Salsa legend RubĂ©n Blades is dancing all the way to Harvard University to receive the college’s prestigious Arts Medal. The Panamanian artist has built a storied career focused on music, television, and politics over the past 50 years. Since 1983, Blades has written iconic salsa songs performed by…
As immigration advocates call for the suspension of deportations to Central America to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. immigration officials are not heeding this request. The global spread of coronavirus is not slowing down the Trump Administration’s deportation procedures. While U.S. health officials continue to…
The number of Latino business owners in the U.S. shot up by 34% over the last decade. Photo: STR via Getty Images. A new study published early this year found that Latino-owned businesses and entrepreneurship are boosting the American economy, but several systemic barriers still exist for Latinos…
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…
