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How Trump’s threat is the bitterest reminder of our fossil dependence

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The spark that set the White House on fire was Pedro Sánchez’s refusal to participate in the offensive against Tehran, under a speech that evokes the popular sentiment of 2003: “No to war.” Sánchez defends that Spain’s position is consistent with its actions in Ukraine or Gaza, seeking to avoid a spiral of global violence. However, Trump’s anger was not born yesterday. According to official documentsSpain had been discreetly blocking the transit and export of weapons to Israel for months, denying ship stops and vetoing dozens of military operations. Added to this is Trump’s historic reproach for Defense spending: the American president demands 5% of GDP, while Spain barely exceeds 2%. Trump’s response has been withering, mentioning for the first time the word “embargo”, a tool that the US usually reserves for “enemies” like North Korea or Venezuela, not for NATO allies. A life preserver that can sink. The threat of cutting trade ties is not a minor issue. In January 2026, the United States consolidated itself as the leading supplier of natural gas to Spain, accounting for a historic 44.4% of the total imported (15,259 GWh), far surpassing Algeria, how to collect Europa Press. Spain has spent a decade reinforcing its energy dependence on the US market to replace Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine. In 2025, the US supplied 30% of our gas and 15% of our oil. Strategic companies like Naturgy have critical exposure, with 40% of their LNG contracts linked to plants in Texas and Louisiana, according to The Independent. If Trump turns off the tap, Spain loses its main gas resource. The collapse of the Gulf, can we look the other way? Faced with the American threat, the Spanish Government is trying to send a message of calm. Minister Sara Aagesen maintains that the supply is “broadly diversified” and that only 2% of our gas transits through the conflictive Strait of Hormuz. Spain has seven regasification plants, which allows us to bring ships from almost anywhere in the world. However, optimism collides with a suffocating global reality. The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil and gas passes, is experiencing a technical closure due to war tension. QatarEnergy declared for the first time “Force Majeure” after suffering attacks on its LNG plants. This creates a domino effect: if Asia loses gas from Qatar, it will compete fiercely against Europe for the few ships available from the US or the African continent. As the expert Ignacio Urbasos explains in it The Countrythe market is interconnected; Although the gas does not pass through Hormuz, the price we will pay is decided there. 12 euros more per month. The impact of this perfect storm already has figures. According to the calculations of the Roams platform, The gas bill in Spain could increase by up to 18% and the electricity bill by 17%. An average household would go from paying about 50 euros for gas to almost 60, while the electricity bill could rise by about 12 euros per month, as he also explains The Newspaper. Natural gas in the Netherlands TTF market has already been triggered almost 80% in just two days. Furthermore, gasoline is not far behind: experts predict increases of up to 8% at the pump, placing a liter of gasoline above 1.58 euros. This is not just energy; It’s inflation. The European Central Bank warns that a prolonged conflict could bring inflation in Spain to 3%, forcing interest rates to remain high for longer, directly affecting variable mortgages. The dilemma of the “energy island”. The point is that Spain has plenty of regasification infrastructure to help Europe, but it lacks interconnections (pipes to France) to pump that gas to the heart of the continent. Furthermore, our gas reserves they are at 59%a figure notably lower than 72% last year, because companies did not fill warehouses waiting for lower prices that never arrived. The only consensus between analysts and the Government is that this crisis accelerates a lesson learned hard: the vulnerability of depending on foreign fossil fuels. As Alison Candlin points outof the think tank Ember, until we complete the shift to a renewable-based system, we will always be hostage to these price shocks. In Spain, the effort to scale wind and solar power has already reduced the influence of expensive gas on the price of electricity by 75% in the last six years, but the road ahead is still long and, now, is full of diplomatic mines. Image | Hannes Grobe Xataka | The EU has a perfect plan to suffocate Russia. The problem is that now it needs its oil to survive

We do not even know if Trump’s ‘golden dome’ can be built, but there are already companies competing for the contract of the century

