This piece was edited prior to the start of the GSOC, UAW Local 2110 strike.
I had just arrived to Ilom, Chajul in June 2019 when I heard the news that the Minister of Governance had signed an agreement with the Trump administration to make Guatemala a safe third country. I felt disoriented. Speaking with an elder from Ilom, he told me about the women and children who had migrated within the past year, others who were recently deported, and those that still planned to go.
It is a three-hour bus trip on a muddy and bumpy dirt road from the town center of Chajul to Ilom. A little past half-way, one sees the construction of the Xacbal Delta dam and the fully operational Hidro Xacbal hydroelectric plant. Both are located on the coffee
US tourist killed in Puerto Rico after alleged drug buy
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A 24-year-old tourist from Delaware was killed in Puerto Rico over the weekend after allegedly buying drugs in a coastal shantytown, authorities said.
Tariq Loat and a friend, James Jackson, were attacked in La Perla on Saturday following the alleged drug deal when they tried to take photographs, despite being told not to, according to Police Commissioner Antonio López Figueroa.
The duo were beaten with an exercise weight, a piece of wood and a deep fryer, authorities said.
Jackson managed to flee and was later hospitalized, authorities said.
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Governor Pedro Pierluisi Says Visitors Must Comply With Laws After American Tourist Found Dead in Puerto Rico
On 4/28/21 at 1:44 PM EDT
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said on Wednesday that visitors must comply with laws after a tourist from Delaware was found dead in the shantytown of La Perla.
During a press conference, Pierluisi said: Those who come from outside must come to comply with the law, because otherwise they are exposing themselves to situations such as the one that occurred, which is very regrettable.
Pierluisi s comments come shortly after Puerto Rican police identified Tariq Quadir Loat, a 24-year-old tourist from Wilmington, Delaware, as the individual found dead in La Perla.