Syra Ortiz-Blanes | Miami Herald
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In a country where construction materials are expensive and hard to find, Cubans are using Facebook to find building supplies for U.S.-bound homemade boats.
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Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday morning on criminal corruption charges related to a bribery scheme where she allegedly accepted donations to her political campaign in exchange for favors to a bank executive on the island.
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Eligible Venezuelans will be able to live in the United States with Temporary Protected Status for another 18 months, the Biden administration announced Monday.
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About 100,000 Cubans are affected by a backlog of immigrant visas due to the closure of the consular office at the embassy in Havana.
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U.S. Coast Guard aircrews and emergency personnel search for possible migrants in the water after a makeshift boat capsized about 75 yards off Shacks Beach in Puerto Rico.
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A South Florida detention center for immigrants in federal custody has been accused of deleting surveillance footage of its facilities, in violation of federal record-keeping regulations, according to two national watchdog organizations.
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The executive order—which allocates public resources to address femicides and other forms of violence against women— is considered an important step in addressing a long-existing issue that jumped back into the spotlight after a recent murder.
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Puerto Rico's primary elections resumed as usual making room for a new governor to take the seat after incumbent Gov. Wanda Vazquez conceded.
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The islands's supreme court ruled Wednesday that the votes cast in Sunday’s botched primary election are valid and will be counted.
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The elections commission in Puerto Rico suspended the primaries on the island on Sunday afternoon amid historic electoral chaos, after more than half the 110 precincts on the island did not receive voting materials and were forced to remain closed.