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Detained Migrant Kids Allege Agents Are Sexually Abusing Them

Araceli CruzJuly 10, 2019August 2, 2020

by Araceli CruzJuly 10, 2019August 2, 202001718

A new report alleges that U.S. Border Patrol agents are retailing against migrant children behind the walls of detention centers. NBC News spoke to detained kids and their case managers who say that agents are abusing them in several ways,...

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Immigration Worker At Detention Facility Charged With Molesting Teen

Araceli CruzAugust 2, 2018September 11, 2020

by Araceli CruzAugust 2, 2018September 11, 202001631

A man that worked at the Southwest Key detention center in Arizona has been fired and arrested for molesting a 14-year-old girl. Fernando Magaz Negrete, 32, has now been fired from facility, and on July 31 was arraigned and booked with...

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Karina Daza Pens Feminist Anthem ‘Mujeres Will Riot’ Inspired by Vanessa Guillén

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 28, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 28, 202104071

Inspired by the tragic death of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillén and the dozens of assaults on women being held at ICE detention centers, Colombian-Puerto Rican singer Karina Daza has united 14 female musicians and engineers to create a powerful new...

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Murder at the Border: How the U.S. & Mexico Turn a Blind Eye to Femicide

Johanna FerreiraNovember 25, 2020November 30, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 25, 2020November 30, 2020012616

HipLatina partnered with National Geographic in advance of its new show Trafficked featuring the trailblazing female journalist Mariana van Zeller who goes inside the world’s deadliest black markets. In this series on HipLatina, we take a deep dive into femicide and the...

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Murder at the Border: How the U.S. & Mexico Turn a Blind Eye to Femicide

Johanna FerreiraNovember 20, 2019November 20, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 20, 2019November 20, 202002629

There’s a famous quote by Mexican poet and human rights activist Susana Chávez Castillo that’s frequently referenced in protests against femicide: “Ni una mujer menos, ni una muerte más.” It translates to “Not one woman less, not one more death.”...

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ICE Refuses to Release Honduran Mom with Deteriorating Health

Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2019July 27, 202002534

Cristian Padilla Romero is an undocumented doctoral student at Yale University and like many young undocumented folks growing up, his path to the Ivy League school was paved by the hard work of his mother. Now, she’s fighting for her...

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Border Officials Refuse to Provide Flu Vaccines to Immigrants Despite Death of Three Children

Araceli CruzAugust 22, 2019July 31, 2020

by Araceli CruzAugust 22, 2019July 31, 202001051

The definition of torture is the “practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment.” We know the Trump Administration is practically torturing undocumented immigrants detained at various detention camps by separating them from their families, denying them hygiene...

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11 Transgender Latinas Empowering the LGBTQIA Community

Virginia IsaadApril 2, 2019March 31, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 2, 2019March 31, 2021013306

In America, 1.4 million people identify as transgender but despite the strength in numbers, the community continues to face harassment and prejudice. Activists have been working for decades to promote trans rights and increasing visibility in an environment where being...

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7 Real Ways To Help In The Effort To Reunite Immigrant Families

Priscilla BlossomOctober 16, 2018September 22, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomOctober 16, 2018September 22, 202003691

Immigrant families in the U.S. have always suffered in numerous ways. The simple act of having to flee your home and homeland, of starting over in a new country where you might not even speak the common language, is hard...