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Brazilian Court Ruling May Hinder Lula's Comeback Attempt

5:09am April 05, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's supreme court ruled ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may be sent to prison while he appeals his corruption conviction. He leads in opinion polls ahead of October's presidential vote.

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Central American Migrants Stalled In Southern Mexico

5:21pm April 04, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The migrant caravan that prompted President Trump to threaten to kill NAFTA and send U.S. troops to the border is stalled in southern Mexico. Authorities have deported several hundred migrants back to their Central American homes. It's unclear if the rest will continue their journey north.

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The Acatenango volcano is near the village of San Jose Calderas, many of whose residents were deported from a meatpacking plant in Iowa in 2008.

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How A Guatemalan Village's Fortunes Rose And Fell With U.S. Migration And Deportation

1:39pm April 04, 2018

by Alice Fordham

Hundreds of people left San Jose Calderas for work opportunities in the U.S. They sent back money that helped the village prosper. Things changed when many of them were deported and had to come back.

The Mexican ambassador to the United States, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, speaks at a news conference at the Mexican Embassy in Washington on March 9, 2017.

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Mexican Ambassador To U.S. Predicts Caravan Will 'Conclude' Within Days

8:27pm April 03, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Gerónimo Gutiérrez tells NPR that the Mexican government has been sending migrants home in some cases, and offering humanitarian relief in others. "The number has been drastically reduced," he says.

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Mexico's Ambassador To The U.S. Discusses Immigration And Trade

4:21pm April 03, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernandez about what Mexico is doing to tamp down on illegal immigration and the state of the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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Relatives grieve during the funeral of some of the victims of the prison fire, in Valencia, northern Carabobo state, Venezuela, last week.

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Venezuela Blames Inmates For Deadly Prison Fire

10:50am April 03, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The fire at a jail in Valencia killed 68 people. Venezuela's attorney general now says inmates who were apparently angry about an inspection are believed to have set the fire.

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Trump's Caravan Tweet Draws Attention To Mexico's Migrant Policies

9:16am April 03, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

President Trump says Mexico doesn't do enough to stop the movement of migrants from Central America. We examine Mexico's approach to the issue.

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Group Of Central American Migrants In Mexico Aim For The U.S. Border

7:06am April 03, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Reuters reporter Delphine Schrank about a caravan of Central American migrants in Mexico. The group caught the ire of President Trump who set off a flurry of angry tweets.

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Morning News Brief

6:26am April 03, 2018

Mexico's government announced plans for the "caravans" of migrants that caught President Trump's attention. And, the presidents of three Baltic states meet with Trump, looking for security assurances.

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Caravan Of Central American Migrants Attracting A Lot Of Attention After Trump's Tweets

7:59pm April 02, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

A large group of Central American migrants, mostly Hondurans, is traveling north through Mexico. Some aim to seek asylum when they hit the U.S. border. President Trump accused Mexico of doing 'very little' to stop illegal migration on Twitter last weekend.

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