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CBS News
17-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Latin-owned restaurant expanding in Metro Detroit
Restaurants across the country, and in Metro Detroit, have dealt with countless challenges in the years since the pandemic. For many small business owners, expansion is a goal. For Latino entrepreneurs, that dream may be hard to realize. For Maria Aldana, owner of La Niña Churreria in Troy, churros are more than just a snack. They're a way of life. "It's about community, family reunions, all that good stuff that really fulfills your heart," Aldana said. Family is at the core of everything that Aldana does, with her children building the business right alongside her. "I want them to be empowered, I want them to do business, I want them to take over […] He's been working here since the beginning. I made the menu, the dough, everything," she said. Growing up in Mexico, Aldana's passion for business started at a young age, when she sold treats outside of church with her father. "I remember just by the smell; it reminds me about when I used to sell buñelos in the street," said Aldana. Every inch of the restaurant ties back to Aldana's childhood, with her toys and family paintings covering the walls. Aldana says those memories pushed her to bring that same sort of comfort to her restaurant in Metro Detroit. "I feel very proud of the product that we have and that we can actually have something that is so authentic that I really want people to create memories with it, especially kids," said Aldana. Aldana's presence in the Detroit restaurant scene is no small feat. The U.S. Small Business Administration found that of the 900,000 small businesses in Michigan, nearly 340,000 of them are owned by women, but only about 24,000 are owned by Latinas. "I want them to come and get it and taste it and remember in the future that they came to La Nina and tried their first very authentic churro," said Aldana. Aldana hopes to continue that journey soon as she gears up to open her new restaurant, Raices. "We want our food to represent Mexico from the moment it leaves the ground until it makes its way to the table," said Aldana. As her business grows, Aldana says she wants to make sure her family roots always lead the way.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
Jacksonville police follow blood trail from wounded man to woman stabbed to death, he's arrested
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a man with stab wounds led officers to a gruesome scene early Sunday which ultimately lead to his arrest on a charge of murder, a JSO Facebook post states. JSO was called to the 8000 block of Arlington Expressway at 3:20 a.m. for a report of a person stabbed. Officers arrived and found Carlos Aldana, 38. He had stab wounds to his left hand and shin, police said. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Aldana was taken to a hospital and treated for his wounds. 'A trail of blood led officers from where Aldana was found to a crime scene in an apartment unit,' JSO's Facebook post states. 'Once inside, officers found 30-year-old Yannelis De La Caridad Casales Anton with multiple stab wounds. She died at the scene.' Detectives determined the incident is domestic in nature, police said. Aldana 'was transferred from the hospital to the Duval County jail where he is behind bars charged with murder,' police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Read: Man charged with arson after lighting bookbags on fire in Brunswick Academy Sports, police said Read: Jacksonville police shoot, kill man accused of punching pregnant girlfriend in the stomach Read: 1 dead, one injured after fatal stabbing in Arlington area [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Colombian-Venezuelan held in El Salvador not tied to gang, wife says
STORY: Deicy Aldana says her husband has no ties to criminal gangs. Yet, she says U.S. immigration authorities told her Andres Guillermo Morales was deported from the U.S. over the weekend. And now he, a Colombian-Venezuelan dual citizen, is being held in a high-security prison in El Salvador. "I'm so worried because he's a human being, and they are violating his rights. It's not fair what they are doing to him and the other Venezuelans for being Venezuelans." U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Morales' case. The Trump administration is facing a March 25 deadline to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportations of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador. This is as U.S. District Judge James Boasberg considers whether officials violated his order temporarily blocking the expulsions. Trump had invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. He said this allowed him to deport alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Those migrants are now being held in El Salvador, under an agreement with President Nayib Bukele's government. Families of some of the men said that ICE told them their loved ones have tattoos linked to the violent gang. "I don't know why they sent him there, just for having tattoos, tattoos that are not related to the Tren de Aragua... The tattoos that he had were the name of his mother, the name of his father.' On Thursday, Aldana told Reuters her husband had a legal work permit as part of his U.S. asylum application when he was arrested by ICE in early February. "He's a hard worker. He is a man who fights for his people. I don't know why they connected him to the Tren de Aragua if he has nothing to do with that. He doesn't have a criminal record in Colombia, and he doesn't have a criminal record in Venezuela; if he had one in the United States, they would have left him there to serve time, but he doesn't have any.' Reuters has independently verified Morales' work authorization and was not able to immediately find any U.S. criminal convictions. Aldana, a Colombian citizen, is now staying with her mother across the border in Venezuela. She returned from the U.S. with her two young daughters following her husband's detention. Aldana shared and Reuters confirmed paperwork showing her husband was raised along the two countries' border and has no criminal convictions in Colombia. She says Morales had a signed deportation order for Colombia and was told by that country's San Francisco consulate in that he would be deported to Bogota. "Yesterday, I spoke with the Colombian chancellery, where I explained that he had signed documents, and everything was ready for him to be sent to Bogota. I don't know why they sent him to El Salvador, they told me they were going to be on top of the case, they put me in contact with the consulate of El Salvador. Last night, I received an email from them telling me they would talk to the Salvadoran authorities and soon give him a response. Since then I know nothing more about him, I don't know where he is, I don't know how he is. He was sick, he hadn't received his medicines. I know nothing about him." The Colombian foreign ministry has told Aldana they are following the case. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters. 'I will do whatever I can to get him out, to help him get out of where he is."