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At the beginning of the year we began to talk about the ‘golden dome’ or ‘Golden Dome’. It is the name of the antimile shield that Donald Trump wants to build For the United States. It seems that the thing is serious and that has intensified competition among many military technology companies that want a piece of the cake. The golden dome. Unlike antimile systems such as The Israeli iron domeTrump’s proposal is that he would use a satellite network capable of stopping Hypersonic missiles. Experts soon Show your skepticismarguing that it is not possible to create a shield that covers the entire territory as in Israel, a country 400 times smaller than the United States. The details of how it will be achieved do not seem to import Donald Trump, which in May assured that “we will have the best system ever built.” A very juicy cake. It is not clear how it is going to be built or if it is possible to do so, but the plan is that it is finished before this legislature ends, with the first test planned by the end of 2028. According to the administration, its construction will cost 175,000 million dollars, of which 25,000 million have already been invested. Business parade. As reported in the New York Timesmany companies are already doing tests to show their capabilities and be part of this project. This is the case of Varda Space Industries, the Californian startup created by Spacex former employees that was dedicated to manufacturing drugs in space. In May they did a test to demonstrate that they are not only able to track hypersonic missiles, they can also calculate their trajectory and that they can be intercepted. The Wild West. Companies that are selected will ensure a privileged position in the American defense. In statements to New York Times, Mark Montgomerydirector of a group of defense experts in Washington, said that “there are more than 100 companies with sensors, satellites or other devices that want to sell to the golden dome (…) this is the wild west, and it is a huge opportunity for those who are selected.” Several layers. The antimisile shield will have several layers, three land and one spatial, according to Reuters reported. The space shield will be the most complex part from the technological point of view and where many of these companies are focusing. In April we already talk about Spacex had proposed its technology for the creation of the golden dome. It is a network of up to 1,000 satellites to detect missiles and another 200 armed with missiles or lasers to destroy them before they reach their goal. Palantir Technologies and Anduril Industriestwo technological companies dedicated to defense, were also part of this initiative. Images | Wikipedia, Picryl In Xataka | The US has decided to try if Elon Musk was right. So he has placed two cybertruck in the desert as the target of his missiles

Trump’s dinner with Big Tech leaders has not been a dinner. It has been the greatest act of technological vassalage in history

