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Our Long Walk to Freedom: A Step Forward (OPINION)
DACA is power materialized into a solution created for and by our community.
New Mexico’s Hispanic Families See Personal Connections to the Pain of the Black Community Due to Similar Experiences With Police Brutality
Nearly all (89%) respondents agree with the statement that they “understand the pain and frustration that the Black community feels right now with law enforcement because Latinos face similar experiences with law enforcement.”
An Open Letter From Undocumented, DACAmented and Formerly Undocumented Leaders to the Immigrant Rights Movement
We are about to witness the Supreme Court slash DACA and put about 650,000 DACA recipients, including many of us, at risk of deportation. But this time we cannot do business as usual.
Lawsuit Requests Immediate Naturalization for Hundreds Whose Citizenship Oath Was Derailed by COVID-19
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Plaintiffs and a proposed class covering hundreds of individuals in the region.
Rape Survivor Evelyn Hernández Acquitted in Landmark Resolution, Demands Freedom for Women Imprisoned Under El Salvador’s Abortion Ban
El Salvador is considered to have the most extreme abortion ban in the world and is one of the only countries known to prosecute and imprison women in cases of obstetric emergencies.
24 Years Without Justice for Denis and Julio
They continue to pay for this injustice in Peru, where they are separated from their spouses, children and families.
Radicals of Color Speak Out Against Police Violence
“Lynching never actually went away. The powers that be have enshrined it into state power.”
MÃE! (Mom!): New Short Film Created in Isolation Depicts Challenges of Immigrants Facing COVID-19 Pandemic Away From Home
The film is meant to be a window into life, inspired by many stories of immigrants who have had to face the pandemic away from home.
Statement From La Morada With Regards of Ending Our Relationship With World Central Kitchen
Aid efforts should be grounded on principles of social justice, mutuality, working class and poor people empowerment instead of policing, charity and profit.
COVID-19 Class-Action Lawsuit: Detained Immigrants Demand Release From Elizabeth Detention Center
The suit details the dangerous conditions faced by the people confined at EDC, a private immigration prison operated by CoreCivic in New Jersey through a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Democracy and Its Advocates Must Adapt to the COVID-19 Pandemic (OPINION)
The COVID-19 pandemic has put much of American life on hold, and efforts to ensure the robustness of US democracy have not been exempt.
Dear Pomona College: Stop Silencing Me
Pomona’s administration was intentional with their tactics to get people off campus. As a low-income person, I cannot afford the added financial burden of a fine, much less losing my campus job.
REPORT: Immigrants Are Crucial Part of Essential Workforce, Especially in States Most Impacted by COVID-19
The Center for Migration Studies finds 19.8 million immigrants work in “essential critical infrastructure.”
#AllOfUS Are Essential to Beating COVID-19
The #AllOfUS campaign emphasizes that across countless sectors, immigrants —regardless of status— are doing essential work on the front lines fighting COVID-19 and keeping the nation safe and healthy.
7 Reasons Why the COVID-19 Stimulus Package Is Not a ‘Gift’ for Puerto Ricans (OPINION)
They are rather owed payments that are long overdue.
UT/TT Poll: Texas Voters Likely to Re-Elect Trump, Show Stronger Approval for State’s COVID-19 Response
AUSTIN, Texas — If the 2020 election were held today, 49% of Texans say they would vote to reelect President Donald Trump, and 44% would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, with 7% undecided, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
Not By Chance: Confinement, Harm, and the Fight to Breathe in an Urban Barrio
In Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood known as “La Villita” community members were outraged and wanted answers after a large and slow-moving plume covered their homes, backyards, and vehicles in toxic particulate matter.
Not Me, Us (OPINION)
Through the Bernie Sanders campaign, hundreds of thousands of people opened their doors when socialists knocked and those doors cannot be closed again.
Dear COVID-19: I Hate You
Those in power are putting their health, mental and financial well-being ahead of an inclusive and progressive relief agenda.
Love, Empathy, and Universal Grades (OPINION)
As schools from elementary to university move to online or remote courses, this must only be a stop-gap measure. Now is not the time to continue with business as usual especially in the midst of a major pandemic where millions of lives may be lost and many more people are struggling to survive.
ICE Canceled Their Request for 45K N95 Masks, and Now They Should Donate the Ones They Have (OPINION)
While a canceled request for N95s is a move in the right direction, the agency must take it a step further. The fact remains that ICE still holds an untold amount of PPE being used for raids.