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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, 202002513

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...

News and Entertainment

Supreme Court Lets Trump Use Military Funds to Build Border Wall

Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2019August 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2019August 3, 202002276

Since the start of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has been discussing the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and on Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the wall by allotting $2.5 billion in military funding....

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13 of the Most Effed Up Immigration Acts in U.S. History

HipLatinaNovember 29, 2018August 25, 2020

by HipLatinaNovember 29, 2018August 25, 202003876

It’s important to know history to fully understand the things that are happening now. This is because often, history repeats itself, and/or what we experience today resulted from what happened yesterday. The past, with its events and narratives, informs us....

Lifestyle

Lola’s POV: How I’m Feeling About The Families Separated At The Borders

lolaJune 25, 2018September 30, 2020

by lolaJune 25, 2018September 30, 2020035377

As I sat down and pondered about what I would write about this week, it very soon was clear to me that this would not be my regular blog on something that I found funny or exciting, but something that...

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Homeland Security Secretary Confronted With Leaked Audio Of Children Separated

Araceli CruzJune 19, 2018September 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 19, 2018September 30, 202011334

When we see the images of undocumented children behind fences — in the custody of the U.S. government — who’ve been newly separated from their families or whom have tried to enter the U.S. alone, the emotion is undeniably palpable....

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Trump’s Ignorant Tweets Regarding DACA Are Beyond Concerning

HipLatinaApril 2, 2018October 12, 2020

by HipLatinaApril 2, 2018October 12, 202011050

While most of us were home enjoying Easter dinner with our families — Trump took the holiday as an opportunity to go on a Twitter rant about immigration and the DACA. In fact, his tweets from Sunday are more concerning...