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On Thursday a unique act of vassalage took place. In him CEOS and leaders of the main technology companies Americans attended a dinner in which they paid supplies, without exception, to the president of the United States, Donald Trump. The scene, Continuation of another recentit was almost feudal and it was a spectacular demonstration of what is the balance of current power in the United States. What happened. Last week the White House advertisement That the first lady, Melania Trump, organized a meeting with the aim of creating a “shock force” to promote education in artificial intelligence. To that event They went The CEOs of the great US technology companies, among which they stood out: Tim Cook, Apple CEO Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft SUCBUL PICHAI, CEO of Google Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO Alexandr Wang, Excueo de Scale Ai Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Grek Brockman, president of OpenAi Smooth his, CEO of AMD Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM Sergey Brin, Google co -founder Elon Musk, the great absent. They went to dinner 33 guests Among those who were those technological leaders, in addition to some administration officials and risk capital investors. There were nevertheless several notable absences: for example those of Andy Jassy, ​​CEO of Amazon – but did David clean (CEO of Blue Origin) and Jamie Siminoff, director of the firm – or that of Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia. The most striking was Musk’s He said in x that “I was invited but unfortunately I could not go” although there are data that suggests that I wasn’t on that guest list. Your relationship with Trump, Before idyllicis in the last times going through a much more complex phase in which both They have clearly distanced themselves. Thanks, Mr. President. During that dinner the CEOs of the great technological ones had a brief intervention that in all cases included a thanks aimed at President Trump. Altman, Gates, Nadella, Pichai or Zuckerberg left him evident in his speeches. The OpenAi CEO, for example, said “thank you for being a favorable president to business. It is a very refreshing change.” Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, followed that same line when heading to him: “” Thank you very much for gathering everyone and for the policies she has launched for the United States to lead. “ Tim Cook and his eight “thanks” in two minutes. The most striking of these participations was that of Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, who in two minutes said “thanks” to the president. The shared viral video on social networks has caused the occasional Meme For the surprising submission that Cook showed in his speech. The relationship between the two It is singular From the presidential elections. Modern technological vassalage. The scene was especially striking and in the shared videos on social networks, Trump is seen and the first lady sitting in the center of the table as dominant figures, while the people who currently shape the global economy. The scenery was spectacular: Silicon Vally giants basically went to a dinner in which they transmitted their total subordination to the US president. It was an even more forceful symbol that the one who lived at the investiture ceremony by Donald Trump. Looking for the president’s favor. These acts demonstrate what is the balance of power in the United States. It does not matter that the managers of these companies are responsible for much of the world economy: They all know That regulations, tax sanctions or vetoes can stop their innovation and billing, and Trump does not hesitate to play those letters if he considers it necessary. Political power is able to impose a regulatory framework, and companies know that they depend on that framework to operate. What times those on Facebook (for example) blocked Trump from his social networks. Silicon Valley is afraid. What is also evident is that the technological world in the US cannot be separated from state power. They depend on him antitrust regulations, digital infrastructure and of course gigantic and juicy government contracts. Being good with the US president is crucial for their businesses, and if you have to fold, they fold. That was not an exchange of impressions: it was a demonstration of who directs the score. Strategic calculation. The submissive position of technological leaders probably also responds to a strategic calculation: It is better to be docile in public and then negotiate regulatory benefits in private. The choreography shown at that dinner was full of meaning, because despite the power of the Big Tech, these companies are still anchored to the fact that the US president is a thickery of modern king to which they must pay vassalage so that they do not change the rules of the game in a second. Not so different from what happens in China. The scene also reminded us of a situation much more forceful: The one that is lived in China, where the government and its president, Xi Jingping, hold absolute power. Companies know it and for years have paid an absolute vassalage to their rulers, which intervene and make decisions in the operation and management of private companies. And those who try to rebel pay very expensive: to tell Jack Ma. In Xataka | Protect Trump is a headache, so the secret service has bought a armored golf car: the Golf Force One

Donald Trump’s government plans to be even harder with China. His problem is that he needs Netherlands and Japan

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The administration led by Joe Biden has approved during his management years several very ambitious China sanctions. The last one entered into force On December 2just a few weeks before Biden and his team leave the White House. These prohibitions are aimed priority to Chinese companies that They design and produce lithography equipment that intervene in the manufacture of advanced semiconductors, hence the impact they are presumably having on the Chinese chips industry is deep. As expected, China soon react. Just one day later the government led by Xi Jinping announced the prohibition of export of critical minerals to the US. It was possible that the arrival of Donald Trump’s government and his entourage contributed to calm the waters with China a little, but nothing is further from reality. The climbing of sanctions and other moschadillas that have starred US and China in recent years will continue, although now under the baton of Donald Trump. The US prepares more sanctions with the complicity of the Netherlands and Japan According to Bloomberg News Trump’s team wants to even more harden the sanctions to which China is already subjected. The US government has not officially confirmed it, but according to this means of communication, the new sanctions package addresses two different areas that seek to hinder more the development of the Chinese semiconductor industry. The first measure proposes to restrict the quantity and types of chips that NVIDIA can deliver to its Chinese clients without processing a license. Deepseek R1’s success is promoting the adoption of NVIDIA GPU H20 for models training It is important that we do not overlook that Jensen Huang’s company leads the GPU market for applications of artificial intelligence (AI) with an approximate quota of 80%. And, in addition, the success of China AI Deepseek R1 He is promoting The adoption of the GPU H20 of nvidia for Model training (And also that of The Ascend 910 chips of Huawei to solve inference tasks). Whatever this is not all. And, again according to Bloomberg, several US officials have recently met with their Dutch and Japanese counterparts. Presumably they are negotiating what steps they can take to drastically limit the participation of the engineers of the Dutch company ASML and the Japanese Tokyo Electron, which are two of the most important lithography equipment manufacturers on the planet, in the maintenance of the production equipment of the production equipment of semiconductors that are being used by their Chinese clients. The US needs the complicity of the Netherlands and Japan to make this measure prosper, and it is very likely to do so soon. From one thing we can be sure: as has happened on other occasions, China will respond. Image | ASML More information | Reuters In Xataka | Japan has triggered the alarm: China has in its hands the world production of chips and batteries thanks to the gallium

