Demian Bio

Demian Bio is the Latin Times' Managing Editor. He has worked in media companies such as Infobae and Bloomberg Línea, focusing his coverage on politics and economics in Latin America and the United States, as well as the relationship between them.

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Human Rights Watch accuses Biden administration of using CBP One App to deny asylum rights

HRW said that requiring the use of the app limits the right to seek asylum for many people

Arizona Gov. Hobbs signs a bill to repeal 1864 law that bans most abortions in the state

Katie Hobbs' decision comes a day after the state Senate approved the repeal

Miami ranked seventh among the top 50 most common accents

Miami to vote on new electoral map after court ruled it was 'racially gerrymandered'

The decision comes after a deal that will also have voters decide on a proposed limitation for future redistricting

Not just ammunition: Colombia says missing missiles and anti-tank weapons are also linked to trafficking

President Gustavo Petro said the weapons and ammo are being sold to criminal organization. A journalist disputed the figures given and said they are much lower

Biden administration forgives $6.1 billion in student debt for attendees of school accused of fraud

The decision impacts 317,000 borrowers who attended The Art Institutes

Georgia Governor signs bill that requires checking immigration status of all people taken into jail

The law gained momentum after the killing of student Laken Riley by an undocumented immigrants. The measure worries Latino advocates

Millions of Latinos likely to struggle with internet payments as subsidy program runs out of money

23 million families received money through the program. The White House asked for an additional $6 billion to extend it but didn't get the funds from Congress

Latino Catholics are nearly evenly split in their support for Biden and Trump

The figure is similar to the country average, but there are large disparities among people who profess other religions or are unaffiliated

In 2022,Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Arizona Democrats garner enough votes to repeal 19th-century law banning most abortions

State senators got enough support from Republicans to repeal the law

Colombian President Petro announces country will sever diplomatic ties with Israel amid Gaza conflict

Petro has been highly critical of the way Israel is conducting the war, repeatedly saying it's committing genocide

New Mexico Republicans Urge Gov. Lujan to deploy National Guard to border amid smuggling and fentanyl crisis

State lawmakers claim troops are needed to address migrant smuggling and fentanyl trafficking in the area

Almost four in ten Latinos report being called a racial slur in the past year

A similar proportion believes there is hate toward Latinos in the U.S., according to a poll by Savanta Research

NYC authorities to start initiative to deter migrant children from selling candy in the subway

Leaflets will be handed out at subways reminding that unlicensed selling is illegal. There is a parallel effort to enroll migrant children in schools

More than four in five Latinos believe politicians don't care about what they think

The figure is in line with respondents from other demographics and the country average

UN office denounces increase of enforced disappearances in Venezuela as elections loom

The committee on enforced disappearances described an "alarming increase" of such cases in the South American country

Biden administration to reclassify marijuana for the first time in over half a century

The measure is a first step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis

Immigration tops U.S. concerns for third month running– a divisive electoral issue, says Gallup poll

The issue is highly polarizing, with Republicans more likely than Democrats to name immigration as the most important issue

Haiti transitional council names former sports minister Fritz Belizaire as new PM

The council is seeking to strengthen the country's institutions and quell the violence that has taken over the country

US consumer confidence rose in January to its highest level

U.S. consumer confidence drops in April for the first time in seven months as inflation ticks up

A poll by Gallup highlights that the drop came as "gas prices, and inflation more generally, were rising," and the stock market was retreating

Biden, Mexican President López Obrador discuss 'effectively managing' migration in new call

The conversation took place on Sunday (April 28), with AMLO saying the countries have made progress in stemming unauthorized migration

Trump and DeSantis meet in Florida for the first time since their contentious primary feud

The Republican leaders appeared to put their issues aside and discuss how to ensure a Republican victory in the November elections

How Libre, a Koch brothers group, aims to engage Latinos by criticizing Biden's economic policies

Libre, created by the Koch brothers, will spend seven figures in the campaign. Economy has been a weakness for Biden among Latinos

Mexico is credited with reducing migration to the U.S., but ground reports show a more complex picture

A report by the Financial Times highlights that the behavior of authorities can vastly change depending on the occasion

Maduro government detains three opposition activists as electoral campaign picks up steam

The activists are based in the Portuguesa state, where opposition leader Maria Corina Machado campaigned over the past week

San Diego has become the epicenter for illegal immigration as routes shift with Texas crackdown

A county official said that last week authorities apprehended 2,000 people on a single day

Democrats believe abortion rights is a winning issue, but it might not be as clear among Florida Latinos

An analysis of different polls by the Miami Herald shows that Latinos in the state have lower levels of support for the issue than the overall population

Venezuelan government labels new opposition presidential choice as 'the candidate of imperialism'

Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure of the Maduro government, said that the Venezuelan people "know who the enemy is"

Cost of buying a house is the highest in at least a decade, Redfin says

This is a result of the combination of rising mortgage rates and home prices

Latinos in Florida are much less supportive of legalizing Marijuana than other groups in the state

Only one in three favored such a measure, according to a recent poll. This contrasts with 55% of White and 65% of Black Floridians.

Biden's approval rate reaches historical low for first-term presidents at this point of their tenure

A Gallup poll showed Biden with a 38.7% approval rate in his 13th quarter