Nicaragua /tags/nicaragua Nicaragua en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT At 76, Dusty Baker is managing again. He's leading Nicaragua in the World Baseball Classic /sports/2026-03-06/at-76-dusty-baker-is-managing-again-hes-leading-nicaragua-in-the-world-baseball-classic Dusty Baker is going to be honored as a member of the Cactus League Hall of Fame on March 14, and he's appreciative of the recognition. He's just hoping that he doesn't have to attend. The 76-year-old Baker is managing Nicaragua in the World Baseball Classic, and his team has four guaranteed games on the schedule in Miami. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT /sports/2026-03-06/at-76-dusty-baker-is-managing-again-hes-leading-nicaragua-in-the-world-baseball-classic Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Nicaraguan government blocks key pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach United States /americas/2026-02-09/nicaraguan-government-blocks-key-pathway-used-by-cuban-migrants-to-reach-united-states Nicaragua's government on Sunday blocked Cuban citizens from entering the country without a visa, effectively cutting off a key route for Cuban migration to the United States at a time when the Trump administration has put the Caribbean island in an economic chokehold. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:39:00 GMT /americas/2026-02-09/nicaraguan-government-blocks-key-pathway-used-by-cuban-migrants-to-reach-united-states Megan Janetsky | The Associated Press Nicaraguans celebrate Virgin Mary in Miami despite fears at home and in US /americas/2025-12-09/nicaraguans-celebrate-virgin-mary-in-miami-despite-fears-at-home-and-in-us Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots in Miami marking the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The early December celebration called "griterĂ­a" is especially poignant this year during the ongoing crackdowns on religion groups in Nicaragua as well as on immigrant communities in the United States. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:31:54 GMT /americas/2025-12-09/nicaraguans-celebrate-virgin-mary-in-miami-despite-fears-at-home-and-in-us Giovanna Dell'Orto | Associated Press Cuban ex-CIA agent Felix Rodriguez: From Bay of Pigs to Che Guevara's execution /south-florida/2025-09-09/cuban-ex-cia-agent-felix-rodriguez-bay-of-pigs-che-guevara-execution Rodriguez is slated to speak Wednesday at Nova Southeastern University’s campus in Davie to talk about growing up in Cuba and share his life story. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:10:55 GMT /south-florida/2025-09-09/cuban-ex-cia-agent-felix-rodriguez-bay-of-pigs-che-guevara-execution Anthony Cruz Hondurans, Nicaraguans are latest to lose TPS deportation protections under Trump crackdown /immigration/2025-07-07/hondurans-nicaraguans-tps-trump-immigration The Trump administration insists conditions have improved enough in Honduras and Nicaragua to send migrants protected from deportation back to those countries — but those groups disagree and argue it's wrong to return them after so many years in the U.S. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:56:08 GMT /immigration/2025-07-07/hondurans-nicaraguans-tps-trump-immigration Tim Padgett Trump Administration ends deportation protections for Hondurans and Nicaraguans /americas/2025-07-07/trump-administration-ends-deportation-protections-for-hondurans-and-nicaraguans The Trump administration ended protections Monday for migrants from Honduras and Nicaragua that shielded them from deportation and allowed them to work, its latest effort to strip privileges from migrants since President Donald Trump returned to office. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:18:56 GMT /americas/2025-07-07/trump-administration-ends-deportation-protections-for-hondurans-and-nicaraguans Hamed Aleaziz | The New York Times Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica? /americas/2025-06-30/refugees-nicaragua-government-critics-in-costa-rica After a Nicaraguan human rights activist who had fled to Costa Rica was killed, concern has grown that the Ortega government may be targeting its enemies abroad. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:12:24 GMT /americas/2025-06-30/refugees-nicaragua-government-critics-in-costa-rica Frances Robles | The New York Times Immigrant advocates decry Trump's deportation policies. They demand fairer immigration laws /immigration/2025-06-20/immigrant-advocates-decry-trumps-deportation-policies-they-demand-fairer-immigration-laws Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of “fear” in South Florida’s immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:17:49 GMT /immigration/2025-06-20/immigrant-advocates-decry-trumps-deportation-policies-they-demand-fairer-immigration-laws Carla Mendez 'Doña' Violeta Chamorro, who died Saturday, was democracy's beacon — then bust — in Nicaragua /americas/2025-06-18/dona-violeta-chamorro-democracys-beacon-nicaragua Violeta Chamorro, whose 1990 upset victory made her Nicaragua's first female president — and ushered peace into civil war-ravaged Central America — was laid to rest this week after dying in exile in Costa Rica at 95. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:07:19 GMT /americas/2025-06-18/dona-violeta-chamorro-democracys-beacon-nicaragua Tim Padgett Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says /americas/2025-06-17/violeta-chamorro-obit-nicaragua Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential elections and ending Nicaragua’s civil war, died at 95. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:10:17 GMT /americas/2025-06-17/violeta-chamorro-obit-nicaragua