Trump’s blow to the wind and steel

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On his first day as president, Donald Trump signed an executive act in which he canceled wind projects and announced new oil perforations. Now, Spain has been harmed. Short. The United States International Trade Court (CIT) has imposed a 28.55% tariff for exports from Spanish companies Siemens Gamesa and Windar renewable. The court has ruled that these companies were selling wind towers manufactured in Spain at lower prices of the market value, which constitutes a practice of dumping. The decision was made on January 28, but has been published on February 11 in the Federal Registry. This new rate represents an update with respect to the tariff Antidumping Provisional of 73% established in 2021. The sentence. Four years ago, the Cit discovered that some Spanish companies sold wind towers at prices below the right value in the US. Siemens Gamesa challenged the initial decision that imposed a tariff of 73%, claiming that it was illegal. In a new review, the Commerce Department reduced the margin of Dumping to 28.55%. Finally, the judge confirmed this decision, rejecting the allegations that Siemens Gamesa should not be investigated or that there was an illegal fusion with Windar. He also dismissed the claim that the export price was determined incorrectly. The real impact of the tariff. Although the anti -dumping tariff has alerted more than one, it is expected that it has no impact for the sector, since the export strategy to the US was already influenced by the administration’s protectionist policies. In the case of Siemens Gamesa, the imposition of this rate would not affect him, since He stopped exporting Torres manufactured in Spain to the United States two years ago, after a provisional tariff of 73% in 2021 that made competitiveness unfeasible. In this way, Spanish companies of wind towers have been reoriented towards closer and more stable markets, mainly in Europe. The answer from Spain. The affected companies have not issued an official statement, but they have done so from the political sphere. In the Congress of Deputies, President Pedro Sánchez has expressed Its rejection of the imposition of tariffs by Trump in important sectors such as steel, aluminum and wind towers. In addition, Sánchez has declared that, in case others initiate a commercial war, the country will support the European Union in the defense of its economic interests. More tariffs. In addition to wind towers, Donald Trump’s administration has imposed more rates On steel and aluminum imports, a measure that had already been implemented during its first mandate. As stated by the US president himself, This 25% tax Its objective is to protect national producers, but has generated tensions with allies and increased costs for US manufacturers who depend on these metals. Statements from Europe. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has issued a statement in which she rejects the Trump policies related to the imposition of tariffs on European exports of steel and aluminum. The president has stressed that these measures are harmful to both companies and consumers. In addition, he has warned that the European Union will take countermeasures to safeguard the economic interests of the block. Image | Unspash and Daniel Torok Xataka | The future of Temu and Shein in the United States has two problems: tariffs and doctrine “of Minimis”

Egypt and Jordan reject Trump’s idea of ​​moving Palestinians from Gaza to their territory

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt rejected the US president’s proposalDonald Trump, of displacing the population of the Gaza Strip to his territory or other Arab countries and defended the creation of a Palestinian State as the legitimate right of his people. In a statement, the Ministry reaffirmed “Egypt’s adherence to the political solution to the Palestinian question”, which involves “ending the occupation and returning the usurped territory to the Palestinian people”, to guarantee their legitimate right to their land. and homeland. He also stressed its rejection “of any violation of these inalienable rights, whether through settlements or land annexationsor evacuating those lands from their owners through displacement or encouraging the removal or uprooting of Palestinians from their lands, either temporarily or permanently.” In this way, he responded to the statements that Donald Trump made yesterday, Saturday, to the journalists who were traveling with him aboard Air Force One, and to whom he said that he had spoken with the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, about the idea of ​​building housing. and transfer the million Gazans from the Gaza Strip to countries like Egypt or Jordan, according to CNN. According to the Egyptian department, displacing the Palestinian population of their land “threatens to further spread the conflict in the region” and hinders the possibilities of peace and coexistence between its peoples. In this sense, he explained that the Palestinian territory includes the unity of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and the lines of June 4, 1967. Jordan supports the creation of the Palestinian State On this same day, the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman al Safadi, He expressed himself in similar terms and also rejected Trump’s approach while demanding the creation of the State of Palestine to fulfill the right of the Palestinian people and achieve the long-awaited peace in the Middle East. “Everyone knows that the solution to the Palestinian cause lies within Palestine. Jordan is for the Jordanians, Palestine is for the Palestinians,” he stated before highlighting that the path to regional security and stability is for “the Palestinian State of sovereignty to live in peace alongside Israel in accordance with the solution of the two states.” Keep reading:• Trump calls Gaza “a demolition site” and wants Jordan and Egypt to welcome its inhabitants “temporarily or long term”• Ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel ends• Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after 4 hostages released by Hamas are reunited with their families

Trump’s second term, a challenge that worries throughout America

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According the vision of the Washington Office on Latin American Affairs (WOLA)with the return of Donald Trump to the presidencyLatin America faces a transformative and turbulent period in its relations with its northern neighbor. Trump’s first term was defined by transactional negotiations, economic pressure tactics and the marginalization of human rights issues in favor of short-term political gains, a pattern that could intensify in his second term. A similar x-ray describes the Amnesty International organization, after the directors and executive directors of all Amnesty International Sections in the Americas have come together to express their reasons for concern regarding President Trump’s government program, the possible threats to human rights, both in the United States and in the rest of the world, and the impact of the new president’s mandate in the region. According to WOLA, Trump’s nominations, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Christopher Landau as Deputy Secretary of State, and the rapid nominations of US ambassadors to several Latin American countries, such as Mexico, indicate that the region will be a higher priority in US foreign policy, especially regarding migration and illicit drugs. Hence, Trump’s growing alignment with populist, often authoritarian leaders in Latin America, such as Javier Milei of Argentina, Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and the Bolsonaro family in Brazil, could strengthen antidemocratic actors and threaten the democratic institutions of the region, civil liberties, citizen security and the protection of human rights. In that sense, the organization highlights that under a second Trump administration, it anticipates significant setbacks at the level of democratic norms, civic space, human rights protection, judicial independence, inclusion and diversity initiatives, and the response to the climate crisis. Migration According to Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, the rhetoric used by President Trump in his previous term and during his recent campaign attacked the most vulnerable people, especially migrants, and the president plans to deport millions of people. and close the borders of the United States, without examining the cases of people who need protection. Amnesty International has documented that collective deportations only fuel human suffering and increase regional instability. “The threat of disregard for the human rights of people seeking safety in the United States, or anywhere on the continent, and the right to asylum requires us to alert the international community of the danger that these discourses constitute if they are adopted as policies.” “said Marcos Gómez, director of the Venezuela Section of Amnesty International. “Countries cannot ignore their international obligation to provide guarantees and protect people who seek security and better living conditions.” “Countries cannot ignore their international obligation to provide guarantees and protect people who seek security and better living conditions” In that same sense, WOLA highlights that although the Biden administration put the United States asylum system out of reach of many migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border, it opened and preserved other avenues for the protection of people. migrants, as well as protection against deportation in the United States. Programs such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and humanitarian parole status for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. However, he said, now Trump’s focus on mass deportation, likely using military personnel, unprecedented in modern US history., could expel millions of people through raids, internment in camps and large-scale deportations. Human rights Another growing concern regarding President Trump’s administration is the protection of women’s right to live without violence, as well as the right to sexual and reproductive health.including abortion, which were attacked during the first term of the now president. “The increasing tendency to attack the achievements that the movements defending the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people have achieved in the Americas will be met with fierce resistance and solidarity, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the continent” said Mariela Belski, director of Amnesty International Argentina. “The increasing tendency to attack the achievements that the movements defending the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people have achieved in the Americas will be met with fierce resistance and solidarity, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the continent” , he continued. Therefore, different organizations predict that as Trump prepares for a second term, Latin America faces the prospect of deeper authoritarianismgrowing human rights challenges and a further erosion of democratic principles, with many leaders likely to find in the new US administration an ally for their conservative agendas. Keep reading:· End of DEI policies will lead companies to layoffs and eliminate anti-discrimination initiatives· Trump pardons two Washington DC police officers convicted of fatal pursuit of an African American· Republicans present law to prohibit citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants

Judge hears lawsuit over Trump’s order to cancel birthright citizenship

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A federal judge in Seattle will hear first arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by several states seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of parents’ immigration status. Federal Judge John Coughenour scheduled the session to consider the request from Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington. The case is one of five lawsuits brought by 22 states and several immigrant advocacy groups across the country. The lawsuits include personal testimony from prosecutors who are U.S. citizens by birthright, and names of pregnant women who fear their children will not become U.S. citizens. The order signed by Trump on the day of his inauguration is scheduled to go into effect on February 19. It could affect thousands of people born in the country, according to one of the lawsuits. In 2022, there were approximately 255,000 births of citizen children to mothers living in the country illegally and approximately 153,000 births to both parents in such a situation, according to the lawsuit filed by the four states in Seattle. The United States is among about 30 countries where birthright citizenship, the principle of jus soli or “right of the soil,” applies. Most are in the American Continent, including Canada and Mexico. The lawsuits argue that the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship to people born and naturalized in the country and states have interpreted the amendment that way for a century. Ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, the amendment reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State in which they reside.” Trump’s order affirms that children of non-Americans are not subject to US jurisdiction and directs federal agencies not to recognize citizenship for children who do not have at least one parent who is a citizen. A key case on the issue unfolded in 1898. The Supreme Court held that Wong Kim Ark, who was born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the country. After a trip abroad, he faced denial of reentry by the federal government on the grounds that he was not a citizen under the Chinese Exclusion Act. But some advocates of immigration restrictions have argued that that case clearly applied to children born to parents who were both legal immigrants. They say it is less clear whether it applies to children born to parents who do not have a residence permit. Trump’s executive order prompted attorneys general to share their personal connections to birthright citizenship. For example, Connecticut state Attorney General William Tong, a birthright U.S. citizen and the nation’s first elected Chinese American attorney general, said the lawsuit was personal to him. “There is no legitimate legal debate on this issue. But the fact that Trump is completely wrong will not stop him from causing serious harm right now to American families like mine,” Tong said this week. One of the lawsuits includes the case of a pregnant woman, identified as “Carmen,” who is not a citizen, but has lived in the United States for more than 15 years and has a pending visa application that could give her permanent residency status. “Depriving children of the ‘priceless treasure’ of citizenship is a serious injury,” the lawsuit says. “It denies them the full membership in American society to which they are entitled.”

Trump’s deportation campaign begins: day laborers arrested at work arrive in Mexico

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TIJUANA, Mexico . — Mexican day laborers detained while working began to be deported to Mexico while at various points on the border with the United States the construction of new spaces to house migrants and face the mass deportations announced by Donald Trump was accelerated. About 70 deportees in what could be some of the first raids of the new U.S. administration arrived in Tijuana in small groups over about three hours Tuesday night, some dressed in work clothes carrying orange bags with their belongings. Migrants who were deported from the United States to Mexico wave as they are transported to a shelter as they cross the El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on the evening of Tuesday, January 21, 2025. (Felix Marquez/AP) As a man shouted from a distance to a small group of journalists, they were detained on Tuesday while they were working as day laborers in Denver, Colorado. Another migrant said he had been arrested in Oregon without giving further details. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that there were returns the day before and, without specifying, indicated that the numbers were lower than usual. In 2024, according to official data, more than 500 Mexicans were deported daily on average along the entire border. This month, through one point alone, Nogales, on the border with Arizona, about 150 were deported daily, according to data from the Kino Initiative shelters. On an empty lot next to the border in Ciudad Juárez, next to El Paso, workers used cranes to erect large metal structures that would later become shelters. In Nogales, sports centers were set up to serve migrants. In Matamoros, spaces were expanded in shelters already operating and to the south of Piedras Negras the authorities announced that they wanted to enable empty industrial warehouses for the same purpose. Sheinbaum said Wednesday that the nine federal centers located in municipalities adjacent to the 11 official people repatriation points would be ready in three or four days. The president emphasized that formal conversations with the new US administration have also begun with a call between Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday. “It was a very good conversation, very cordial, they talked about migration issues, security issues,” Sheinbaum said without giving more details. In addition to the nine new centers, the federal government plans to use some existing ones in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez and Matamoros where, as explained by Ariadna Montiel, Secretary of Welfare, foreigners who had an appointment to request asylum in the United States but who were canceled when Trump paralyzed the CBPOne virtual application. However, Sheinbaum has insisted that Mexico’s objective with foreigners, both those who were waiting for an appointment and those who are returned due to the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” program – which returns asylum seekers while they wait for their hearing in court Americans—is to first give them humanitarian care and then return them to their countries voluntarily.

