Daily headlines: November 1

* Federal immigration officials charged a sports agent with illegally smuggling Cuban athletes into the U.S.

* Critics are calling for U.S. Representative Jerry Weller to step down from his post based on a conflict of interest from his marriage to the daughter of ex-Guatemalan strongman Efrain Rios Montt.

* A dozen people were arrested Monday night as they protested outside the Mexican consulate in New York City.

* Mexico’s government permitted the extradition of former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo to his home country so that he may be going on trial for embezzlement charges.

* The U.S. men’s national soccer team accepted an invitation to play in next year’s Copa America tournament hosted by Venezuela.

Links- ESPN, Chicago Sun-Times, Gothamist (blog), International Herald Tribune

Image- BBC (Cuban baseball team celebrating their title in the 1996 Olympics)

Tags-Venezuela, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, international politics, sports