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Puerto Rico, Youth, and the Power of Protest
Though still not over, it’s fair to say that 2019 has been the year of the protest.
People and Organizations From More Than 60 Countries Condemn Political Violence and Human Rights Violations in Chile
5,525 signatures of people from 327 different organizations were collected in just 72 hours as of October 23.
Puerto Rico’s Climate-Resilient Energy Infrastructure Should Be Focused on Renewables, Not Unproven and Risky Nuclear Technologies
Puerto Ricans should have all the facts about small modular nuclear reactors before making critical decisions about their energy future.
Puerto Rican Diaspora Activists Say Even With Proposed Changes, ‘PROMESA Is Poverty’
Amendments proposed in Congressional hearing reinforce “modern-day colonial relationship.”
Ethnic Studies Is Still Under Attack: White Identity Politics in Control of the LA Times Opinion Pages?
We can call this state of affairs, both present and historic, white identity politics.
DACA Recipients, Broad Coalition of Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Launch ‘Home Is Here’ Campaign Ahead of Crucial Supreme Court Hearing
Campaign to spotlight what’s at stake for 700,000 DACA recipients, their families, our communities, the economy, and our country if the Supreme Court allows unlawful termination of DACA to proceed.
Beyond La Frontera: What We Learned About Rural Immigration Raids This Summer
By Nourelhoda Eidy, Ronnie Alvarez, and Madeline Simone As three students who spent our summers learning about the health impacts of immigration work raids, we find it is necessary to reflect on the implications of Trump’s interior enforcement tactics. Our research is enabled by accounts of people either directly affected by raids or those who […]
Congress Should Use Its Oversight Powers to Investigate the Collapse in Communications in Puerto Rico Following Hurricane María
The passage of time hasn’t provided any insight into why this collapse happened or what can be done to ensure something like this never happens again.
Stopping Homophobic Violence in Schools
Homophobia in schools assaults LGBTQ+ students’ right to exist.
Nurses Speak Out About Border Conditions
RN Response Network/National Nurses United release 20-page report called “Compassion Without Borders: RNs Report on the Public Health Crisis at the Border.”
Turning the Tide: In Loíza, Puerto Rico, a Community Fights for Its Future
The largely Afro-Caribbean community of Parcelas Suárez is starved of economic resources and faces another major challenge: drastic coastal erosion from strong Atlantic currents.
Humanitarian Aid Volunteers Find Multiple Human Remains Saturday
TUCSON, Arizona — On Saturday August 31, volunteers from various humanitarian aid organizations and local residents found the remains of up to four individuals who perished while attempting to cross the Arizona-Mexico border.
Incoming Harvard Freshman Denied Visa Based on Friends’ Social Media Posts
Palestinian student reportedly turned away at Boston’s Logan airport Friday.
ICE Terminates National Detention Hotline, After ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Highlights Its Power
The following media release was shared on Friday by Freedom for Immigrants: LOS ANGELES — Freedom for Immigrants issued a cease and desist letter yesterday to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency’s latest attack on the organization’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech. It was accompanied by a letter of support signed […]
New Evidence on Ash Toxicity in Puerto Rico Strengthens Call for Rally Against AES
A federal environmental agency refuses to hold public hearings in Puerto Rico on dangerous amendments to the regulations on coal waste management.
El Salvador Court Frees Rape Survivor on Trial Under Total Abortion Ban
Evelyn Hernández was falsely accused of aggravated homicide after surviving stillbirth.
#ElPasoFirme: Renowned Artists Residente and La Santa Cecilia to Join El Paso Communities for Sept 7 Action Against White Supremacy
A march and day of cultural resistance is planned by El Paso and civil rights organizations.
Progressive Activists Urge Democratic Presidential Candidates to Return Donations by Hedge Funds and Wall Street Firms Profiting From Puerto Rico’s Crisis
“We are deeply concerned about how your hedge fund donors and corporate donors have exploited Puerto Rico’s pain for profit and worsened its economic crisis.”
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Statement on Trump Public Charge Rule
New rule reverses decades of long-standing precedent by disqualifying certain immigrants for using programs to help their families thrive.
NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation
“We look forward to seeing Trump in court —again— and to seeing justice prevail as we defend immigrant families and our democracy.”
Black Mississippians Respond to the ICE Raids
This is a nation of immigrants. Its strength lies in its diversity. Its shame lies in its racial bias.