Juan Escalante

Earlier this week, a food truck from Harina PAN handed out free arepas outside of Nationals Park in DC.

For the past 10 years, I have fearlessly and unapologetically advocated for the rights of the immigrant community.

Donald Trump’s Administration remains a threat to the future of thousands of young immigrants, which is why we must keep fighting!

I wrote this emergency plan in case Donald Trump’s deportation force tries to remove my family or me from the country.

There are no words to describe the fear and anxiety I am experiencing as I watch Donald Trump become our nation’s next president.

My ability to remain in the United States hinges on the 2016 general election.

Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-Latino comments aren’t just shameless political theater, they are having a dangerous real-life effect in many immigrant communities.

Needless to say Hispandering Heritage Month has not been going as planned for the GOP.

As anti-Latino sentiment brews, MSNBC is planning to cut its only Latino anchor

Texas continues denying birth certificates to the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants

I just got off the phone with my mother. She just wrapped up a short account about how much work they have had at their business in the past couple of weeks—most of it centered around the sheer amount of clients and calls they have received, all good things, but also about how tired she […]

The battle to secure state-level Dream Acts continue. While Texas and Kansas mobilize to ensure that in-state tuition stays in place for undocumented students, the state of New York has taken an unexpected turn. Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose re-election campaign relied on the promise of passing the NY Dream Act, has turned his back on […]

Last weekend we reported on the case of Max Villatoro, an Iowa pastor who was picked up by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and was placed in deportation proceedings. Despite broad community support and calls to stop his deportation, reports have confirmed that Pastor Villatoro has been deported back to Honduras today. Villatoro’s attorney, David Leopold, tweeted the […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Well, sort of. As a resident of a small college town in North Florida, I can say with certainty that it is business as usual. Local bars are promoting their Irish-themed drinks, people are testing what shade of green will be appropriate for their beer, while others are just looking for […]

Max Villatoro, a long time Iowa resident, is currently at the brink of deportation. The Mennonite pastor, and father of four U.S. citizen children, was picked up by ICE last week as he headed to work early in the morning. Since then, the Iowa community has rallied behind Max and his family, ensuring that every […]

I will confess, I am a bit behind and still reeling in from the travesuras in Iowa. By now, many of you have read up about how Governor Rick Perry was interrupted during his speech at Steve King’s Freedom Summit. However, despite the success of our action and our continued commitment to hold all politicians […]

White House Refuses to Answer ‘Tough’ Questions on Immigration During Skype Chat Whether it was Microsoft or the White House screening the questions, you can be certain of one thing: The White House has no interest in answering to criticism or challenging questions. I blogged this for the Huffington Post last week. Today, I received […]