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We Already Have Our First #NoMames of 2019: Liz Mair’s ‘Only Nativist Beef’
Welcome to the New Year, same as the Old Year.
Guatemala Village Mourns 2nd Child to Die in US Custody
White flowers and flickering candles sat atop a low table inside the simple wooden home in remote, rural Guatemala. Nearby was a small pair of rubber boots, sized to fit an 8-year-old.
Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 2)
Latino Rebels Radio: January 2, 2019
Rightist Bolsonaro Takes Office in Brazil, Promising Populist Change to Angry Voters
Bolsonaro used a Trump-style populist playbook to win the Brazilian presidency in October with 54 percent of the vote.
US Fires Tear Gas Across Mexico Border to Stop Migrants
An Associated Press photographer witnessed at least three volleys of gas launched onto the Mexican side of the border near Tijuana’s beach early Tuesday.
Un año combativo para la transparencia en Puerto Rico
La intención de ser transparente sobre los asuntos públicos fue una de las cosas que el huracán se llevó y no se ha recuperado.
A Savior’s Christmas: Adopted Into an Evangelical Nightmare (PART THREE)
That abyss of possibility where forgiveness isn’t free but earned.
Ocasio-Cortez Wins the 2018 Rebelde of the Year
In a landslide.
Idaho Teachers Dressed as Border Wall Win the 2018 #NoMames Award
Congratulations!
The Mirabal Sisters of the Dominican Republic
Latino Rebels Radio: December 30, 2018
An Online Petition to Keep Puerto Rican Flag Mural in Miami Is Already Nearing 50K Signatures
The things people need to do.
Latino Support for GOP Steady Despite Trump Immigration Talk
In November’s elections, 32 percent of Latinos voted for Republicans, according to AP VoteCast data.
Who Is Responsible for Migrants?
The flow of refugees and asylum-seekers from poor countries to the United States border is often attributed, incorrectly, to domestic unrest in a far-off nation.
Texas Shelters Grapple With More Migrants Released by US
Ruben Garcia of Annunciation House said Thursday that nonprofit groups have had to expand their services because more people are crossing the border and the government doesn’t have the space to hold them.
Autopsy: Dead Guatemalan Boy Had Influenza
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator said in a statement late Thursday that more tests need to be done before a cause of death can be determined for Felipe Gómez Alonzo.
Chile Court Upholds Tighter Rules for Human Rights Prisoners
The decision is a defeat for conservative forces in country’s ruling party.
On His Return to Puerto Rico for HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda Reiterates Call for Cancellation of Island’s Debt
Politics mixed with musicals.
Bolsonaro’s Anger Won Over Working-Class Brazilians, But His Presidency May Betray Them
The “Trump of the Tropics” is known for his law-and-order rhetoric, racist and sexist remarks, pro-business stances and outsider pledges to upend politics as usual.
Migrant Teen Tent City Staying Open Into 2019
The government also plans to house more teens at another temporary shelter in Homestead, Florida, expanding the total number of beds from 1,350 to 2,350.
Deaths of 2 Children Raise Doubts About US Border Agency
“There is a real failure here that we all need to reckon with,” said incoming Rep. Veronica Escobar, a Democrat elected last month to represent El Paso in Congress.
This Is How DHS Responded to the Death of an 8-Year-Old Boy in Border Patrol Custody
“In the last 24 hours, I have a directed a series of additional actions to care for those who enter our custody,” Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen said.