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 theyâve 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,…
Latino football fans are ready for the biggest sporting event of the year, when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Feb. 2. And while companies and marketers focus on targeting the passionate Latino…
Only 5% of Hollywood performers featured on screen in the last 12 years were Latino. Photo: Thomas Wolf, Wikimedia Commons Hollywood has a diversity problem, and some new collaborations hope to address it. The mayor of Los Angeles and some of Hollywoodâs elite Latina actresses are partnering up…
On Jan. 26, basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers died in a 10 a.m. helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on their way to a youth basketball game. In Los Angeles, where Bryant played all 20 seasons of his career with the LA…
Almost overnight, âAmerican Dirtâ went from one of the most anticipated novels of 2020, to one of the most contested. Written by Jeanine Cummins, the book tells the story of a Mexican family fleeing cartel violence and their journey across the border. Cummins, who up until recently identified…
A Honduran mother and her ailing children who had been hospitalized in the United States after seeking asylum were deported to Guatemala on Jan. 21 by immigration officials. The family are some of the latest asylees removed as a result of the Trump Administrationâs Migrant Protection Protocols. The…
The creation of a new super political action committee (PAC) that focuses on Latino youth engagement was announced on Monday, January 13, aimed at empowering Latinos to fight Trumpâs 2020 candidacy. This super PAC, Latinos United (ALU), will focus on defeating President Trump in the 2020 elections, during…
A recent study has found that Latinos earned more college degrees in the last ten years than in any previous decade. Latino enrollment numbers in college programs have also continued to increase during this time period, although the general population of Latinos continues behind other groups in this…