Central American Caravan for the Disappeared Seeks to Reunite Families January 14, 2020 A caravan of Hondurans, Guatemalans, and Nicaraguans, heads north towards Mexico looking for lost and disappeared loved ones. From TheRealNews
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Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count
Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count From NPR Nation Oct 25, 2019 10:54 AM EST SAN DIEGO — U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday, bringing […]
Injured Hard Rock Hotel worker held by immigration authorities after speaking to media, attorneys say
On October 12, 2019, The Hard Rock Hotel collapsed, killing three workers and injuring dozens more, including Delmer Joel Ramirez Palma. Palma was one of the workers who spoke out publicly to news networks against the use of faulty materials and supports on the construction site. Twenty-four hours later, he […]
Separated families get a three-minute hug.
Three minutes, enough time to say 375 words and roughly the length of two-thirds of a piece of paper. Three minutes is how long border separated families were allowed to see each other on November 6th at the Border Network for Human Rights’ event, Hugs Not Walls. Hundreds of families […]
Trevor Noah Pokes at the Holes in Trump’s ‘Impenetrable’ Wall
Trump makes young White House visitors build a wall on Halloween, and brags about his impenetrable wall only to find out it is, in fact, pretty penetrable
The State of the Immigrant Rights Movement in 2019
As the federal government partial shutdown continues, Latino Rebels Radio travels to DC and chat with Cristina Jiménez of United We Dream about the current immigration debate and how immigrant rights groups like hers are gearing up for what will appear to be yet another tumultuous political year, both in […]
Julián Castro and the Democrats’ Catastrophic Accent (and Immigration) Problem
Julián Castro and the Democrats’ Catastrophic Accent (and Immigration) Problem Published at Latino Rebels by Roberto Lovato The first thing I noticed while watching Julián Castro announce his presidential bid in his hometown of sunny San Antonio last Saturday were the accents. Dozens of accents packed into historic Guadalupe plaza were placed […]
The Border Patrol Has Been a Cult of Brutality Since 1924
The Border Patrol Has Been a Cult of Brutality Since 1924 Published 01/12/2019 at The Intercept by Greg Grandin Since its Founding in the early 20th century, the U.S. Border Patrol has operated with near-complete impunity, arguably serving as the most politicized and abusive branch of federal law enforcement — even […]
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