In the wake of stringent US immigration policies, at least 138 Salvadorans have been killed following their deportations. The US is repeatedly violating its obligations to protect Salvadorans from return to serious risk or harm. Photo: David Stanley, Cemetery in San Miguel, El Salvador, CC BY 2.0 A…
People are prosecuted for illegal entry or reentry into the United States, but few employers are ever punished following ICE raids. During the 2019 Mississippi ICE sting, 680 undocumented immigrants were detained. Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, MS25 North – Carthage Sign (39877322860), CC BY-SA 2.0 Six…
Latinos seeking out the United States’ sheltering arms through asylum can expect long wait times as the applicant backlog continues to grow. Experts claim that Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan asylum cases are being disproportionately affected by the million case backlog, as applicants flee social and political turmoil abroad.…
After suffering a skull fracture from a shopping cart fall, a child has landed into the clutches of immigration officials. The 5-year-old boy and his family have been separated and are facing deportation despite a Feb. 10 court motion for stay filed on their behalf. A normal day…
El Paso is cracking down on hate. The man accused of killing 22 people and injuring 23 others in the largest American mass shooting targeting Latinos was officially charged with a federal hate crime last week, and entered a non guilty plea in response to the charges this…
Enthusiasts can now add an iconic Afro-Latina journalist’s commemorative stamp to their collections. Longtime news anchor Gwen Ifill is being memorialized with her very own federal stamp for Black History Month. Gwen, who died of breast and endometrial cancer in 2016, was best known for co-anchoring PBS NewsHour…
The increase of federal interference in sanctuary city policies has placed a bullseye on Denver and New York, home to over a million undocumented immigrants. Federal authorities are investigating the shooting of a 26-year old man in Brooklyn on Feb. 6 that involved a U.S. Immigration and Customs…
A new Supreme Court ruling will impact new immigrants on the path to citizenship and will take effect Feb. 24. This ruling will deny citizenship to residents who are deemed a burden on taxpayers because they’ve received public assistance, and immigration advocates against this order say it will…
In a presidential democratic race now absent of Latinos candidates, leading candidates are crafting messages that resonate with Latino voters at the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3, the first nominating contest of the 2020 election cycle. While some candidates have garnered support and endorsements from prominent Hispanic groups,…