Support To Unseat Him

4:25pm May 13, 2019

by Philip Reeves

In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro is starting to push back on U.S.-supported opposition to unseat him. But that may only fuel anti-government demonstrations.

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'Code For Venezuela' Aims To Find Solutions For The Embattled Country

5:52pm May 12, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jose Montes de Oca, co-organizer of Code for Venezuela, an organization of tech workers who organize "hackathons" to help solve some of the country's problems.

María Guadalupe González, seen here winning the Women's 20 km race at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships last May, has been banned from the sport for four years.

Mexico's Star Race Walker Lupita González Hit With 4-Year Ban For Doping

3:27pm May 10, 2019

by Bill Chappell

González, 30, won a silver medal at the Rio Summer Olympics. With the threat of suspension hanging over her, she had been training in hopes that she could compete in next year's Tokyo Games.

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó (left) stands with first vice president Edgar Zambrano before a session of the National Assembly in Caracas in January. Zambrano was arrested Wednesday night.

Senior Opposition Leader Allied With Guaidó Is Arrested In Venezuela

9:35am May 09, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly, was detained by intelligence agents Wednesday night. Nicolás Maduro has increased pressure on the opposition since last week's failed uprising.

Migrant Protection Protocols May Not Deliver Promised Aid To Asylum-Seekers

7:40am May 09, 2019

by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

A federal appeals court ruled this week that a Trump administration program that returns some asylum-seekers to Mexico to wait out cases can continue for now. Advocates are concerned for migrants.

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Maduro's Government Would Lose An Election, Ex-State Department Official Says

6:01am May 09, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Shannon, retired undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, about Venezuela's future. He says the government is fractured, and those fissures can be exploited.

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A worker dumps a bucket of tomatoes into a trailer at DiMare Farms in Florida City, Fla., in 2013. The Trump administration is preparing to level a new tariff on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico in response to complaints from Florida growers.

Food Fight: Trump Administration Levels Tariffs On Mexican Tomatoes

8:21pm May 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Under pressure from Florida lawmakers, the Trump administration is taking steps to protect domestic tomato growers from Mexican competition.

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Carnival's Fathom cruise line ship Adonia arrives from Miami in Havana on May 2, 2016. Two years later, two U.S. citizens have filed suits against Carnival Corp. for using docks they say the Cuban authorities seized from their families

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Suits Filed Against Carnival Cruises, Cuban Firms Over Seized Property In Cuba

6:03pm May 07, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Following a Trump administration policy change, Exxon Mobil and two Florida individuals sued companies for using property they said was confiscated by the Cuban government.

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