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Colombian-Venezuelan migrant held in El Salvador has no ties to feared gang, wife says
By Carlos Ramirez SAN ANTONIO DEL TACHIRA, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Colombian-Venezuelan migrant deported from the U.S. over the weekend and being held in a high-security prison in El Salvador has no criminal record or ties to a Venezuelan gang and his rights are being violated, his wife said on Thursday. President Donald Trump's administration is facing a March 25 deadline to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportations of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador, as Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg considers whether officials violated his order temporarily blocking the expulsions. Trump had invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he said allowed him to deport alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The migrants are being held in El Salvador under an agreement with President Nayib Bukele's government. Deicy Aldana, 26, said her husband, 26-year-old Colombian-Venezuelan dual citizen Andres Guillermo Morales, had a legal work permit in the United States as part of his U.S. asylum application when he was arrested by ICE in early February. His work authorization was verified independently by Reuters. Aldana, a Colombian citizen, spoke to Reuters in the Venezuelan city of San Antonio del Tachira, just across the border from Colombia, where she is staying with her mother after returning from the U.S. following her husband's detention in an early morning raid in Denver. "He's a hard worker," said Aldana, as she held back sobs. "I don't know why they connected him to the Tren de Aragua if he has nothing to do with that, he doesn't have a criminal record in Colombia, he doesn't have a criminal record in Venezuela, if he had one in the United States they would have left him there to serve time." Aldana shared paperwork showing her husband, who has a Colombian mother and was raised along the two countries' border, has no criminal convictions in Colombia. Reuters confirmed the authenticity of the document with its own records search. Reuters was not able to immediately find any U.S. criminal convictions for Morales either. "I'm so worried because he's a human being and they are violating his rights," Aldana said. "It's not fair what they are doing to him and the other Venezuelans for being Venezuelans." Families of some of the deported men have reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told them their loved ones have tattoos linked to the violent gang. Morales, who worked for an air conditioning company and then a cement company, had multiple tattoos, Aldana said, but none were connected to any gang. He had his parents' names on his arms, with a clock next to his father's, as well as a star and music notes on his neck and a Bible verse on his ribs. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Morales' case. Aldana, who has two young daughters, said she was told during a call with ICE that her husband is in El Salvador. Morales had a signed deportation order for Colombia and was told by that country's consulate in San Francisco that he would be deported to Bogota, said Aldana. She said her husband later told her he had signed paperwork changing his deportation to Venezuela. The Colombian foreign ministry has told her they are following the case, Aldana said. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters. "I will do whatever I can to get him out," she said. "I have proof to show he's not a criminal."
Reuters
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Colombian-Venezuelan migrant held in El Salvador has no ties to feared gang, wife says
SAN ANTONIO DEL TACHIRA, Venezuela, March 20 (Reuters) - A Colombian-Venezuelan migrant deported from the U.S. over the weekend and being held in a high-security prison in El Salvador has no criminal record or ties to a Venezuelan gang and his rights are being violated, his wife said on Thursday. President Donald Trump's administration is facing a March 25 deadline to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportations of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador, as Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg considers whether officials violated his order temporarily blocking the expulsions. Trump had invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he said allowed him to deport alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The migrants are being held in El Salvador under an agreement with President Nayib Bukele's government. Deicy Aldana, 26, said her husband, 26-year-old Colombian-Venezuelan dual citizen Andres Guillermo Morales, had a legal work permit in the United States as part of his U.S. asylum application when he was arrested by ICE in early February. His work authorization was verified independently by Reuters. Aldana, a Colombian citizen, spoke to Reuters in the Venezuelan city of San Antonio del Tachira, just across the border from Colombia, where she is staying with her mother after returning from the U.S. following her husband's detention in an early morning raid in Denver. "He's a hard worker," said Aldana, as she held back sobs. "I don't know why they connected him to the Tren de Aragua if he has nothing to do with that, he doesn't have a criminal record in Colombia, he doesn't have a criminal record in Venezuela, if he had one in the United States they would have left him there to serve time." Aldana shared paperwork showing her husband, who has a Colombian mother and was raised along the two countries' border, has no criminal convictions in Colombia. Reuters confirmed the authenticity of the document with its own records search. Reuters was not able to immediately find any U.S. criminal convictions for Morales either. "I'm so worried because he's a human being and they are violating his rights," Aldana said. "It's not fair what they are doing to him and the other Venezuelans for being Venezuelans." Families of some of the deported men have reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told them their loved ones have tattoos linked to the violent gang. Morales, who worked for an air conditioning company and then a cement company, had multiple tattoos, Aldana said, but none were connected to any gang. He had his parents' names on his arms, with a clock next to his father's, as well as a star and music notes on his neck and a Bible verse on his ribs. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Morales' case. Aldana, who has two young daughters, said she was told during a call with ICE that her husband is in El Salvador. Morales had a signed deportation order for Colombia and was told by that country's consulate in San Francisco that he would be deported to Bogota, said Aldana. She said her husband later told her he had signed paperwork changing his deportation to Venezuela. The Colombian foreign ministry has told her they are following the case, Aldana said. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters. "I will do whatever I can to get him out," she said. "I have proof to show he's not a criminal."
