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Puerto Rican Journalists Sue Demographic Registry Over Hurricane María Death Statistics
The CPI said that government agencies have the “the obligation to share requested information.”
LULAC President Apologizes for Writing Letter Supporting Trump Immigration Framework
“I am truly sorry to all members of LULAC and our organization for the pain I have caused each and every one of you.”
Photographer Blocked by Homeland Security at Puerto Rico Control Board Session
Federal police prevented a photographer with the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) from doing his job and was prohibited from entering the building.
Puerto Rico’s Government Won’t Update Post-Hurricane Death Data Until Formal Report Is Completed
“Once the report is prepared, all details will be shared.”
Court Orders Release of Detained Immigrant Rights Leader Ravi Ragbir as Community Continues Call for End to Targeting of Activists
Judge Katherine B. Forrest, who presided over the case, held that ICE violated Mr. Ragbir’s due process rights by his “abrupt and by all counts unnecessary detention.”
Border Patrol Arrests Humanitarian-Aid Provider and Two Individuals Receiving Care
These arrests come during a nationwide targeting of sanctuary and migrant-justice organizers by federal agencies.
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.”
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.:
More Than a Week Later, Puerto Rico’s EL NUEVO DÍA Removes Anti-Semitic Column From Site
This was never a good idea to publish in the first place.
Hurricane María Exposes Problems Within Puerto Rico’s Solar Panel Industry
Equipment provided by Sunnova, with 62% of the residential renewable energy market in Puerto Rico, stopped generating power, while Casa Pueblo organization was one of the few that succeeded.
El huracán María destapa el fracaso de la mayoría de los paneles solares en Puerto Rico
Los equipos de la empresa Sunnova, que acapara el 62% del mercado renovable residencial, dejaron de generar luz, mientras la organización Casa Pueblo fue de las pocas que demostró con éxito cómo adaptarse a los efectos del calentamiento global.
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.
Death and Detention in the Face of Resistance in Guerrero, Mexico
State-sponsored violence against anti-dam movement leaves a trail of blood and arbitrary arrests.
Pueblo en la montaña no se levanta a tres meses del huracán
El proceso de recuperación que se percibe en las áreas metropolitanas o en pueblos menos afectados contrasta con la vida en Barranquitas, que fue destrozado y donde apenas se ve la mejoría.
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.
Puerto Ricans Displaced by Hurricane María Encountered Intolerable Conditions in NYC Shelters
People who left Puerto Rico for New York didn’t know about FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program, which offers temporary hotel rooms. Instead, they wound up in homeless shelters.
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.