Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press

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Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push

Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push

MIAMI (AP) -- A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration's mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned.

US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case

US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case

MIAMI (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines.

US prosecutors say Smartmatic executives bribed officials for $1M contract in the Philippines

MIAMI (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines.

Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela

Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela

MIAMI (AP) -- The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolas Maduro's government in 2019, according to a new watchdog report.

Cuban exiles honored at Miami's 'Ellis Island of the South' as Trump ramps up immigrant arrests

Cuban exiles honored at Miami's 'Ellis Island of the South' as Trump ramps up immigrant arrests

MIAMI (AP) -- For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami's Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for hundreds of thousands of Cubans fleeing communist rule.

Miami's Freedom Tower reopens as Trump ramps up arrests in city of Cuban migrant pride

Miami's Freedom Tower reopens as Trump ramps up arrests in city of Cuban migrant pride

MIAMI (AP) -- For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami's Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for hundreds of thousands of Cubans fleeing communist rule.

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

MIAMI (AP) -- A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration.

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua, a U.S. official said, affecting relations with a country the U.S. has a free trade deal with amid growing concerns over President Daniel Ortega's increasingly authoritarian rule.

Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America

Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America

MIAMI (AP) -- Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro's revolution, Sen. Marco Rubio developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for America's top diplomat, he's set to bring that same ideological ammunition to reshaping U.S. policy in Latin America.

Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat jolts Latin America, long accustomed to US neglect

Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat jolts Latin America, long accustomed to US neglect

MIAMI (AP) -- Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro's revolution, Sen. Marco Rubio developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for America's top diplomat, he's set to bring that same ideological ammunition to reshaping U.S. policy in Latin America.

Co-founder of Smartmatic voting machine company charged with paying bribes for Philippine contracts

Co-founder of Smartmatic voting machine company charged with paying bribes for Philippine contracts

MIAMI (AP) -- A federal grandy jury in Miami has charged the Venezuelan co-founder of a voting machine company targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump with paying more than $1 million in bribes to officials in the Philippines in exchange for contracts it won overseeing the island nation's elections nearly a decade ago.

Venezuelan founder of voting machine company targeted by Trump allies is indicted on bribery charges

MIAMI (AP) -- A federal grandy jury in Miami has charged the Venezuelan co-founder of a voting machine company targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump with paying more than $1 million in bribes to officials in the Philippines in exchange for contracts it won overseeing the island nation's elections nearly a decade ago.