Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida

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1. Wed, 16 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World21:59first to report
     Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida

     Galeano, who has had asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for Lyft Veteran journalist Luis Galeano, one of at least 94 Nicaraguans whom the Ortega Murillo regime has stripped of citizenship in recent years for opposing the government, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Galeano, who has continued critically reporting on the Sandinista government online through his platform, Café con voz , since shortly after...

2. Thu, 17 September 2026

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   • El Pais English10:27
     ‘I fear for his safety’: Nicaraguan journalist persecuted by Ortega faces deportation from US

     ICE arrested Luis Galeano despite his active asylum application. Two Republican congressmembers from Florida spoke out against his removal, saying the government must ‘distinguish between a criminal and a political exile’

3. Sat, 19 September 2026

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   • Le Monde (France)07:30edited after publishing
     Réprimés au Nicaragua, accueillis aux Etats-Unis puis arrêtés par l’ICE : le sort cruel des opposants à Daniel Ortega

     previouslyRéprimés au Nicaragua, accueillis aux Etats-Unis puis arrêtés par l’ICE : le sort cruel des opposants à Luis Ortega

     Alors que Washington dénonce régulièrement les dérives dictatoriales du régime nicaraguayen, la police migratoire américaine a arrêté, depuis un an, neuf opposants en exil qui attendaient que leur demande d’asile soit traitée.

4. Sun, 20 September 2026

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   • Le Monde English22:26
     The cruel fate of Daniel Ortega's opponents detained by ICE in the US

     While Washington has regularly condemned the dictatorial excesses of the Nicaraguan regime, over the past year, US immigration authorities have detained nine exiled opponents awaiting decisions on their asylum applications.