International
Trump promises to eliminate humanitarian permits for Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti
The former president of the United States and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, promised on Wednesday that if he wins the elections he will eliminate the ‘humanitarian speech’ program that grants temporary work permits for migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.
In an interview with Fox News, the Republican also said he will close the CBP One phone application used by migrants to request appointments to report to a US border port of entry.
“I would revoke it,” said Trump, who said that CBP One is “bad” but the ‘parole’ is “even worse” because it allows beneficiaries to reach the United States by plane.
Despite the fact that people with ‘parole’ have legal status to be in the United States for two years, Trump said that they are “illegal immigrants” who should not be in the country.
“Get ready to leave, especially if they are criminals,” Trump threatened in case of winning the November 5 elections to the vice president and Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris.
Parole
The ‘parole’ grants entry to the United States of up to 30,000 people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti each month, and allows them to obtain a work permit for a period of two years.
The program, established by Joe Biden’s Administration at the end of 2022, has allowed the entry of 530,000 people.
To apply for permission, migrants need to have a sponsor in the United States who already has a legal status and shows sufficient income to financially support the program beneficiary.
The Biden government designed this program, along with the implementation of new restrictions on the border, to try to reduce the number of arrivals of undocumented migrants to the United States.
Trump has put migration at the center of the presidential election campaign and has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric by spreading the hoax that Haitians in an Ohio town eat neighbors’ pets.
International
Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
International
Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
International
Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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