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Condenado residente del área de Seattle por robar más de $70 mil dólares en una estafa relacionada con tarjetas de residencia

El nuevo año ha traído una pequeña muestra de justicia para tres parejas de inmigrantes indocumentados. En total, fueron estafados por más de 70 mil dólares por un hombre que les aseguró ayudarles a obtener residencia legal en Estados Unidos. El acusado obtuvo el dinero, nunca lo entregó y ahora está cumpliendo su condena en una prisión estatal.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

Juan Pablo Chiquiza
Crime

'In deep': Seattle area man sentenced for stealing $70K-plus in green card scam

The new year has brought a sense of justice for three undocumented immigrant couples who were collectively defrauded of more than $70,000 by a man who said he would help them gain legal status. He took their money and never delivered, and is now serving time in state prison.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Race & Identity

Venezuelan migrants booted from Seattle-area hotel after nonprofit credit card maxes out
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Politics

House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas

Republicans contend Mayorkas' "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" on immigration amounts to "high crimes and misdemeanors" for failing to manage the U.S.-Mexico border.
NPR Washington Desk
Law & Courts

Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in Texas border razor-wire case

The move paves the way for federal officials to remove the wire from the state's border with Mexico.
Washington Desk
World

Affluent Chinese have been moving to Japan since the COVID lockdowns

Middle- and upper-class Chinese are joining a migration wave to Japan.
Anthony Kuhn
Politics

In talks with the U.S., Mexico's priority appears to be opening border crossings

Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx.
The Associated Press
Politics

Congress passed so few laws this year that we explained them all in 1,000 words.

Lawmakers didn't have a very productive year, but they did manage to pass 27 pieces of legislation. Here's what the laws accomplish.
Eric McDaniel
Politics

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration

Immigration has become one of the cornerstone issues of the 2024 campaign as GOP presidential hopefuls try to stand out as the toughest on both illegal and legal immigration.
Jasmine Garsd
National

Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona crossing, overwhelming agents

A shift in smuggling routes has brought an influx of migrants near Lukeville, Arizona, prompting the Border Patrol to seek help from other federal agencies.
The Associated Press

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