Héctor Ríos Morales

6 days ago | latintimes.com | Héctor Ríos Morales

A 20-year-old Georgia resident who was wrongfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Florida has been released about 24 hours later. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was taken into custody on April 16 during a traffic stop. He was in a vehicle with others who had traveled from Georgia and was headed to a job in Florida.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | Héctor Ríos Morales

Nearly 200 days after being inaugurated, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration has helped reduce fentanyl trafficking by 64.3%—or nearly 500 million doses of the lethal synthetic opioid—according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Between October 2024 and February 2025, the agency reported that 564 pounds of fentanyl were seized at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | Héctor Ríos Morales

The Trump administration has threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status after the institution rejected changes to its hiring and admissions practices and curriculum. After refusing to comply to President Trump's demands, federal officials ended up freezing more than $2 billion in grants received by Harvard. And the standoff continues to escalate with reports about the Department of Homeland Security now demanding "detailed records" on Harvard's student visa holders.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | Héctor Ríos Morales

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is reportedly planning to double the capacity of the country's infamous Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), expanding it from 40,000 to 80,000 inmates. During a visit to the White House, President Donald Trump told Bukele he needed to build "about five more places" like the maximum-security prison he opened in 2023. Bukele responded that El Salvador had enough space to make it happen.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | Héctor Ríos Morales

Five residents of Norcross, Georgia, were arrested in relation to a drug trafficking and money laundering ring tied to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Concretely, Sandra Beatriz Hernandez Chilel, Karina Beatriz Perez Hernandez, David Miranda Vinalay, Jerome Lewis, and Irving Joel Hernandez were arrested in a coordinated effort by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement.