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Trump busca expulsar a inmigrantes con antecedentes penales a Ruanda y Libia

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El Gobierno del presidente Donald Trump ha entablado conversaciones con Ruanda y Libia para explorar la posibilidad de enviar a esos países africanos a inmigrantes de otras naciones que tienen antecedentes penales y han sido detenidos en Estados Unidos, según medios estadounidenses.

La reciente propuesta estadounidense, que incluye una lista de nombres de posibles deportados a Ruanda, fue recibida «con entusiasmo», por el Gobierno de ese país africano, según un funcionario ruandés con conocimiento de la situación citado por The Washington Post.

La Administración Trump ha entablado también conversaciones con Libia sobre la posibilidad de enviar a migrantes con antecedentes penales.

Además, la Casa Blanca espera entablar negociaciones formales con Libia para alcanzar un acuerdo de tercer país seguro, que permitiría a Estados Unidos enviar a los solicitantes de asilo detenidos en la frontera estadounidense, según una fuente citada por el canal CNN.

Las conversaciones con los países africanos responden a la orden ejecutiva firmada por Trump en enero pasado para lograr acuerdos internacionales que permitan el envío a terceros países de solicitantes de asilo e inmigrantes con antecedentes criminales.

El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá y México hacen parte de los países que han aceptado recibir a inmigrantes que no son sus ciudadanos.

En ese sentido, el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, subrayó este miércoles en una reunión del Gabinete estadounidense que la Administración Trump estaba «buscando activamente» países dispuestos a acoger a ciudadanos de terceros países.

«Estamos colaborando con otros países para decirles: ‘Queremos enviarles a algunos de los seres humanos más despreciables'», dijo Rubio, que calificó los acuerdos como «un favor» a EE. UU. «(cuanto) más lejos de Estados Unidos, mejor», añadió.

Los posibles acuerdos con los países africanos marcan una fuerte escalada en los esfuerzos de la Administración por cumplir su promesa de deportaciones masivas e impulsar su campaña de autodeportación.

A mediados de marzo más de 200 inmigrantes, la mayoría venezolanos, fueron enviados a una cárcel de máxima seguridad en El Salvador, señalada por violaciones a los derechos humanos.

El Gobierno Trump se amparó en una antigua ley para expulsar al país centroamericano a los supuestos criminales sin derecho a una audiencia, lo que le ha valido varias demandas en tribunales federales.

The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs

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Leilani Martin checks a list on her phone while shopping for supplies that she ran out of while braiding her hair, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Essence Beauty, a beauty supply store in Union City, Ga. (Photo.ç: AP/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane.

But it’s more expensive this year. So she’ll only pay for her teenage daughter and son to get their summer hairdos. Not having braided hair “creates more of a hassle for everything,” said Sims, who counts herself among the tens of millions of women that regularly spend on the Black hair care industry.

Now, she said, she has to “go home and figure out what I’m gonna do to my hair in the morning, after I went to the gym and it’s messed up with sweating and frizz.”

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are driving up prices for products many Black women consider essential, squeezing shoppers and stylists even more as they grapple with inflation and higher rents. Much of the synthetic braiding hair, human hair for extensions, wigs and weaves, styling tools, braiding gel and other products is imported from or has packaging from China, which was subject to a combined 145% tariff in April. India also is a major global source of human hair.

Many Black women have hair types and workplace-favored styles that require careful attention, and they can spend hundreds of dollars at salons each month on extensions, weaves, wigs and braids. The Associated Press spoke with several Black hair industry experts, beauty supply store owners, and wholesale companies, as well as nearly two dozen Black stylists and braiders, some of whom may have to raise prices even as business has slowed.

On Thursday, a federal appeals court reinstated most of Trump’s tariffs on imported goods after they were blocked the day before by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Earlier this month, the United States agreed to drop the 145% tax on goods imported from China to 30% while the two economic superpowers negotiate new trade agreements. Imports from most other countries face baseline tariff rates at 10%.

Regardless, the next few months “are already shot” for many items, said Marty Parker, a University of Georgia business professor and supply chain expert who worked in the hair care industry. The costs companies have been facing at ports are making their way down to consumers, supply shortages are getting worse, and it’s unclear what will happen if negotiations break down.

“Prices go up very fast and come down very slow,” Parker said.

Costs go up for Atlanta stylists

Some stylists said they’re seeing fewer clients because prices are going up for virtually everything.

Atlanta stylists are paying more for hair from China. Atlanta stylist Yana Ellis, who also sells products like wigs, paid an extra $245 in shipping for 52 bundles of hair in March compared to 40 bundles in December. AaNiyah Butler said her shipping costs for human hair more than doubled from February to May. And Dajiah Blackshear found in early May that a beauty supply store raised the cost of the kind of hair she’s used for years by $100.

The store owner said he may have to stop selling that brand of hair because it went up so much. Similarly, some wholesale hair stores have seen higher costs or are expecting them in the coming weeks. Even the typical $6 to $10 cost of a pack of synthetic hair has crept up.

Blackshear doesn’t want clients to bring hair because she likes to vet the quality. But if expenses continue to mount, she may have to raise her prices.

“It’s going to be extremely difficult,” she said, especially for clients who are «having to make those hard decisions, between ‘do I get my hair done or do I pay my bills?’”

Janice Lowe, who runs 5 Starr Salon in a lower-income neighborhood southeast of Atlanta, has started asking clients to bring hair and is unable to purchase certain products.

“I’m falling behind on my obligations,” she said.

The industry braces for uncertainty

Consultants vary on how much prices will rise, when they’ll go up and for how long — and the full harm to stylists and consumers could be months away.

The global Black hair care industry was worth about $3.2 billion in 2023, according to market.us, and Black women spend six times more on hair care than other ethnicities.

Stylists often purchase some harder-to-get professional products from door-to-door distributors that buy from wholesale companies or larger distributors that purchase directly from other countries.

Lowe has seen some of her distributors vanish altogether, making it harder to get professional lines such as Black-owned leading professional hair care brand Design Essentials, manufactured in Atlanta at McBride Research Laboratories.

Design Essentials is trying to delay big price increases until 2026 or 2027, and may turn to layoffs or pause promotions to save money, said president Cornell McBride Jr. Most packaging plastics come from China, but ingredients can come from many places.

“Nobody wants to put it to the consumer but the person who pays is the consumer in the end,” McBride Jr. said.

Hawa Keita and her mother usually charge customers between $160 and $250 for braiding at their shop, Eve’s African Hair Braiding in College Park southwest of Atlanta. Keita is determined to take losses because their customers “can’t afford the Atlanta prices,” Keita said.

The cost of a box of 100 packs of braiding hair from China went up for the first time in two years, from $250 to $300, Keita said. They order weekly, often multiple boxes. Some companies say they’ll soon raise prices or run out of stock.

Making customers happy is ultimately what will keep the business afloat, Keita said. She smiled as she recounted braiding a young woman’s hair for her birthday with a style she suggested.

“When we finished, she gave me the biggest hug, and she was in here screaming and just yelling because she just really loved her hair,” Keita said.

Priced-out consumers face unfair beauty standards

For many Black Americans, especially women, affording their hair care also means confronting unfavorable beauty standards. Georgia State University law professor Tanya Washington said recent discoveries about dangerous chemicals in synthetic hair and hair straightening products have sparked conversations among Black women looking for hairstyles that don’t require as much imported products.

But embracing natural hairdos can be daunting for women like the soon-to-be lawyers and clerks Washington advises who face pressure to straighten their hair.

“That puts everyone who does not have organically, naturally derived straight hair at a disadvantage in these spaces,” she said. “I think that a definition of professionalism that favors one phenotype — European phenotype — over all others, is inappropriate.»

Longstanding income disparities between Black and white American women can also make higher hair care prices untenable. According to the U.S. Census, as of 2023, the median household income in Atlanta is $131,319 for white households and $47,937 for Black households.

It’s an inequality issue that professional hairstylists are aware of nationwide.

Stylist Mitzi Mitchell, owner of PIC ONE Beauty Services in Pennsylvania, said she has stocked up on certain products and tools for another year in anticipation of price increases.

She wants to avoid “bootleg” products, which are made illegally and often aren’t as safe, but became much more prevalent in the marketplace during economic downturns.

“I’m really conscientious about my Black minority clients because we make a heck of a lot less than other nationalities,” said Mitchell, who is Black. “I try to keep prices low so we can continue to have the same services, but I know I will have to raise it.”

Bernie Sanders encabezará marcha del Primero de Mayo en Filadelfia contra las políticas de Trump

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Este jueves 1 de mayo, el senador estadounidense Bernie Sanders participará en una manifestación por el Día Internacional del Trabajo en el centro de Filadelfia, en una jornada que reunirá a trabajadores, sindicatos y comunidades organizadas bajo el lema “Por los trabajadores, no por los multimillonarios”.

El acto, organizado por el Consejo de Sindicatos de Filadelfia (AFL-CIO), comenzará a las 4:00 p.m. en el lado norte del Ayuntamiento. La jornada incluirá una marcha por el centro de la ciudad, en la que se denunciarán las políticas del expresidente Donald Trump, en especial aquellas que, según los organizadores, perjudican a la clase trabajadora.

“Estamos luchando por un futuro que funcione para los trabajadores y no para los multimillonarios. Esta marcha es una muestra de unidad entre el movimiento laboral, los grupos de inmigrantes y las comunidades locales”, expresó Maggie Mullooly, vocera de la AFL-CIO en Filadelfia.

Ruta de la marcha y cortes de calles

La ciudad ha informado que varias calles estarán cerradas al tráfico entre las 3:15 p.m. y las 7:00 p.m. debido a la concentración y la marcha:

Cierres previstos entre 3:15 p.m. y 6:00 p.m.:

  • John F. Kennedy Blvd. entre Juniper St. y 15th St.
  • North Broad St. entre JFK Blvd. y Arch St.
  • Juniper St. entre JFK Blvd. y Market St.
  • Cierres adicionales durante la marcha, de 5:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m.:
  • Tramos de JFK Blvd., 15th St., Market St., South Penn Square y South Broad St.

Las calles se reabrirán a medida que avance la marcha.

Un acto en medio de incertidumbre económica

El mitin ocurre en un contexto de creciente tensión económica. Según datos del Departamento de Comercio, la economía de EE. UU. se contrajo un 0.3% en el primer trimestre de 2025, tras un crecimiento del 2.4% en el último trimestre de 2024. Sanders atribuye este retroceso a la inestabilidad generada por las políticas económicas de Trump, como los aranceles comerciales.

Tras su paso por Filadelfia, Bernie Sanders continuará su gira “Luchando contra la oligarquía” con dos mítines más en Pensilvania:

Viernes 2 de mayo, 6:00 p.m. – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex

Sábado 3 de mayo, 6:00 p.m. – Bethlehem, en Lehigh University (Stabler Athletic & Convocation Center)

Ambos eventos se realizarán en distritos actualmente representados por legisladores republicanos, y forman parte de la estrategia de Sanders para movilizar apoyo popular de cara a las elecciones legislativas de 2026. Lo acompañará el congresista demócrata Chris Deluzio, representante del Distrito 17 de Pensilvania.

El administrador interino de FEMA se compromete con reducir la burocracia en Puerto Rico

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Fotografía de archivo donde se muestra la fachada del Palacio de Santa Catalina, sede del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, en San Juan (Puerto Rico). EFE/Thais Llorca

San Juan.- El administrador interino de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés), Cameron Hamilton, se comprometió este miércoles con reducir la burocracia en Puerto Rico, con motivo de su visita a la isla en la que ha mantenido una reunión con la gobernadora puertorriqueña, Jenniffer González Colón.

«Fui contratado por la Administración Trump para cortar la burocracia, así que tienen mi promesa y mi palabra de que cortaremos esa burocracia. Lo haremos tan rápido como humanamente posible. Porque el pueblo americano y en particular el pueblo de Puerto Rico merece absoluta confianza», indicó Hamilton en un comunicado.

«Pasamos una mañana maravillosa hablando sobre el tema de la energía, en específico sobre las plantas de energía y los diferentes generadores. La energía es el tema crítico que permite que muchas otras cosas puedan avanzar», añadió el administrador de FEMA.

Hamilton evaluó los avances en la reconstrucción de la isla y se comprometió en fortalecer la colaboración federal con el gobierno de Puerto Rico.

Por su parte, González Colón dijo que la visita del administrador interino Cameron Hamilton demuestra el compromiso de la administración del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump con la recuperación de Puerto Rico.

González Colón y Hamilton sostuvieron el encuentro en La Fortaleza con el Zar de Energía Josué Colón, la directora de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) Mary Zapata, el secretario de Seguridad Pública Arturo Garffer, el comisionado del Negociado para el Manejo de Emergencias y Administración de Desastres (NMEAD) Ángel Jiménez.

Así como el director ejecutivo de COR3, Eduardo Soria y el director de Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de Puerto Rico y secretario de la Gobernación Francisco Domenech.

99 days 

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Isaac Cohen
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President Donald Trump started his second mandate signing a whirlwind of executive orders, causing initial bewilderment and awe. The first day he signed 26 executive orders, with a total of 139 signed until last week. Almost a hundred of these orders have been challenged in court.

Among the numerous topics covered by those executive orders, the most prominent are on tariffs, immigration and the reduction of the federal workforce.

 The most controversial order, ranging worldwide, is the closing of the US economy, by approving tariffs against imports from all over the world. The stock market plunged, yields on longer term Treasuries rose and the dollar fell against major currencies. Deepening this negative reaction, President Trump demanded interest rates cuts, warning he could fire the head of the central bank. This led the next day to a retreat, by declaring a pause of ninety days in the adoption of the “reciprocal tariffs,” except those applied against China, while President Trump said he had “no intention” to fire the central bank head.

 On immigration, a major accomplishment has been the drastic reduction of entries of asylum seekers at the southern border. But the repatriation of foreigners who have criminal records, together with the rejection of asylum demands, have generated controversy and numerous court challenges.

Finally, on the reduction of the executive branch workforce, under the guidance of Tesla owner Elon Musk, it is estimated that 75,000 government employees have opted for retirement with buyouts, while many more have been fired, and several have been reinstated temporarily. Recently, Mr. Musk announced that in May he will dedicate more time to managing Tesla.

The uncertainty generated by this initial erratic and unpredictable decision-making style, have caused President Trump’s rate of approval to fall to the lowest level of any other president elected since the end of the Second World War.

*International analyst and consultant, former Director ECLAC Washington. Commentator on economic and financial issues for CNN en Español TV and radio, UNIVISION, TELEMUNDO and other media.

Sobrevivientes piden que el próximo papa aplique tolerancia cero ante abusos y señale a cardenales

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Tres monjas caminan por la Plaza de San Pedro después de un chuvasco en el cuarto día de luto por la muerte del papa Francisco, en el Vaticano, el 29 de abril de 2025. (Foto: AP/Francisco Seco)

Una coalición de sobrevivientes de abusos sexuales por parte del clero exigió el miércoles que los cardenales que participen en el cónclave para elegir a un sucesor de Francisco elijan a un papa que adopte una política de tolerancia cero universal contra las agresiones y que no tenga antecedentes en el manejo de estos casos.

El grupo End Clergy Abuse hizo pública una carta abierta dirigida a los cardenales que mantienen reuniones informales esta semana, antes del inicio del cónclave el 7 de mayo. SNAP, el principal grupo de sobrevivientes en Estados Unidos, también identificó a cardenales con antecedentes problemáticos en una nueva base de datos, lo que refleja un nuevo nivel de escrutinio para los posibles candidatos al papado.

