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Trump Detaining & Deporting Kids Who Have Legal Sponsors

Araceli CruzMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 13, 2020May 13, 20200681

All over the country, inmates and detainees are being released due to the spread of the coronavirus. Just today, former Trump consultant Paul Mannafort was released from prison because of the deadly virus. But that same disease that is forcing...

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Carlos Escobar-Mejia Is the First Coronavirus Death in ICE Custody

Araceli CruzMay 8, 2020May 11, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 8, 2020May 11, 20200757

We know it was bound to happen, but it still hurts just the same. Carlos Escobar-Mejia is the first detainee to die of coronavirus in ICE detention....

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Trump Issues New Immigration Ban On Hitler’s Birthday

Araceli CruzApril 21, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 21, 20200683

Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order that would prohibit immigrants from entering the United States to live and work. Interestingly enough, the order was released late last night — on April 20 — which is known for honoring weed...

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ICE Releases Hundreds of Immigrant Detainees Due to Spread of Coronavirus

Araceli CruzApril 17, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 17, 20200363

Some undocumented immigrants are now being released from detention centers due to the spread of the coronavirus. There’s no other way to describe it than bittersweet. NPR is reporting that several hundred undocumented immigrants (though it’s important to note some of them are...

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Asylum Seeker Gives Birth Standing Up at Border Patrol Station

Araceli CruzApril 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 10, 20200209

As we shelter-in-place, we read heartbreaking stories about how women are giving birth without their partner or a loved one in the room because of the risk of coronavirus contamination. Now imagine what it would be like to have a...

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Demanding ICE Release At-Risk Detainees Due to Coronavirus

Araceli CruzMarch 17, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 17, 20200181

The coronavirus health crisis has drastically impacted Washington and New York states. There have been several cases, and the population there is more at risk than other parts in the country. It is because of this fragile situation that the...

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ICE Is Bringing Kids to NYC Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

Araceli CruzMarch 16, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 16, 20200308

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, especially in New York and Washington state, officials are instructing people not to travel and to stay indoors. Despite these restrictions, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still transporting undocumented...

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J.Lo & Shakira Made History With a Halftime Show About Latinx Pride & Resistance

Araceli CruzFebruary 3, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 3, 20200704

As promised, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez brought their A-game during last night’s Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show. These phenomenal Latinas knocked down the legacy of the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show with a historical performance that included all-Latinx artists. In...

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U.S. Military Lieutenant Feels Betrayed by His Country After His Mom Was Deported

Araceli CruzJanuary 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 6, 20200108

What would you do if you were separated from not one but three of your children? Would you try your hardest to return to them or begin a new life without them? If you’re a loving and caring mom, chances...

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Woman Took Christmas Presents to Kids at the Border and Was Arrested

Araceli CruzDecember 26, 2019

by Araceli CruzDecember 26, 20190135

This Christmas, while you were cozy at home, opening presents, a Texas woman was just thankful to be out of prison. Anamichelle Castellano was arrested at the border while she was attempting to cross from Brownsville, Texas, to the town...

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Claremont Church Displays Nativity Scene Within Cages

Araceli CruzDecember 10, 2019

by Araceli CruzDecember 10, 20190104

We are in a season of giving, of showing kindness, and of being neighborly. These are Christian values that should be practiced every day but are sadly taken into consideration only around Christmas time. Most churches take this time to...

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These Drawings By Undocumented Children Will Break Your Heart

Araceli CruzNovember 4, 2019

by Araceli CruzNovember 4, 20190204

In 2018, under the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy, thousands of children were separated from their families at the border but the effects from those separations are still felt today one way or another. Dr. Belinda Arriaga, an associate professor...

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