Immigration

Why the NAACP Is Suing DHS Over the End of TPS for Haitians

“The action by the Department of Homeland Security to rescind TPS status for Haitian immigrants is clearly racially motivated.”

  • Jan 25, 2018
  • 11:24 AM

MALDEF Lawsuit Says Motel 6 Violated Rights of Latino Guests

“It is in no company’s interests to target and to violate the rights of any of its customers.:

  • Jan 23, 2018
  • 6:41 PM

National Poll Says That Support for DACA Actually INCREASED During the Shutdown

It jumped from 42 percent to 47 percent.

  • Jan 23, 2018
  • 11:48 AM

Washington Deal to End Shutdown Keeps DREAMers in Limbo (OPINION)

I’m infuriated by today’s deal. Democrats cravenly backed down in exchange for more delay and an uncertain promise of future action.

  • Jan 22, 2018
  • 7:04 PM

Immigrant Rights Voices Are in Agreement: Senate Democrats Failed the Community… Again

Every time we think Democrats will show up, they don’t.

  • Jan 22, 2018
  • 4:46 PM

Democrat Gutiérrez Slams Senate Democrats for Voting on Shutdown Deal

“Democrats are still not willing to go to the mat to allow people in my community to live in our country legally.”

  • Jan 22, 2018
  • 3:20 PM

What United We Dream’s Greisa Martínez Rosas Said This Morning About the Government Shutdown

Since Trump killed DACA, 17,000 of us have lost protection from deportation and 850 more are losing it each week.

  • Jan 22, 2018
  • 11:24 AM

This Week on #LatinoRebelsRadio: Shutdown

The January 21, 2018 episode.

  • Jan 21, 2018
  • 4:40 PM

Cuban Immigrant Youth Were Welcomed With Open Arms: Why Not Today’s DREAMers? (OPINION)

Considering the history of immigrant youth coming to the United States from Cuba, why wouldn’t the DREAMers deserve to stay in the only country they call home?

  • Jan 19, 2018
  • 1:12 PM

When I Got DACA, I Was Forced to Revert to a Name I Had Left Behind (OPINION)

In my most recent research, I interviewed DACA graduate students about the impacts of DACA’s forced name alteration. Here’s what they told me.

  • Jan 18, 2018
  • 5:49 PM

Gutiérrez to GOP and Trump Admin: ‘Need Our Help? Release the 800,000 DREAMers You Hold Hostage’

“Democrats aren’t going to blink. We’re going to stand by our values.”

  • Jan 18, 2018
  • 3:09 PM

Demanding a Clean DACA Bill, Now! (OPINION)

Democratic leaders should unite and stand firm against President Donald J. Trump (“Racist-in-Chief” and “Hustler-in-Chief”) and the complicit Republican leaders on passing a clean DACA bill.

  • Jan 17, 2018
  • 8:32 PM

I’ve Built a Life in Virginia, Don’t Take That Away From Me (and Others) (OPINION)

For any of us to continue living our lives without fear of deportation, Congress needs to pass the Dream Act.

  • Jan 17, 2018
  • 3:23 PM

Immigrant Youth Reignite Momentum for Dream Act as Hundreds Rally and Many Arrested at Republican Senate Offices

As Trump Administration appeals court ruling on DACA, youth say: “Republicans must stop blocking the Dream Act and Congress must pass the bill by January 19 because our lives are at stake!”

  • Jan 16, 2018
  • 7:08 PM

ICE Serves Deportation Notice on Undocumented Leader for Organizing Detained Immigrants

The recent deportation notice filed against Washington-based immigrant rights activist and mother, Maru Mora-Villalpando, is a clear sign that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is turning into Trump’s secret police and silencing immigrants who fight back.

  • Jan 16, 2018
  • 8:47 AM

4 Essential Reads About El Salvador

Shedding some light on the country’s complex crime problem. Spoiler: It’s not just about the gangs.

  • Jan 11, 2018
  • 5:41 PM

Read the Entire Ruling by the Federal Judge Who Issued Temporary Block of DACA Termination

What broke on Tuesday night. It’s a big development.

  • Jan 10, 2018
  • 11:30 AM

Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Plans to Present Statehood Commission to Congress

A Tuesday media release from the government of Puerto Rico said that the island’s resident commissioner —a non-voting delegate of Congress— plans to present the seven members of a Puerto Rican statehood commission to the House of Representatives.

  • Jan 9, 2018
  • 5:08 PM

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