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South Texas' Most Competitive House Race — Flores vs Gonzalez — Comes Into Focus as Legal, Polling Pictures Shift

New polling and a Supreme Court reversal reshape the Flores-Gonzalez fight in Texas' 34th District, one of the tightest South Texas races this fall.

Latin Times · Aug 26

Secret Service Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi Among Three Put on Leave Amid Misconduct Probe

Three Secret Service officials, including communications chief Anthony Guglielmi, have been placed on administrative leave during an internal misconduct investigation.

Latin Times · Aug 26

$30M NY State Program Pays Local Police to Hand Immigrants to Border Patrol

Despite New York's ban on 287(g) agreements, state funding for federal Operation Stonegarden patrols continues to funnel local police encounters into Border Patrol custody

Latin Times · Aug 26

ICE Keeps Venezuelan Soccer Pro Detained as Third Bond Bid Fails

Homero Calderón, a Venezuelan pro soccer player, has spent over six months in ICE custody in Georgia after a judge denied his bond for a third time.

Latin Times · Aug 26

Mexico's Economy Posts Its Best Quarter Since 2023 — But the World Cup Bump Looks Hard to Repeat

Mexico's economy grew 2.1% last quarter, its best pace since 2023 — but inflation and a stronger peso are eating into remittances sent from the U.S.

Latin Times · Aug 25

Colombia's Earthquake Rebuild Is Underway — First Aid Checks Land This Week

Colombia's earthquake rebuild is underway in Chocó, with $287 monthly family aid starting Aug. 26 — and what it means for diaspora families in the U.S.

Latin Times · Aug 25

Texas Latinos Are Wavering on Trump — And the Senate Race Is Where It Shows

Four Texas polls agree Hispanic voters are drifting from the GOP toward Talarico — but disagree sharply on how far, and one deserves scrutiny.

Latin Times · Aug 25

A New $103,265 H-1B Fee Arrives — While the Old $100,000 One Is Still Blocked in Court

DHS proposes a $103,265 H-1B fee as its blocked $100K predecessor sits vacated in court — here's what's confirmed, what changed, and who it hits.

Latin Times · Aug 25

Dolly Parton Dies at 80: How 'Jolene' Found a Second Life in Cumbia and Latin Music

Dolly Parton, the country music legend whose songs traveled far beyond the Tennessee mountains that shaped her, died Tuesday at 80, leaving behind a catalog that also found an unexpected home in cumbia, regional Mexican music and the voices of Latino artists.

Latin Times · Aug 25

Operation "Last Call" Leads to 44 Arrests, 160 Gun Seizures and Fentanyl Bust in Nashville

Federal and local authorities arrested 44 people in Nashville, Tennessee, following a five-day operation targeting alleged illegal firearms sales and drug trafficking that resulted in the seizure of more than 160 guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.

Latin Times · Aug 25