Nicaraguan diaspora

For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at the Miami parish is not only a way to find solace in community, but also to keep pushing back against the Ortega regime's violent suppression of all critics, including many Catholic leaders.

More than 40 members of Congress wrote President Biden and administration officials this week in support of allowing more Nicaraguans to live and work in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, similar to what the administration offered Venezuelans.

The Miami Herald's new executive editor, Alex Mena, started working at the paper when he was 19 years old. He's now the first immigrant in his position.

South Florida's Nicaraguan diaspora is not as well equipped as others to handle the rush of refugees escaping the Ortega dictatorship — and needs a hand.

The Nicaraguan diaspora here isn't as large, organized or affluent as groups like Cubans — and needs help sponsoring migrants applying for the new U.S. parole.

Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega has seized the last remaining towns held by the opposition — and briefly presented political prisoner Félix Maradiaga in public.