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COMMENTARY: The High Cost of Outsourcing Deportations To Africa

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. April 15, 2026: At a time when Americans are facing cuts to healthcare and rising...
The latest death is that of Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, a 41-year-old immigrant from Afghanistan, who died on March 14 at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas — just one day after being taken into ICE custody.

11 Immigrants Now Dead In ICE Custody In 2026 As Questions Mount Over Care...

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. March 18, 2026: The number of immigrants who have died while in the custody of...
Dinner served in banana leaves at En La Fonda, Panama. (NewsAmericasnow.com image)

Caribbean Flavors Still Shape The Food Of Panama

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, PANAMA CITY, Panama, Fri. Mar. 13, 2026:  I recently traveled to Panama to celebrate my aunt’s 70th birthday and...
Skyline of Panama City. (NewsamericasNow.com image)

What To Expect When Visiting Panama: A Traveler’s Guide

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Mar. 13, 2026: If Panama fascinates you because of its history, its role as a global...
The Caribbean’s Question for Washington: Where Is the Economic Offer?

The Caribbean’s Question For Washington: Where Is the Economic Offer?

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Mar. 11, 2026: As Washington rolled out its new hemispheric security doctrine on March 7th,...
10 Immigrants Have Now Died In ICE Custody In Of 61 Days Of 2026

10 Immigrants Have Now Died In ICE Custody In 2026

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 9, 2026: The number of immigrants who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs...
How Caribbean Immigrants Helped Build America’s Black History

Caribbean Immigrants Helped Build America Too

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. Feb. 28, 2026: As efforts to distort or diminish Black History Month in the United...
DEI Rollbacks Cast a Long Shadow as Super Bowl 2026 Showcases Diversity — With Limits

DEI Rollbacks Cast A Long Shadow As Super Bowl 2026 Ads Showcase Diversity —...

By Felicia J. Persaud By News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 2026: More than a year after the Trump administration moved aggressively to dismantle diversity,...
Elijah Arroyo #18 of the Seattle Seahawks lifts the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl LX football game against the New England Patriots, at Levi's Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, CA.The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13.

From Borders To The Big Game: How Immigrants Defined Super Bowl LX

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. 9, 2026: Super Bowl LX was more than a championship game. It became a vivid,...
Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. "Trump Accounts" are a portion of recently passed tax and spending legislation where the federal government will deposit $1,000 into investment accounts for every child born between 2025 and 2028 once parents sign their children up while filing their income taxes.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Sinners, Vampires, Nicki Minaj & Trump

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. Feb. 7, 2026: In ‘Sinners,’ director Ryan Coogler uses vampirism as more than a horror...