Hemisphere

Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy makes targeting Western Hemisphere cartels the top priority

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration’s highest priority, the White House announced Wednesday. The document was released months after his administration published an updated national security strategy that called for the hemisphere to be the … Read more

Trump admin announces expansion of visa restriction policy in Western Hemisphere

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Rep. Chip Roy introduces PAUSE Act to halt immigration Republican Congressman Chip Roy discusses the alarming visa fraud scheme involving 10 Indian nationals who staged armed robberies to exploit immigration laws. Roy introduces the PAUSE Act to temporarily halt all immigration, citing the highest number of foreign-born residents in US history. He slams the Senate … Read more

Trump meets with Latin American leaders turning his attention to the Western Hemisphere

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President Trump assembled Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to demonstrate it is still committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere, even as it deals with five-alarm crises around the globe. The gathering, which the White House called the “Shield of the Americas” … Read more

Trump looks to turn attention to Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment, at Americas summit

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DORAL, Fla. — DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to demonstrate it’s still committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even as it deals with five-alarm crises around the globe. The … Read more