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Haitians waiting to board a flight to Nicaragua gather after the government banned all charter flights to Nicaragua, at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

‘Completely unusual’: Haiti blocks flights used by migrants going to US southern border

There were no charter flights from Port-au-Prince to Nicaragua last January. Three daily flights that began in late July had grown to 11 flights a day, said one analyst.

  • Danica Coto and Evens Sanon

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A Mauritanian migrant who crossed the US southern border shows the address of a Manhattan shelter he kept in the compartment of a ring during his journey.

‘Looking for Pedro’: Smugglers send migrants to specific locations in New York City

At the airport in Nicaragua, the migrants all knew in advance to ask for a man who is featured in a popular TikTok video thanking Mauritanians who come to the United States for trusting him.

  • Jay Root
Gallo pinto – rice with beans and, in this variation, some hot peppers.

This is one of the Americas’ most deliciously contentious dishes

This rice and beans dish can have some heat. Gallo pinto is the national dish of Costa Rica, but it’s also the national dish of Nicaragua.

  • Ben Groundwater
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega.

Facebook busts Nicaragua government’s fake news operation

It said it had been active for five years, was primarily operated by staff of the country’s telecoms watchdog, out of the postal service headquarters.

  • Elizabeth Culliford
A man rides his motorbike trough a road damaged by heavy winds of Hurricane Iota in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua .

Hurricane Iota's devastation comes into focus in storm-weary Nicaragua

Mirna Wood, vice president of the Miskito ethnic group, was in Tegucigalpa collecting donations for her community ravaged by Eta when Iota hit.

  • Carlos Herrera
A woman works to recover a roof part damaged by hurricane Eta in Wawa, Nicaragua.

Hurricane Eta slams Central America

At least three people have been reported killed in Nicaragua and Honduras with the storm expected to reach across to Cuba and Florida, US, this weekend.

  • Oswaldo Rivas
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A satellite image shows Hurricane Etna in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday.

'We're really afraid': Major Hurricane Eta pounds Nicaragua

One of the most powerful storms to hit Central America in years has struck Nicaragua, battering homes and essential infrastructure and threatening to unleash deadly flooding.

  • Oswaldo Rivas
Mateo Barrera, originally from El Salvador, whose family members benefit from Temporary Protected Status is among those affected by the decision.

US court rules 400,000 immigrants can be forced to leave

The decision effectively strips their legal status, rendering them deportable and leaving their 200,000 children in limbo.

  • Miriam Jordan
Workers wear masks as a protection against the spread of the new coronavirus as they leave from a day's work in Managua.

Nicaragua releases more than 2800 inmates amid pandemic

The government said in a statement that it was releasing the prisoners to house arrest as a gesture for upcoming Mother's Day.

The author argues US President Donald Trump has joined the "Ostrich Alliance" by comparing him to, from left, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, and Belarussian Alexander Lukashenko.

Trump joins 'Ostrich Alliance' of loser leaders

Germany, on the other hand, has followed expert advice, but then Chancellor Angela Merkel is herself a scientist.

  • Trudy Rubin

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