Esto se produce en medio de dudas reales acerca de la relevancia que tiene el escándalo de los abuso en las discusiones para encontrar a un nuevo pontífice. Después de dos décadas de revelaciones implacables sobre agresiones y encubrimiento que han desacreditado a la jerarquía católica, muchos líderes eclesiástico quisieran pensar que el problema es cosa del pasado, afirmaron los sobrevivientes.

“La crisis de los abusos sexuales no es un asunto del pasado. Está presente. Y en ningún lugar es más visible su devastación que en el Sur Global”, indicó la carta.

ECA y SNAP han pedido a la Iglesia católica adopte una política de tolerancia cero por la que un sacerdote sea expulsado permanentemente del ministerio eclesiástico por un solo acto de abuso sexual, ya sea admitido o demostrado según el derecho canónico. Esa es la política en la institución en Estados Unidos, adoptada en el apogeo del escándalo en el país en 2002, pero no se ha adoptado en ningún otro lugar.

El asunto se está debatiendo en tiempo real en Roma durante las reuniones de los cardenales: se ha visto al peruano Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, de 81 años, con el atuendo completo de cardenal entrando y saliendo de la Santa Sede, a pesar de estar bajo sanción vaticana por abusar presuntamente de un menor. Cipriani no puede asistir al cónclave en sí porque tiene más de 80 años, pero ha estado asistiendo a los encuentros previos.

El Vaticano confirmó en enero la imposición de sanciones disciplinarias a Cipriani, el primer cardenal del Opus Dei de la historia, tras acusaciones de abuso sexual. Las sanciones incluían su salida de Perú y restricciones en su actividad pública y al uso de insignias. El Vaticano indicó que se le permitía incumplirlas en algunas ocasiones.

Preguntado por qué Cipriani se presentaba como cardenal y participaba en las reuniones, el portavoz del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, dijo que las regulaciones de la Santa Sede sobre los encuentros previos al cónclave son claras y exigen que todos cardenales asistan a menos que tengan “impedimentos legítimos” por “cuestiones personales o físicas”.

Cipriani, que vive en Madrid y Roma, ha calificado las acusaciones de “completamente falsas”.

Bruni afirmó que los cardenales abordaron esta semana el tema de los abusos, entre otros desafíos que enfrenta la Iglesia.

A principios de año, SNAP lanzó una iniciativa en internet, Conclave Watch, para proporcionar información sobre los cardenales y sus antecedentes. El grupo dice que, desde el lanzamiento, sobrevivientes de Fiyi, Tonga, Bélgica, Francia, Sudáfrica, Malawi, Italia, Canadá y Estados Unidos se han puesto en contacto con información adicional.

La iniciativa evalúa a los cardenales que se considera que aspiran al papado en sus registros de manejo de casos de abuso sexual, incluyendo si estuvieron involucrados en su encubrimiento, así como su aceptación de la ley de tolerancia cero propuesta por SNAP y ECA.

“Los sobrevivientes de abusos no quieren ver otro cónclave que elija a un papa que haya protegido y encubierto a delincuentes del clero”, dijo Sarah Pearson, portavoz de SNAP.

Bucks County Man Pleads Guilty to Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography

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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Brian Zenszer, 44, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Zenszer was charged by indictment in December of last year.

As presented in court filings and admitted to by the defendant, on or about July 21, 2024, Zenszer knowingly distributed a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and, on or about November 6, 2024, possessed a Samsung cellular phone containing visual depictions of minors, including one or more prepubescent minors who had not attained 12 years of age, engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The charges arose from two CyberTips reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding two accounts on the Kik messaging app that had uploaded suspected files of child pornography. Investigators determined both accounts belonged to Zenszer.

