Trump Administration

As the U.S. military continues anti-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, those who follow Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang warn that non-criminals like migrants and sex-trafficking victims could get caught in the crossfire.

For decades across Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. drug enforcement officials have tried to cut off narcotics trafficking by intercepting boats, trucks and even horses laden with drugs and arresting the smugglers. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said those efforts are not bold enough.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday the indictment of 12 people charged for their alleged roles in an international conspiracy involving alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering.

The City of South Miami and immigration attorneys are pushing cities to reject partnering with ICE after attorneys representing Florida said in court that participation is not mandatory.

As the Trump administration disbands a federal effort aimed at addressing racial bias in home appraisals, a local housing expert warns that discrimination and significant racial disparities in property values persist. The cause: historical segregation policies.

Despite Venezuela's brutal dictatorship and historic humanitarian crisis, the Trump administration will end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for almost a quarter million more Venezuelan migrants next week.

His comments at a news conference on Monday follow the U.S. boosting its maritime force in the Caribbean to combat drug cartels.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn earlier this month found what Duffy called significant failures in the way all three states are enforcing rules that took effect in June.

To Mexican companies, the rule was never much of a problem, largely ignored by U.S. authorities, especially along a border where cultures had always mixed. But to the Trump administration, it is a point of critical road safety that went too long unaddressed. The issue? English.

“This is a landmark victory for the Everglades and countless Americans who believe this imperiled wilderness should be protected, not exploited,” said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, in a statement.

The hearing addressed issues including allegations that detainees at the facility lack the ability to meet privately with their attorneys in person or online, as required by law, and don’t have a way to access immigration judges to challenge their detention or potential deportation.

President Donald Trump’s use of painful tariffs against Brazil has so far not sprung his political ally Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest as he awaits trial on charges of plotting a coup. But the levies appear to be having more success in opening doors for America’s Big Tech companies as they seek to influence the rules governing them.