After years of aggressive immigration enforcement directed by the Trump administration, Congressman JesĂşs “Chuy” GarcĂa (D-IL) has introduced a bill aimed at decriminalizing border crossings. The “New Way Forward Act”, co-sponsored by Congress members Ayanna Pressley, Jamila Prayapal, RaĂşl Grijalva and Karen Bass focuses on tackling immigration reform…
Community activist Julia Mejia is now the first Latina in history elected to the Boston City Council after winning by a single vote. Following a three day recount, the Dominican immigrant secured her council seat victory on Dec. 9, defeating Alejandra St. Guillen by a final tally of…
As nativity scenes decorate neighborhood yards in celebration of Christmas, one church is using theirs to highlight the dire reality that thousands of asylum seekers suffer at the hands of the U.S. government. Claremont United Methodist Church in California created a Christian nativity scene comparing Jesus’ migrant status…
16-year-old Guatemalan migrant Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez lay dead in a south Texas holding cell for over four hours before guards checked on him. Carlos died of flu while being detained at an immigration holding station in Weslaco. A Dec. 5th ProPublica news report shows video footage of…
A new government report confirms that over 5,400 migrant children were separated from their families, and the plan was to separate up to 26,000 families if a judge had not ended the program. Between July 2017 and June 2018 the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) separated…
Democratic presidential candidate and frontrunner Joe Biden who has already qualified for the next Democratic presidential primary debate on Dec. 19, is having a problem connecting with the Hispanic community. At a November South Carolina town hall, Biden was confronted by a prodding immigration advocate over his uncertain…
Construction site whistleblower Delmar Joel Ramirez Palma was deported to his native Honduras on Nov. 29 after being arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in October. Ramirez Palma was injured while working at the New Orleans Hard Rock building on Oct. 12 when the building collapsed,…
Despite noting the spread of influenza at migrant detention centers last winter, and recommendations that all detainees receive flu vaccines after they are taken into custody, the U.S. government refused. For nearly a year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the U.S. Customs and Border…
The Grand Rapids City Commission granted a settlement of $190,000 on November 12th to Marine veteran Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, after he was arrested, wrongfully detained, and subsequently handed over to ICE by the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD). Ramos-Gomez’s December 14 transfer to an ICE detainment center last year…
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will provide free tuition for students from households that make less than $75,000 per year beginning academic year 2020-2021. This is a welcome announcement to a mostly Latinx community in Edinburg, Texas. Over half of the UTRGV student body will…
