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WTE Miami 2025 unites travel industry for growth, connections
Hosted by Miami International Airport and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), WTE Miami 2025 brought together nearly 300 exhibitors from four continents and more than 3,000 travel professionals — including over 100 hosted...

13-year-old Afghan boy travels to India in plane's landing gear. Here's why
In a daring feat that defies the laws of survival, a 13-year-old boy from Afghanistan managed to hitch a ride to Delhi from Kabul aboard a Kam Air flight – not as a passenger, but as a secret stowaway hidden in the aircraft's wheel well – a risky...

Report of Lai planning US stopover denied
President William Lai (賴清德) has no plans to travel overseas, the Presidential Office said yesterday after Nikkei Asia reported that he had sent a top aide to the US to prepare for a potential stopover there during a visit to Taiwan’s diplomatic...

‘Where I belong’: Severely injured in Juárez fire, Wilson readies to leave El Paso for Guatemala
News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Wilson Alexander Juárez Hernandez may not have yet discovered the “why” in his life. Why him? Why did he suffer such severe injuries in the Ciudad Juárez...

Open up air link to Belize
As a regular traveller on Caribbean Airlines, I have often wondered why the airline does not open up a route to Belize from Trinidad, with stops in Barbados and Kingston, and onward to Belize, an almost two-hour journey from Kingston; and the...

Roosevelt high school grad detained by ICE agrees to self-deport to Guatemala after being held for months in Texas
Alvaro Castro Velasquez had just finished his coursework at Roosevelt High School before he was detained by ICE in June. Provided by Shawn Wightman After living in ICE detention in Texas for months, a Roosevelt High School graduate has decided to...

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Belmopan Council Orders Removal of Guatemalan Flag Amid Tensions
The Belmopan City Council has ordered the removal of the Guatemalan flag from the Sir George Brown Field. The field, which is customarily decorated for special occasions such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and national holidays,...

Judge extends protection for Guatemalan migrant children amid Trump administration’s deportation push
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the US alone back to their home country, the latest step in a court struggle over one of the most...

Exploring Guatemalan skies & culture with UWM planetarium
UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium has an ongoing series called Our Shared Sky. This month, they're celebrating Latine Heritage Month with a trip to see Guatemala's night sky. In addition to indoor stargazing, A Night in Guatemala will also...

Federal judge bars Trump from deporting Guatemalan children
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot deport back to Guatemala more than 600 unaccompanied migrant children who have active immigration cases. U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Kelly, a...

Judge blocks Trump immediate deportation Guatemalan migrant children
In Brief Judge Timothy J. Kelly blocked Trump administration‘s attempt to deport unaccompanied Guatemalan minors. Court found no evidence parents had requested their children’s return. Preliminary injunction indefinitely extends protections...

Bring Belize into Caribbean
Letters to the Editor Newsday 3 Hrs Ago - THE EDITOR: As a regular traveller on Caribbean Airlines, I have often wondered why it does not open up a route to Belize from Trinidad, with stops in Barbados and Jamaica (Kingston), and onward to Belize,...

AP News: Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S. alone back to their home country, the latest step in a court struggle over...

Judge Blocks Deportation of Guatemalan Migrant Children Amid Ongoing Legal Battle
A federal judge has indefinitely halted the Trump administration from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan minors, citing concerns over how the government attempted removals earlier this month. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A U.S. District Court judge...

Guatemala Sends Alleged Drug Trafficker Roberto Girón Hernández to US
Guatemala extradited Roberto Carlo Girón Hernández, a 48-year-old Guatemalan accused of coordinating major cocaine shipments, to the United States. Authorities captured him on February 3, 2025, at kilometer 14 on the road to El Salvador. The US...

Trump Appointee Slaps DHS with Preliminary Injunction Regarding Guatemalan Children, and He's Right
As attorneys, we make written arguments in briefs, citing facts and precedent, adding our own flair of rhetorical persuasion. If the argument has merit, and it's based on confirmable facts, we tend to win, even if the judge we're addressing isn’t...

Commonwealth condemns illegal entry into Belize by Guatemala soldiers
LONDON (CMC): Commonwealth Secretary General, Shirley Botchway, Wednesday said she is “deeply disturbed” at the recent incursion by members of the Guatemalan military into Belize. “I am deeply disturbed by recent reports that the Guatemalan Army...

PM Says to Be Realistic about Guatemalan Territory Dispute
Recently, tensions flared on the Sarstoon River when the Belize Territorial Volunteers travelled to Sarstoon Island to plant the Belizean flag. There, the BTV was met by the Guatemalan Armed Forces, who attempted to block them. Following the...

Operation Walk Florida performs over 70 free surgeries in Guatemala
FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer shares the mission by one Tampa nonprofit to give people the ability to walk again by providing live-saving surgeries. TAMPA - A team of about 65 medical professionals from across Florida is back home this week after...