In Barrio Obrero, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in Puerto Rico, the chilling effect of unprecedented immigration raids in the U.S. territory has been paralyzing. With homes and businesses ...
In Puerto Rico, recent ICE raids have mostly rounded up immigrants from the island next door, the Dominican Republic. Dominicans have long lived in Puerto Rican communities but are often not citizens.
Two illegal stowaways were hiding in a barge being towed into port when they swam for it — but they didn’t get far before ...
Juan Vega Paredes, a Dominican man who was arrested by immigration authorities in Puerto Rico in January, poses for a portrait in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 3, 2025. (Keren Carrión/NPR) ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Juan Vega Paredes now has a new way of introducing himself to people he meets. "I'm el hombre de los aguacates," he says, with a smile on his face. Avocado man, his new ...