Thousands of Cuban migrants deported from the United States have faced violations of their rights and are currently in “a legal limbo” in Mexico, where they have difficulties regularizing their situation and even obtaining medical care, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The HRW report, published Wednesday, is based on a review of deportation figures from January 2025 to March of this year, as well as interviews with authorities and deported migrants. According to the report, since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the US government has sought to increase its deportations and, to do so, has resorted to sending migrants to places other than their countries of origin.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/us/cubans-deported-mexico-hrw-report
The FIFA World Cup is now just a few weeks away, but Dr. Rebecca Katz has been worrying about the public health threats it poses for years. “With any mass gathering event, there are certain disease conditions that people worry about,” said Katz, who leads Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security. “There’s always something happening.” There’s a well-established playbook for planning how to protect the public’s health during mass gatherings like the World Cup, experts say. But broader circumstances surrounding this year’s tournament, which is expected to bring millions of visitors to North America, are poised to test that playbook.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/health/world-cup-public-health
Five of the seven villagers who became trapped in a cave that flooded in Laos were found alive by rescuers Wednesday, in an incident echoing the dramatic 2018 rescue of teenage soccer players in Thailand. They were located by specialist cave divers and for now remain stuck in an underground cavern in the central Laotian province of Xaisomboun, as rescuers continue to search for the two remaining people. “5 people have been found safe. The search continues for the remaining 2,” Thai rescue diver Kengkad Bongkawong wrote on Facebook at 4.30 p.m. local time.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/asia/laos-flooded-cave-rescue-intl
The deal that President Donald Trump reached with his own administration to set-up an “anti-weaponization fund” for his allies is the latest example of how his second stint in the White House has focused on undermining checks on presidential power and insulating himself from future investigations. The agreement highlights the new hurdles Trump is erecting that that could stymie probes by congressional Democrats, successor administrations and even authorities outside the federal government. On several fronts, Trump is dismantling post-Watergate transparency mandates, attacking Congress’ power of the purse, rewarding loyalists accused of committing crimes that support his causes, and assaulting independent agencies and executive branch watchdogs.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/donald-trump-insulating-himself-future-investigations