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

Sofía Aguilar
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 Thompson
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 Isaad
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 Isaad
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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8-Year-Old Aarón Moreno Launched Plant Business to Help Family

Virginia Isaad
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 Isaad
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 Hits the Supreme Court on Tuesday to Determine its Fate

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

Araceli Cruz
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...