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Julián Castro Shouldn’t Have to Explain Why He Didn’t Grow Up Knowing Spanish
Being Latinx means you are held to an impossible standard to prove you’re sufficiently American. If that wasn’t exhausting enough, you are also held to an impossible standard to prove your Latinidad.
DOJ to Retry Scott Warren on Harboring Counts
“While I do not know what the government has hoped to accomplish here, I do know what the effect of all this has been. A raising of public consciousness,” the No More Deaths volunteer said in a statement.
Lawsuit Alleges That Georgia DDS Discriminates Against Puerto Rican Driver’s License Applicants
It has been over 600 days since Mr. Kenneth Cabán González applied for a Georgia driver’s license.
Uruguay Primary Election Hints at Possible Turn to the Right
The left-leaning Broad Front has held the presidency and congress since 2005.
Father of 2, Deported to El Salvador, Allowed Return to US
HOUSTON (AP) — A 33-year-old father of two American-born children was allowed to return to the U.S. on Monday, two years after being deported to El Salvador during the first months of the Trump administration.
Amenazado el patrimonio histórico por el proceso de recuperación tras María
Residentes de las viviendas consideradas como estructuras históricas han quedado desprotegidos. Además, el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, que tiene la encomienda constitucional de preservar el patrimonio construido, ha sido excluido de la evaluación de estructuras que se propone demoler.
Girl Recalls Poor Care in Texas Border Station
For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Texas where they slept on the floor and some children were locked away when they cried for their parents.
PEN America: ICE’s Arrest of Poetry-Reading Activist José Bello ‘Cause for Serious Concern’
The ACLU of Southern California has brought a First Amendment claim on Bello’s behalf, noting that Bello’s arrest mere hours after his poetry reading “strongly indicates” that ICE acted in retaliation against him for his speech expressing views against the agency’s actions.”
Venezuelan Navy Captain Who Allegedly Conspired Against Maduro Dies in Custody
Rafael Acosta had been arrested with five other military officials a week earlier.
Drowned Migrants Return to El Salvador for Burial on Monday
LA HACHADURA, El Salvador (AP) — The young father and daughter who drowned in each other’s arms last week in an attempt to swim across the Rio Grande to the United States have been returned to El Salvador for an expected burial at a private ceremony in the capital Monday.
With the Help of Nuns and a Lawyer, a Paraguayan Indigenous Group Wins Back Their Ancestral Territory
After three years of struggle over their 500-hectare territory near the town of Itakyry in the department of Alto Paraná, the indigenous community can now return.
Tens of Thousands Join Gay Pride Parades Around the World
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world on Saturday, including a boisterous party in Mexico and the first pride march in North Macedonia’s capital.
Migrant Woman Killed in Fall From Train in Mexico
TACOTALPA, Mexico (AP) — An engineer shouted for the young migrant woman to hurry up and climb aboard the freight train or she’d be left behind. In her bright red tennis shoes, she quickened her pace and was the last to get on when it pulled out near Salto de Agua in Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas.
Yalitza Aparicio Will Be Spokesperson of ‘Zero Violence Against Women’ Campaign
The campaign will be part of the Guanajuato International Film Festival in Mexico.
Cuba Announces Increase in Wages as Part of Economic Reform
HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government said Thursday that it is raising state salaries as part of a broader package of economic reforms, but it revealed no details of its larger plan beyond increasing worker compensation.
Cuba Legalizes Production of Independent Film
The film distribution will remain under the state’s control.
AP Explains: The Law Criminalizing Improper Border Crossings
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal law that President Donald Trump used in justifying the separation of migrant parents and children at the border last year is creating waves on the 2020 campaign trail, with some Democrats vowing to do away with it completely.
Guatemalan Elections: Corruption, Violence and Hope
On the one hand, corruption and organized crime won the presidential race. On the other hand, grassroots movements showed their strength.
PRIDE: A Disabled Latinx Perspective
“There is an unwritten contract that I don’t discuss the other parts of my identity. I have to constantly compartmentalize,” says Yolanda Vargas.
Shocking Photo of Drowned Migrants Sparks Global Outrage
Democratic presidential candidates also expressed their anguish over the mesmerizing photograph.
The Supreme Court Has Rejected 2020 Census Citizenship Question: Here’s What Activists Are Saying
“Today we are vindicated in our struggle to ensure our communities are fully counted,” said Javier H. Valdés, Co-Executive Director of Make the Road New York.