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29 and faces a maximum possible term of 40 years’ imprisonment and a mandatory minimum term of five years in prison.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit projectsafechildhood.gov.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Maureen McCartney.

National Apprenticeship Day, Celebrates Winners of 2024

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Bethlehem, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) celebrated National Apprenticeship Day with a ceremony recognizing the winners of the 2024 PA Registered Apprenticeship and Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Awards. The event showcased the importance of registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, as well as the role they play in supporting Pennsylvania’s workforce, which is a priority in Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 proposed budget .

Over his first two budgets, Governor Shapiro has increased funding for vo-tech, career and technical education (CTE), and apprenticeships by nearly $65 million – a 50% increase since the day he took office.

Organized by L&I’s Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO), in partnership with the German American Chamber of Commerce – Philadelphia and Northampton Community College where the event was held, the celebration honored five awardees for their accomplishments and contributions to their communities. 

“Apprenticeships offer a proven pathway to gain hands-on experience, develop critical skills, and build successful careers with family-sustaining wages, all without the burden of student loan debt,” said L&I Secretary Nancy A. Walker. “I’m proud to be a part of the Shapiro Administration, as we understand these continued, strategic investments are building a stronger, more inclusive, and more resilient workforce.”

After receiving nominations from across the Commonwealth, a committee evaluated and selected finalists, which were then voted on by the public considering the following factors, including pride in their program, recruitment methods, and more. 

The winners and a description of each award are as follows: 

Outstanding Registered Apprentice Award: Presented in recognition of leadership qualities, problem solving, motivation and willingness to learn skills in completing a Pennsylvania registered apprenticeship program and achieving journey worker status.

·        Winner:  Tabitha Oden, Pittsburgh Sheet Metal Workers Local 12

Outstanding Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor Award: Presented in recognition of a successful Pennsylvania registered apprenticeship program. The registered program chosen has exemplified embracing partnerships, apprenticeship ecosystem building, and training successful journey workers.

·        Winner:  Pittsburgh Roofers Local 37, JATC – Group Joint

·        Winner:  German American Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia – Group Non-Joint

Outstanding Registered Pre-Apprentice Award: Presented in recognition of an individual who has demonstrated a motivation to succeed and a commitment to learning new skills and advancing their career through completing a pre-apprenticeship program.

·        Winner:  Melody Rodriguez, IBEW Local 375, Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship

Outstanding Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Sponsor Award: Presented in recognition of a successful Pennsylvania registered pre-apprenticeship program. The program chosen is an integral part of the apprenticeship ecosystem and valued in assisting pre-apprentices with achieving success.

·        Winner:  Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation

“For us, National Apprenticeship Day is every day and while we know Pennsylvania is home to many great programs, it is our honor to celebrate the accomplishments, leadership, and success of these especially outstanding individuals, programs, and organizations today,” said ATO Director Tara Loew. “Our Commonwealth is making incredible strides in growing the number of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs and ensuring existing programs provide meaningful career opportunities to Pennsylvanians. All of this would not be possible without the support of Governor Shapiro.”

The Shapiro Administration has approved 90 new apprenticeships and enrolled nearly 14,128 new apprentices since the Governor took office. The Governor’s proposed 2025-2026 budget looks to build upon the momentum made in workforce development over the past two years by creating a dedicated $12.5 million Workforce and Economic Development Network appropriation, leveraging $10 million in existing funds and $2.5 million in new state funds to train additional workers. 

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that, on average, apprentices earn a starting wage of $80,000 per year after graduation and are on track to earn $300,000 more over their careers compared to workers who do not graduate from an apprenticeship program. For every dollar spent on apprenticeships, employers get an average of $1.47 back in increased productivity.

Established in 2016, the ATO is responsible for guiding and promoting the expansion and compliance of all registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs across the Commonwealth. The ATO currently supports 850 unduplicated program sponsors, 128 registered pre-apprenticeship programs, and 1,484 occupation-specific registered apprenticeship programs across the Commonwealth, with 15,803 registered apprentices currently active.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, please visit the website or follow L&I on Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. 

Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was hit by police fire

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Linda Shields pays her respects in front of the West York Police Department after a police officer was killed responding to a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo: AP/Matt Rourke/File)

An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also hit an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday.

The attacker and West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte were killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, while several other people were injured.

The shotgun blast also wounded a second officer responding to the intensive care unit, York County District Attorney Tim Barker said in announcing the results of his investigation.

Barker called the officers heroes who ran into a dangerous situation, ready to risk their lives and save hostages. He said attacker Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz “unleashed a torrent of evil” and directly caused Duarte’s death.

Law enforcement arrive at the scene of a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo: AP/Mark Scolforo/File)

“I looked at every moment of video and I saw on every person’s face that willingness to walk into, to run into the path of gunfire and potential death. They were willing to lay down their lives for every single person at that hospital,” Barker said. He called their actions “100% justified and legally appropriate.”

The attack at UPMC Memorial Hospital occurred after the gunman learned from a doctor that the woman he lived with had died after treatment there, Barker told reporters. Investigators seeking a motive in Archangel-Ortiz’s “mental state” came up empty, he said.

“There was no description provided whatsoever that would lead anyone to have believed that the actor was going to commit this type of mass violence,” Barker said.

Duarte’s last act was to run toward the threat, Chief Matthew Millsaps had said previously at the officer’s funeral.

Archangel-Ortiz, 49, had purchased zip ties and a knife that morning and used a gun stolen in 2017 from a neighboring county during the attack, Barker said. He said Archangel-Ortiz appeared to become nauseous when a doctor told him the woman had been moved to the hospital morgue.

 The remains of West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte, arrive for his funeral at Living Word Community Church, in Red Lion, Pa., Feb. 28, 2025. (Photo: AP/Matt Rourke/File)

Moments later, he displayed a gun and announced: “This is what we’re going to talk about,” Barker said. Archangel-Ortiz shot the doctor, grazing his arm and piercing a jacket. The doctor, who had texted to warn colleagues of the gunman, fled from the ICU.

What ensued was a chaotic series of events in which Archangel-Ortiz threatened hostages and patients and made one hospital worker zip tie others. A hospital worker who had been shot in the leg was able to flee and lock herself into a bathroom.

Barker said Archangel-Ortiz also called his brother during the siege, telling him to clean up his home and give away his jewelry. “This is how I’m going out,” Archangel-0rtiz told his brother, Barker said.

Police tried to negotiate and de-escalate the crisis, Barker said, as they also organized teams at the intensive care doors and formulated a plan to have officers follow someone with a tactical shield into the unit.

He said Duarte was hit in the shoulder and chest.

A person walks by the entrance of UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo: AP/Matt Rourke/File)

In all, Barker said, four workers were hurt — the doctor and worker who were shot, a third person with head trauma and a fourth with a minor injury. Two police officers were shot, a third was injured by shrapnel and Duarte was killed. He did not disclose the name of the officer who fired the shotgun.

When police recovered Archangel-Ortiz’s 9mm handgun, it was not loaded.

Barker said they had no details on why Archangel-Ortiz did what he did, noting, “sometimes there is no ‘why.’”

“The only thing that we can state is that he, on his own, decided to enter UPMC that day, fully prepared to take hostages and kill people,” Barker said.

Leah Fauth gets a hug after leaving flowers in front of the West York Police Department after a police officer was killed responding to a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo: AP/Matt Rourke/File)

Some of the nurses who survived the attack have shared their accounts in social media, disclosing details about injuries and treatment and how the attack has haunted the survivors. The attack highlighted rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers and the challenges of protecting them.

Nurse Tosha Trostle said in a Facebook post that she was held against him as a shield at gunpoint, arms zip-tied behind her back, as they walked through a doorway and encountered a phalanx of responding police officers. She said she begged Archangel-Ortiz to let her go and that he pushed the gun against her neck and spine. She heard gunshots and fell onto the floor under his body, then was able to get to safety.

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