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Solalinde accuses NGO of deceiving migrants; He says that he was deceived along with the Central American and Mexican migrants, the caravan brought polleros (human traffickers) and armed persons to the city. "Here the negative actor is the organization, Pueblo Sin Fronteras.", says Fr. Solalinde. There is no greater champion for Central American migrants; Alejandro Solalinde Guerra is a Mexican Catholic priest and human rights activist. He is the coordinator of the South Pacific Human Mobility Ministry of the Mexican Bishopric and director of "Hermanos en el Camino", a shelter that provides Central American migrants with humanitarian aid and education....

A Mexican congressman scaled great heights to demonstrate the “absurdity” of President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall between the US and Mexico. Braulio Guerra, a congressman from the state of Queretaro, tweeted photos and a video of himself sitting proudly on top of a 26-foot tall fence that separates the Mexican border city of Tijuana from the US. Guerra said he climbed the wall to illustrate the ridiculousness of the US president’s idea and point out that the futile spending would damage relationships between the two countries.

Vice President Biden doubled down on the bad intelligence excuse in last night's debate when the question of the deaths of American personnel in Libya was raised. Among other stories today, Senator Bob Corker and The Daily Beast's Eli Lake apparently seem to know at lot more about what happened in Benghazi that night than the President and Vice President. Senator Corker will become the senior Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee next year. The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin reports: This week he had extensive meetings with the FBI and intelligence officials on the ground in Benghazi as well as...

Detainees or POWs? Ancient distinctions. By Mackubin Thomas Owens is professor of strategy and force planning at the Naval War College in Newport. His views do no necessarily reflect those of any agency of the U.S. government. January 24, 2002 8:55 a.m. as President Bush's decision launch a "war against terrorism" in response to September 11 now hoisted the United States on its own petard? That would seem to be the case as international organizations and even officials of allied countries such as Great Britain have intensified criticism of the United States concerning its treatment of captured al Qaeda and ...

Charges dropped against ex-San Jose Mayor Gonzales, aide GuerraBy Rodney Foo and Barry Witt Mercury News Article Launched: 06/12/2007 02:35:32 PM PDT All charges against former San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales and his aide Joe Guerra were dropped by a Santa Clara County District Court judge. The charges, including bribery, stemmed from a deal with trash hauler NorCal Waste Systems Inc. Charges against Norcal were also thrown out. Judge John Herlihy signed an order Monday dismissing the charges. In the order, Herlihy cited errors given to the grand jury as grounds for throwing out the entire indictment against Gonzales and...

http://wtvf.com/content/news/18777.asp Toddler Missing More Than 24 Hours Posted: 4/25/2006 8:00:00 AM Updated: 4/25/2006 8:34:08 AM Tuesday morning an amber alert was still active for a Smyrna toddler. Community members held a candlelight vigil on Monday for the missing toddler. Two-year-old Analyce Guerra disappeared Sunday night from her apartment. Many of those community members, along with other officials, spent Monday morning searching for Analyce. At first, people thought she had walked away during the night. By Monday afternoon, however, police were processing a crime scene. At first, police did not suspect foul play, but now they are calling the case suspicious....

Carlos Guerra: Demo senators hunkering down for longer stay Web Posted : 08/24/2003 12:00 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As the end of the second, $1.7 million special legislative session approaches, Senate Democrats who came here to stop the GOP's redistricting plan are clearly weary — but defiant. The session ends Tuesday. On Wednesday, a Laredo federal judge will hear the senators' challenge of sanctions slapped on them for leaving and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's abrogation of a long-held Senate rule that prompted their flight. And Thursday, a delegation plans to visit Department of Justice officials in Washington. In the meantime,...

Carlos Guerra: Texas GOP is in for some hard lessons in 2003 Legislature Web Posted : 11/12/2002 12:00 AM Now that post-election gloating — and hand wringing — is subsiding, Texas leaders are shuddering at the thought of the upcoming session (or more likely, sessions) of the Legislature. In January, when the House elects the first Republican speaker since Reconstruction, Democrats will lose their last grasp on state government. And when Rep. Tom Craddick replaces Speaker Pete Laney, he will install his own team of committee chairmen and members. In the Senate, Sen. Bill Ratliff has been senator and acting...