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LATAM Asylum Seekers Flood Shelters as NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency

Sofía AguilarOctober 12, 2022

by Sofía AguilarOctober 12, 202203198

Over the past few days, asylum seekers from all over Latin America have been facing difficult living conditions after they were recently bused from Texas and other states to New York City and dropped off without clear instructions or assistance....

News and Entertainment

Border Patrol Agents Seen Whipping Haitian Refugees + How to Help

Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 202103852

Photos and video footage of Haitian migrants at the border getting whipped by Border Patrol have gone viral and now people are calling for reform and aid for the migrants. Last week NBC News reported that there were more than...

Culture

How to Talk About The News of Family Separations at The Border

Common Sense MediaJune 22, 2018September 30, 2020

by Common Sense MediaJune 22, 2018September 30, 20200847

I never had to cross the border by risking my life in the desert or jumping over “La Bestia,” the Mexican “Death Train” many Central Americans use to get to the U.S. to seek a better life. But I know...

News and Entertainment

Rosario Dawson Reads Powerful and Emotional Letter From A Child Refugee

Johanna FerreiraJune 21, 2018September 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 21, 2018September 29, 202011660

The news of undocumented families being separated at the border has been the only thing on anyone’s minds these days and it’s left the nation devastated. Rosario Dawson has been using her platform to bring awareness to what’s been happening...

Culture

Youtube #CreatorsForChange Bring Awareness to the Refugee Crisis in Colombia

Yvette MontoyaJanuary 19, 2018November 10, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaJanuary 19, 2018November 10, 202001465

The national conversation about refugees tends to leave Central and South America out of the equation. It’s just a fact. There are millions of people moving within and between countries escaping, poverty, civil wars, narcos, femicide, domestic abuse, ecological abuse,...