Reports of deportation agents detaining Latino allies at Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests around the country have surfaced. And immigration advocates are warning undocumented people wanting to protest police brutality to think twice before taking to the streets. Protesters supporting BLM have flooded American cities calling for police…

The Sierra Club’s new president is an environmentally-focused Latino ready to take the Trump Administration to task on issues hurting our environment. Ramón Cruz, a Puerto Rican stepping into the role for the 2020-2021 term, is the first Latino to hold this position in the 128-year history of…

Zulaika Quintero was featured on the PBS 2019 docuseries Family Pictures USA. Photo: courtesy of Zulaika Quintero. A school principal at a Florida elementary school is helping her students and their families, the majority who are migrant workers, stay protected and informed during the coronavirus pandemic.  Zulaika Quintero’s…

While most of the country is under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, a New Mexico state proposal aims to infuse life and funding into a national historic trail. Local leaders are eager to promote and preserve the trail’s unique history, where conquistadors, missionaries, and Native people…

A detained woman at a U.S. – Mexico border patrol station was forced to give birth standing upright. Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Immigration advocates are concerned about the health and safety of pregnant people detained at the U.S. border, especially since news surfaced about the abuse…

While quarantine continues to keep many Americans at home, one Minnesota businessman is helping Latinos across the country remain informed about COVID-19. How? By translating official state updates in Spanish and broadcasting them on Facebook Live for listeners. This Latino is receiving positive feedback, motivating him to continue…

As coronavirus continues to harm the American economy and force workers to quarantine at home, the federal government started disbursing the $2.2 trillion in stimulus money. Over 80 million Americans have already received their stimulus payments by direct deposit, but many of the 60 million Latinos around the…

Latinos are projected to be one of the most afflicted populations as coronavirus forces people to practice social distancing and work from home. The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting every aspect of American life. For millions of Latinos, economic hardship has led businesses to close and those who’ve…

The 2020 Census is underway nationwide and the Latino community in marginalized neighborhoods across the country is mobilizing to ensure an accurate count, noting low results so far. Reporting household numbers during the Census is vital to Latino communities because it dictates the amount of federal funding and…

Immigration officials are gearing up to begin harvesting undocumented detainee DNA beginning this week. The federally approved measure has led immigration advocates to claim the practice will violate privacy and potentially lead to biometric surveillance. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) focus on collecting DNA samples from detained…