Sin Fronteras: Trump Increases Pressure on Cuba: Charges Against Castro

THURSDAY, MAY 28

PROGRAM #11154 12:00 PM PT

Sin Fronteras. This is a program of “Sin Fronteras,” a special series that serves audiences in the US and Mexico with breaking news and analysis on major developments affecting Latinos in the US.

Tense Talks Between the U.S. and Iran. Amid new U.S. military strikes against Iran, negotiations continue alongside a precarious ceasefire. While Iranian media report that a memorandum of understanding has been reached between the two sides, Trump insists no such understanding exists and that negotiations could drag on for a long time. Where do the talks stand? And what conditions is each side putting on the table to end the war? Report by José López Zamorano.

Green Card Applicants at Risk. A new federal policy could force thousands of immigrants to return to their home countries to apply for permanent residence. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will only grant exceptions under “extraordinary circumstances.” The move has applicants and immigration attorneys scrambling to understand the impact. Who is affected? And what options remain? Report by Aracely Martínez.

Paxton Crushes Cornyn. Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general backed by Trump and the MAGA movement, crushed veteran senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff for the Texas Senate seat, making it the most expensive primary race in the country’s history. Paxton will face Democratic candidate James Talarico in November in a race that will be closely watched nationally. How do Republicans emerge from their bruising internal battle in Texas? And what will the voters who backed the loser, John Cornyn, do next? Report by Mariana Pineda.

Trump Increases Pressure on Cuba: Charges Against Castro. Declaring Cuba a threat to national security, Washington formally charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro. The charges, tied to the 1996 downing of two small aircraft that killed four crew members, come as Trump tightens the trade embargo and threatens to invade the island, while Cubans face a dire humanitarian crisis marked by electricity shortages and a lack of basic supplies. What is the plan of the Trump administration and Secretary Rubio? How is this new threat being received in Cuba? What is the human cost of widespread blackouts? What do international law and international courts establish regarding these acts?

Guest: Luis Hernández Navarro, Journalist, La Jornada, Ciudad de México, MX. 

Ebola Alert Ahead of the World Cup. U.S. health authorities have begun conducting Ebola screenings for international travelers at major airports across the country. Those who have traveled through the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan are barred from entering the country, unless they are U.S. citizens. The WHO has declared the outbreak a global health emergency, while warning that the overall global risk remains low. What do these outbreaks mean? How does the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO affect the control of these epidemics? What should people know to prevent both panic and contagion?

Guest: Aileen Marty, Distinguished Professor and Doctor of Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL.

ICE Agents on the Run. Minnesota prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for an ICE agent implicated in the assault of—and filing false charges against—a Latino immigrant. This marks the second federal agent to become a fugitive from justice in this state. It is one of numerous cases Minnesota has opened to criminally investigate acts of violence linked to the federal “Metro Surge” operation.

Guest: Eder Becerra Castillo, Senior Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hatred That Kills. At a time when Islamophobic rhetoric and incidents are on the rise, two teenagers involved in the deadly attack on a San Diego mosque were indoctrinated online in neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies, according to authorities. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is targeting an organization dedicated to investigating and exposing extremists from racial and religious hate groups. Who were the attackers? What response is being offered to survivors? Why is Islamophobia rising in the United States? What is — and is not — being done to combat hatred from white supremacist groups?

Guest: Hafeez Rehman, Spokesperson, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Amsterdam, NY.

Photo:  Onur/Adobe stock

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