Immigration
There’s Now a Petition to Stop the Deportation of 21 Savage
As of this posting, the petition has gotten close to 7,000 signatures, with new signatures being posted every minute.
21 Savage Arrested by ICE Less Than a Week After Denouncing Child Detentions on Live TV
“Been through some things so I can’t imagine my kids stuck at the border,” said 21 Savage during his performance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, on January 29.
A LA MIERDA CON ESTO: Attorneys for Central American Asylum Seekers Kicked Out of Mexico
The only way that Nora Phillips —defender of the powerless, protector of immigrant children and families— was flagged as a security risk to anyone is the gross abuse of power.
How Central American Migrants Helped Revive the US Labor Movement
Guatemalan and Salvadoran immigrants have organized far-reaching workers rights’ campaigns in migrant-dominated industries that mainstream unions had thought to be untouchable.
Report: 2018 ICE Arrests in NY Courthouses Increased by 1700% Under Trump Administration
IDP documented 202 reports of ICE arrests and sightings in New York State courthouses in 2018.
ICE Force-Feeding Detainees on Hunger Strike
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 11 detainees at the El Paso Processing Center have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days.
Padre hondureño camina 4,500 kilómetros para ayudar a su hija con parálisis cerebral
Juan decidió esperar a que la caravana les alcanzara y dice que, a partir de entonces, como si fueran ángeles, algunas personas le han ayudado una después de otra.
Mexico Won’t Accept Minors Awaiting US Asylum Claims
National Immigration Institute Commissioner Tonatiuh Guillén said the country will accept only asylum seekers aged 18 to 60 at El Chaparral.
Pilot Program Makes Asylum-Seekers Wait in Mexico While Claims Are Processed (OPINION)
The U.S. launched the move through a pilot program starting in San Diego last Friday. It is inhumane.
Case of Detained 15-Month-Old Baby Exposes Continued Separation of Families by Trump (OPINION)
Father’s charging documents did not include details of the family separation, hiding it from the court and from the public. Family and advocates demand her immediate release and demand answers to why the government continues to separate families.
While Previous ‘Caravaneros’ Wait in Tijuana, More Are on Their Way From Central America
“I prefer this, at least, there’s always some hope,” one young man told Latino Rebels.
Statement From Alerta Migratoria NC Calling on Democrats to Negotiate with Trump (OPINION)
“RESIST” is an easy battle cry for those with nothing to lose.
Suing Trump for Detaining Thousands of Migrant Children
Latino Rebels Radio: January 22, 2019
SPLC: Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of 10,000 Children Detained by Trump Administration
Lawyers claim that policy between ORR and ICE violates due process rights of immigrant children and sponsors.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Castro Statement on New Report of Thousands More Children Separated From Their Parents
“All Administration officials involved in hiding this information requested by Congress must immediately come before lawmakers to explain their decisions,” the Texas Democrat said.
Spanish-Language Reporter Facing Deportation Denied Bond
An immigration judge denied bond for Manuel Durán during a hearing in Jena, Louisiana, the Southern Poverty Law Center said in a statement.
The State of the Immigrant Rights Movement in 2019
Latino Rebels Radio: January 17, 2019
Watchdog: Many More Migrant Families May Have Been Separated
The report found ongoing problems keeping track of children, which could affect their well-being.
Rallies Call for Release of Detained Immigration Activist
In New York City, Los Angles, Boston, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut, small crowds of supporters held signs saying “Free Eduardo Now” and chanted and banged drums as they delivered petitions to officials at the federal offices.
After Crossing Into Guatemala, Migrants Set Sights on Mexico
Migrants leaving Central America routinely cite widespread poverty, lack of opportunity and rampant gang violence as their motivation.
Inmigrantes en Puerto Rico no se escapan de las políticas racistas de Trump
Mientras el número de detenciones de inmigrantes indocumentados ha aumentado en la Isla según varios abogados de inmigración, la falta de transparencia del gobierno federal mantiene a Puerto Rico a ciegas.