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July 14, 2024
Fears of unrest in convention host Milwaukee after Trump assassination attempt

Security heightened ahead of Republican National Convention, to start Monday
July 14, 2024
Trump shooting sparks fears ahead of Republican convention

Security heightened for Republican National Convention starting Monday
September 21, 2023
New York Mayor Urges UN Leaders to Act on Migration Crisis

New York City is hosting world leaders at the United Nations this week. But it is also facing a crisis because border states such as Texas are sending hundreds of migrants to the city each day. Jorge Agobian has the story in this report narrated by Aline Barros.
February 13, 2023
Q&A: Fentanyl Is ‘Global Problem,’ US Working With Western Hemisphere to Stop Deadly Drug

White House drug czar says Washington is working with Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador to stop epidemic of often-fatal synthetic drug
January 05, 2023
VOA Interview: Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Mayorkas tells VOA that online applications for ‘humanitarian parole’ for Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans will start ‘immediately’
December 12, 2022
US Revives Refugee-, Migrant-Support Task Force

Commission originally launched by Obama administration in 2014 was discontinued by Trump
November 03, 2022
Young Latino Voters in Arizona Could Define Midterm Elections

Potential for political power grows as the average age of Latinos in the state is 27
October 28, 2022
Venezuelan Migrants Still Coming to US by Land Despite Certain Deportation

Despite recent changes in the Biden administration's immigration policy and its tightening of border restrictions, Venezuelan migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally continue to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents. VOA News reporter Jorge Agobian spoke with some of those migrants.
October 05, 2022
Biden Extends Federal Assistance to Hurricane-Wracked Florida

President tours communities devastated by Category 4 Ian; damage from storm could cost government billions of dollars to repair and rebuild
October 05, 2022
Biden Surveys Hurricane Damage in Florida Amid Tension With Governor

Powerful storm made landfall last week, devastating areas in the southwestern part of the state
August 30, 2022
US Considers Halting Nicaraguan Imports Over Concerns About Its Government

White House tells VOA that the leadership of the Central American country has become more autocratic, repressive
July 11, 2022
US, Mexico to Hash Out Issues at White House

Wide-ranging meeting with Mexican president to focus on a variety of issues, including Mexico-Moscow relationship
November 18, 2021
Biden Meets Canadian, Mexican Leaders in Trilateral Summit

Leaders of US, Canada and Mexico reconvene, agree on health, economic and migration goals
July 15, 2021
Pentagon: Some Colombians Arrested in Moise Assassination Probe Received US Military Training

National Security Council official who traveled to Haiti last Sunday tells VOA the US is prepared to prosecute anyone found to have broken US laws
February 01, 2021
Central American Leaders Hope to Develop Common Agenda with Biden

The White House plan includes dealing with endemic corruption' and attacking poverty and insecurity in Central America
May 18, 2020
IMF Warns of Unstable Economic Scenarios After COVID-19 Pandemic

The IMF's director for the Western Hemisphere says the region can expect some rough economic times after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
May 13, 2020
IMF Director Sees Pandemic Fallout Being Worse Than Predicted

Chief official for Latin America says world contraction could top 5%, go higher in South and Central America
February 03, 2020
Young Hispanic Voters in Iowa Ready to Vote in Caucuses

Hispanic voters have been playing an increasingly influential role in U.S. elections, and this trend is expected to be no less true in 2020 when an estimated 32 million Hispanics will be eligible to vote. In Iowa, where the first in the nation contest is taking place Jan. 3, just 6% of the population is Hispanic and some 50-thousand Latino voters are registered in the state. VOA's Jorge Agobian is in Des Moines.
December 06, 2019
Louisiana Town Holds Vigil for Detained CITGO Executives

It has been more than two years since Venezuelan authorities arrested a group of CITGO executives, all of them dual U.S.-Venezuelan nationals. The family of one executive, Tomeu Vadell, lives in a small Louisiana town that recently held a vigil to draw attention to the detention. For VOA, Jorge Agobian has more from Lake Charles.
December 06, 2019
Louisiana Town Holds Vigil for Detained CITGO Executives

It has been more than two years since Venezuelan authorities arrested a group of CITGO executives, all of them dual U.S.-Venezuelan nationals. The family of one executive, Tomeu Vadell, lives in a small Louisiana town that recently held a vigil to draw attention to the detention. For VOA, Jorge Agobian has more from Lake Charles.

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