Santiago D. Távara

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

DEA Announces Sanctions Against Top Guatemalan Drug Trafficker tied to Los Zetas

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Guatemalan national Horst Walter Overdick Mejia, a critical link in the drug trade between Colombian producers and the violent Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas, as a specially designated narcotics trafficker. Today’s…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Cultura & Show

Teatro de la Luna presenta “Las quiero a las dos”

“Las Quiero a las Dos” de Ricardo Talesnik, bajo la dirección general de Mario Marcel, subirá a escena el 10 de mayo en el Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two, 2700 S. Lang Street, en Arlington, Virginia, y permanecerá en cartelera hasta el 2 de junio, como cierre de la programación…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Opinión

Puebleando

Teresa Gurza. Me encanta vivir en Morelos porque su gente es amable, tiene historia, está cerca del DF, es verde y floreado, hay agua y muchos pueblos donde pasear. Uno de ellos es Yecapixtla con su imponente convento de San Juan Bautista, que data del siglo XVI y es parte de…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

AIC Applauds Supreme Court Decision Rejecting Retroactive Application of Immigration Law Provision

Washington, D.C.— Recently, the Supreme Court issued an important decision, Vartelas v. Holder, No. 10-1211, rejecting the retroactive application of a provision of a law passed by Congress in 1996 that has prevented many lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from returning to the United States after a trip abroad. Citing the…

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07

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Rubio’s DREAM Act Won’t Save Mitt Romney with Latino Voters

Commentators Pile On: “More Likely to Epitomize the GOP’s Latino Problem Than to Fix It”   Washington, DC – The news that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) endorsed Mitt Romney for President has led to another round of pundit speculation about Rubio’s vice presidential prospects, which Rubio demurely “rejects.”  But the…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Maryland

Condado de Montgomery lanza programa en Radio América 1540 AM

La Oficina de Información Pública del Condado de Montgomery, PIO, por sus siglas en Inglés, lanzó un programa radial semanal de media hora en la emisora Radio América 1540 AM, localizada en Wheaton.  El programa será difundido en vivo todos los Martes comenzando a las 2:00 p.m. hasta las 2:30…

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07

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By Santiago D. Távara

Actualidad

Reforma del cuidado de salud proveerá cobertura para millones de latinos

Washington, D.C.— El NCLR (Consejo Nacional de La Raza) se unió recientemente a más de 100 organizaciones en los escalones de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos para demonstrar su apoyo a la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio y para recalcar los cambios significativos que han…

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07

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

USCIS Proposes Process Change for Certain Waivers of Inadmissibility

Proposal would reduce time that U.S. citizens are separated from immediate relatives   U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that would reduce the time U.S. citizens are separated from their spouses, children, and parents (i.e. immediate relatives) who…

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07

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By Santiago D. Távara

Actualidad

This Week in Immigration

DHS Review of Immigration Cases Expands to Half Dozen New Cities The Washington Post and Huffington Post are reporting that ICE’s ongoing review of existing deportation cases will expand to six new cities in the coming months. Initially launched in Baltimore and Denver in 2011, the initiative will soon expand…

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07

Abr

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

GOP Problem with Latino Voters a Matter of Substance, Not Tone

Washington, DC – A range of stories focus on Republican problems with Latino voters. It appears that across the Party GOP leaders are finally recognizing that courting Latino voters in the fall is threatened by an anti-immigrant, anti-Latino brand that has been cemented by the Republican primary.   Among the…

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