Category: Context of islands

Context of islands

Armed ICE agents enter Río Piedras parish grounds used by students as Puerto Rico weighs school protections

Three armed ICE agents entered the courtyard of San Antonio de Padua Parish in Río Piedras, an area also used by its school’s students, 12 days before the Senate of Puerto Rico passed an amended bill on protections for students when ICE comes to public schools.

#TBT: November 12, 2026

On November 12, 1974, a severe and record-setting flood struck St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, affecting the area from Fort Christian through Charlotte Amalie...

Four US territories top military enlistment rankings, but their veterans travel far for care

Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa sent the most people into the United States military per capita in 2022, but veterans there travel long distances for specialty care, and many cannot get the cost reimbursed.

Four US territories top military enlistment rankings, but their veterans travel far for care

Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa sent the most people into the United States military per capita in 2022, but veterans there travel long distances for specialty care, and many cannot get the cost reimbursed.

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