Injustice
GLAAD and Puerto Rico Para Tod@s Call Out ‘Dangerous Trend of Anti-Trans Violence in Puerto Rico’
This is a “state of emergency for gender violence and hate crimes,” a Friday statement said.
Immigrant Rights Groups Take Action in Anticipation of Biden’s Inauguration
“While the current administration has done nothing but vilify the immigrant community, spewing hatred in all forms throughout the last four years, immigrant leaders know that changing administrations has never been the solution,” Movimiento Cosecha said.
How an Evicted Family United a Community in a Fight for Housing Rights
This is only the beginning for Ynes Torres, her family, and the citizens of Inglewood.
How Police Were Complicit in the US Capitol Riot
The connections between police and terrorist groups have been well documented for decades.
US Plans Family Deportations, Including Girl With Broken Arm
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to deport more than a dozen children and their parents held at a Texas immigration detention center, including a 4-year-old girl with a broken arm requiring surgery, according to lawyers for the families.
‘No Possible Peace:’ Rising Construction Worker Deaths in New York and Tennessee
Advocates and workers are demanding change after years of high fatality rates in the construction industry. What can be done depends heavily on the labor organizing landscape in each state.
State Faults Officers’ Use of Force Against ICE Detainees
BOSTON (AP) — Officers at a Dartmouth detention center used excessive force when they deployed pepper spray, police dogs and a flash bang device against inmates who refused to be tested for COVID-19, according to a state report released Tuesday.
Sex Work Is Work (Remember the Show! Podcast)
Hector chats with Jared Trujillo, president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys and a new leader in the fight to decriminalize and destigmatize sex workers.
14 Fort Hood Soldiers Fired, Suspended Over Violence at Base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including murder, sexual assaults and harassment.
By Right of Discovery (A Latino USA Podcast)
“We, the Native Americans, reclaim the land known as Alcatraz Island in the name of all American Indians by right of discovery. We wish to be fair and honorable in our dealings with the Caucasian inhabitants of this land.”
Searching for Justice in Fort Worth
Fort Worth has recorded over 90 murders this year so far—among those are Latino and Hispanic young men and women whose cases are either not solved or only partly solved.
Hate Crimes in US Reach Highest Level in More Than a Decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report released Monday.
Reclaiming Our Homes (A Latino USA Podcast)
In the 50’s and 60’s, the California Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans, bought the house that Martha occupied —and hundreds of other houses— in order to demolish them and build the 710 freeway.
No Thanks: Reunite 545 Traumatized Children With Families (OPINION)
The policies that represent our country must protect all children and families, including non-citizens, who are guaranteed rights by the U.S. Constitution and international law.
The Cruelty Is the Point (OPINION)
Historically speaking, the cruelty surrounding U.S. immigration policy is arguably the most bipartisan issue of our times.
Breaking Down the U.S. Deportation Machine (A Latino USA Podcast)
Professor Goodman gives a crash course on the history of migrant exploitation and expulsion in the United States, and lays out how the deportation machine still keeps the country running today.
Advocates Say ICE Is Continuing Mass Deportations of Black Migrants
“This is inhumane and unconscionable,” Haitian Bridge Alliance executive director Guerline M. Jozef said.
Report: US Agents Working in Guatemala Violated Agreement
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. immigration agents assigned to Guatemala to advise local authorities violated terms of their funding by helping officials deport Hondurans traveling in a migrant caravan early this year, the Democratic staff of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’ said in a report Tuesday.
From Latino USA: The Matter Of Castro Tum
Roland, who was born in Haiti and lived for decades in the U.S. as a legal permanent resident, had been in and out of immigration court since 2012 over a minor criminal conviction, a process that had torn apart his marriage.
From ¡MARIA!: The Defund the Police Segment
With Priscilla Gonzalez of Mijente.
Six Trans People Killed in Puerto Rico This Year
Michelle Ramos Vargas is the sixth trans person killed on the island this year.