María Paúl

1 week ago | postguam.com | Sarah Cahlan |Maria Paul |María Paúl |Teo Armus |Samantha Schmidt

As the legal battle continues over the fate of Kilmar Abrego García, President Donald Trump has repeatedly cited tattoos on the mistakenly deported man’s knuckles as proof that he is an MS-13 gang member and should not be returned from El Salvador. But several law enforcement officials and researchers who study the transnational gang say the tattoos on Abrego García’s left hand - a marijuana leaf, a smiley face, a cross and a skull - do not show definitive evidence of any gang affiliation.

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Maria Paul |María Paúl |Emily Wax-Thibodeaux

The fear came back in different ways. In Austin, a Venezuelan exile sensed a familiar knot in his stomach after a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump suggested he has unfettered authority. In Chicago, an Iranian émigré was rattled by Trump’s sudden takeover of an arts center he derided as culturally “woke.” In San Francisco, a Hungarian immigrant listened with trepidation to the president’s speeches: how the country’s greatness had been lost and that he was saved by God to fix it.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Maria Paul |María Paúl |Emily Wax-Thibodeaux

They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu. (washingtonpost.com) They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu. By María Luisa Paúl; Emily Wax-Thibodeaux 2025041110000000 The fear came back in different ways. In Austin, a Venezuelan exile sensed a familiar knot in his stomach after a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump suggested he has unfettered authority.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Anumita Kaur |Maria Paul |María Paúl

U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’ (washingtonpost.com) U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’ By Anumita Kaur; María Luisa Paúl 2025041003262800 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants' social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced Wednesday — a move that immigration-law and free-speech experts said the government could...

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Gerrit De Vynck |Maegan Vazquez |Maria Paul |María Paúl |Caroline O'Donovan

Team Trump defends tariffs as bipartisan opposition grows, markets slide (washingtonpost.com) Team Trump defends tariffs as bipartisan opposition grows, markets slide By Gerrit De Vynck; Maegan Vazquez; María Luisa Paúl; Caroline O'Donovan 2025040618363700 Trump administration officials blitzed television networks Sunday to defend the president's massive tariffs that have caused a sell-off in the stock market and triggered recession fears, arguing that the import taxes are already forcing...