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‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Rally Held at White House on Valentine’s Day

Sofía AguilarFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

by Sofía AguilarFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022021055

February 14th is known to most as Valentine’s Day, a day of celebrating all the different kinds of love in our lives, today is also the day of the annual ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ rally at the White House in...

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Family Demands Justice After 18-Year-Old Latina’s Body Found in Riverbed

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 16, 2021May 6, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 16, 2021May 6, 2021011752

The body of 18-year-old Aisha Nava Míreles was found under a bridge in Los Angeles on March 29, 2021, and despite clear signs of a struggle and her family’s suspicions that she was kidnapped and murdered, police have closed the...

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House Passes Immigration Bill Creating a Pathway Toward Citizenship for Dreamers

Virginia IsaadMarch 19, 2021March 19, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 19, 2021March 19, 202106175

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. may have a chance at citizenship with a new bill the House passed on Thursday. The American Dream and Promise Act would allow Dreamers a chance toward citizenship as there is currently no process available...

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Lifetime Film Will Showcase True Story of Mother/Daughter Separated at Border

Virginia IsaadFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 202105614

When the audio of then- 6-year-old Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid begging to call her aunt while in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility it made national news. In the 2018 recording obtained by ProPublica, she can be heard begging...

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DACA Reinstated! Trump Admin Backpedals After Federal Ruling

Virginia IsaadDecember 8, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 8, 202003467

The Trump administration has worked to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for three years and now the program has been reinstated following the order of a federal judge. Starting Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

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8-Year-Old Aarón Moreno Launched Plant Business to Help Family

Virginia IsaadDecember 1, 2020December 1, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 1, 2020December 1, 202003716

Aarón Moreno is an eight-year-old boy who launched a plant selling business to provide his family with financial assistance. His mom is single and undocumented and her financial struggles motivated him to take $12 and buy plants from Downtown Los...

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Undocumented Latina Entrepreneurs Thrive Despite Their Status

Virginia IsaadApril 23, 2020July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 23, 2020July 24, 202007021

Rosa Torres is a 23-year-old undocumented sociology student who co-founded Floreria Esperanza with her mom selling custom flower arrangements through Instagram as a creative avenue to make money. Torres was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and came to the U.S. when...

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DACA In Danger of Not Surviving Supreme Court Ruling

Virginia IsaadNovember 13, 2019July 14, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 13, 2019July 14, 202001573

Yesterday DACA supporters and DREAMers took to the streets as the Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments on whether or not DACA is a legal program and if Trump can officially end it. While the four liberal judges, including Justice...

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DACA Hits the Supreme Court on Tuesday to Determine its Fate

Virginia IsaadNovember 11, 2019July 14, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 11, 2019July 14, 202001973

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) may or may not continue depending on the results of the hearing before the Supreme Court tomorrow. Two aspects will be challenged: whether it was legally enacted by President Obama’s executive order and whether...

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These Drawings By Undocumented Children Will Break Your Heart

Araceli CruzNovember 4, 2019July 13, 2020

by Araceli CruzNovember 4, 2019July 13, 202003178

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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ICE Refuses to Release Honduran Mom with Deteriorating Health

Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2019July 27, 202002404

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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Selena Gomez is Taking a Stand with Netflix Docuseries on Undocumented Immigrants

Araceli CruzSeptember 18, 2019July 28, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 18, 2019July 28, 202002783

Historically, the actor and singer Selena Gomez isn’t one to get political. Sure, she’ll open up about the negative effects of social media, the importance of mental health, therapy, and body positivity ⁠— but when it comes to speaking on...