Millionaires, tycoons and presidents: Guide to who was and where at Trump’s inauguration

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The packed dais in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the five richest men in the world, five U.S. presidents, technology and business magnates, and two foreign leaders in prime locations. Donald Trump’s inauguration was attended by traditional, unprecedented and unorthodox guests, from Supreme Court judges to the vice president of China and the director of TikTok, an application that the United States authorities have identified as a risk to national security, along with the person Trump has chosen to lead the intelligence community. There were also members of the president’s family and other familiar faces in Trump’s circle. Lawmakers mostly sat across from Trump, watching the new president take the oath of office. Here are who was on the stand and who they sat next to. 1. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, was sitting next to Tulsi Gabbard, whom Trump has nominated to be director of national intelligence. Trump intervened this weekend in an attempt to stop a ban on TikTok, which is seen as a potential national security threat. The president has credited the social network with helping him win last year’s election, but the platform faces a ban if the China-based parent company does not find a buyer approved by Washington. 2. Joe Rogan, one of the world’s most popular podcasters, sat down for a three-hour interview with Trump in the final stretch of the campaign and ultimately endorsed him a day before the election. Trump has expressed his gratitude to him. 3. A group of billionaires and tech tycoons sat in the same row. They included Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg; the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos; to the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai and the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. They were seated behind Trump’s wife, Melania, and their children, but in front of several of his Cabinet nominees. Musk, who has grown closer to Trump since the election, sat closest to Trump. Bernard Arnault, CEO of French magnate LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods seller whose brands include Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, was on the opposite side of the stand. 4. Barron Trump is Trump’s youngest son. The president has acknowledged his contribution to the online campaign, saying it introduced him to internet personalities he had never met before. Barron Trump is now 18 and a freshman business student at New York University, but he will have a room in the White House. 5. Kai Trump, one of Trump’s granddaughters, is a social media influencer and avid golfer. Kai Trump is only 17 years old but has grown in popularity over the past year, taking the stage at the Republican National Convention and speaking briefly at a rally over the weekend. She is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr., who has helped her father with some of his elections and is seen as an enforcer of loyalty in his circle. 6. Miriam Adelson and John Paulson were among the Trump campaign’s biggest donors and got prime seats at the ceremony alongside the next White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles. Paulson, a billionaire investor, hosted a fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, that set a record for a single event, adding $50.5 million to the campaign last April. Adelson is co-owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. She is a major Trump supporter and, along with Zuckerberg, hosted another inaugural event on Monday. 7. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and outgoing President Joe Biden also received prime seats. All of his wives, except former first lady Michelle Obama, were also sitting there. Michelle Obama had previously announced that she would skip the swearing-in ceremony. He didn’t give a reason. 8. In an unprecedented move, Trump invited foreign leaders to the inauguration, and they, too, got coveted seats at the ceremony. The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, was sitting next to the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. There was also China’s vice president, Han Zheng, whom President Xi Jinping sent to represent him. China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, was also nearby.

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