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1 month ago | abcnews.go.com | Matt Rivers

Leo served in Peru for over two decades, including as bishop of Chiclayo. Workers hang a banner of newly elected Pope Leo XIV at City Hall in Chiclayo, Peru, where he served as bishop, on May 10, 2025. Guadalupe Pardo/APPope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Matt Rivers

Pope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian. A sampling of Friday's local headlines:From Peru 21: "The Native Pope."From Correo: "From Chiclayo to the Vatican."From Ojo: "The Pope is Peruvian and He Misses Ceviche."The 69-year-old Robert Prevost served in Peru for over two decades, including as bishop of the northwestern city of Chiclayo, a role he was appointed to in 2014 by the late Pope Francis.

1 month ago | abcnews.go.com | Matt Rivers |Doc Louallen

The president ramped up arrests, deportation threats and immigrant detention. ByMatt Rivers and Doc LouallenU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in coordination with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, assists with the deportation of migrants at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 7, 2025. Sgt.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Matt Rivers |Doc Louallen |Osej Serratos |Laura Romero |Armando Garcia |James Hill

A controversial deportation program targeting alleged gang members has become the latest flashpoint in President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown, as civil rights advocates warn of due process violations and questionable deportations. Among those caught in the crosshairs is Alessandro Paredes, a 19-year-old Venezuelan migrant detained in North Texas.

2 months ago | abcnews.go.com | Matt Rivers |Laura Romero

Authorities deported more than 200 alleged gang members without due process. ByMatt Rivers and Laura RomeroMervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez was sent to El Salvador by the U.S. Courtesy Mercedes YamarteMervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez, who worked day and night at a tortilla factory in Dallas, was hoping to return to Venezuela soon to be with his six-year-old daughter, his mother Mercedes Yamarte told ABC News. But that would never happen.