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The General Services Administration is an obscure agency playing an outsized role in Trump's quest to slash costs and bring the federal government to heel. Byron Tau Garance Burke Brian Slodysko apnews.com/article/doge-m…

Another whale death in the Antarctic krill fishery. Chilean regulators have filed a criminal complaint laprensaaustral.cl/2025/04/16/den…

A Chilean trawler fishing for krill in Antarctica was criminally charged in death of a humpback whale caught in its net. The ship carried the Marine Stewardship Council even though the sustainability certifier suspended the ship's owner in 2023 for not allowing an audit. Photo: Sea Shepherd

Looks like Pesca Chile was folded into another krill fishery certificed by Marine Stewardship Council and run by U.S.-owned Aker BioMarine

As Trump sought to make good on his pledge of mass arrests, the U.S.' oldest immigration detention facility swelled to three times its capacity. “There are 1700 people here at Krome!!!!,” one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employee who felt unsafe texted a co-worker. apnews.com/article/immigr…

“There was no clock, no window, no natural light,” recalled Osiris Vázquez about the nearly two weeks he spent in Krome, the U.S.' oldest migrant detention center. “You lost all notion of time, whether it’s day or night.” apnews.com/article/immigr…

A federal judge in Tampa sentenced a former Colombian customs worker on Thursday to 12+ years in prison for taking more than $1 million in bribes in a money laundering conspiracy involving a corrupt U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent. apnews.com/article/colomb…

What a difference a year makes. The DEA's 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment contains an entirely new section on 🇻🇪Tren de Aragua and MS-13 from 🇸🇻— both designated foreign terrorist organizations by Trump. In last year's report, neither gang even merited a mention. DEA HQ

Colombia's "Contraband King" Diego Marín is alleged to have built a money-laundering empire paying bribes to police officers and politicians. An The Associated Press investigation found he had an even more powerful ally: The Drug Enforcement Administration. w/Jim Mustian apnews.com/article/dea-sm…

“Es una vergüenza para la DEA”, General Juan Carlos Buitrago. “Porque eso terminó creando un monstruo”. El aliado secreto de Papá Pitufo: la DEA apnews.com/article/dea-tr… Excelente investigación AP News

Colombia has applied to join a China-based development bank, another sign of Latin America’s drift from the U.S. as Trump's foreign aid cuts, trade barriers and migration crackdown spurs regional leaders to seek closer ties with DC's geopolitical rival. apnews.com/article/china-…

As Colombia's "Contraband King," Diego Marín is alleged to have built a money-laundering empire paying bribes to police officers and politicians. All he while he had an even more powerful ally: The Drug Enforcement Administration. DEA HQ w/Jim Mustian apnews.com/article/dea-sm…

A Mexican security consultant who recently has taught counter-drug classes for the U.S. State Department has been shot and killed in a cartel ambush at a restaurant in Guadalajara. apnews.com/article/mexico…

When a Mexican ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, the tide had just turned and a fast current flooded upriver. Such hazards are no match for a veteran captain, but mistakes can be costly in a busy, narrow harbor known for heavy winds and hidden eddies. apnews.com/article/brookl…

"You’re free to go,” the judge told 28-year old Colombian migrant Juan Serrano. Except he really wasn’t. Waiting as he exited the Miami courtroom were ICE agents who cuffed him against the wall and whisked him away in a van along with 12 other migrants. apnews.com/article/immigr…

“We’ve succeeded, as humans, to destroy huge amounts of nature on most of the world’s islands. Socotra is a place where we can actually really do something. But if we don’t, this one is on us.” Amazing story (and pics) by Annika Hammerschlag apnews.com/article/dragon…

While Trump’s mass deportation pledge has frightened migrants from many nations, it has come as a shock to the 2.4 million Cuban-Americans, who strongly backed the Republican twice and have long enjoyed a place of privilege in the U.S. immigration system. apnews.com/article/cuba-i…

San Francisco immigration court shares part of a private downtown high-rise. Unlike most immigration courthouses, where photos are banned and vans slip in/out of garages, it's hard for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting migrants to avoid cameras. Tomo sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/ice…

Hiding handwritten notes from classified material in your socks? That's really poor spy craft apnews.com/article/nathan…