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Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Texas’ SB4 ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law
A big win for immigrant rights groups.
A Black-Led Immigration Movement Is Determined to Change Mainstream Media Narrative
“When people referred to immigrants, first thing that comes to mind is a person of Mexican descent. This a misconception. This is a global issue.”
Immigration Rights Advocates Are Ready to Fight If President Trump Decides to End DACA
“We are not going to be thrown back into the shadows.”
Federal Judge: Arizona’s Mexican American Studies Ban Is Racist and Unconstitutional
Good news happens once in a while. This is one of those times.
AZ Organizers Condemn Police as Peaceful Protest Turns Violent: The City Failed Us’
“The police department failed us, hurting kids, the elderly and everyone that came together peacefully.”
La Casita Grande Editores Is Calling for Latino and Caribbean Literature Submissions
“At LCG, publishing is not just a matter of a releasing a book, it is a matter of developing a whole artist ready to take on the world.”
Arizona Latinos: Arpaio Should Not Be Pardoned
The protest against Trump and Arpaio continues.
Reactions to Trump’s Possible Pardon of Arpaio: ‘He Has Shown He Is Racist and Against Our Community’
“[Trump] is throwing a bone to the KKK, to the Nazis and to the white supremacists who are the biggest supporters of him.”
Call Them What They Are, Mr. President: Radical White Supremacists
The alt-right bathes in the apparent affection and disgusting ambiguity showcased by President Trump.
LADAMA’s Song ‘Porro Maracatu’ Is Out NOW: Listen Here
Que viva la mujer
Protests Continue in Puerto Rico Against Coal Ash Contamination
It happened on early Friday morning.
Non-Criminal Immigrant Arrests Increase With Trump, But He Hasn’t Deported More People Than Obama
Obama is still the Deporter-in-Chief.
Sueños: An Art Project for the Movement
“When I dream, I don’t dream of borders or barriers.”
DACA Recipient to Texas AG Paxton: ‘No Human Is Illegal. We Fought for DACA. And We Won It.’
Damaris Gonzalez asks Paxton why does he want to deport her and thousands of others.
ICE Approves Six-Month Stay of Removal for Undocumented Mom of Young Cancer Patient
This report is from El Paso, Texas.
Immigrant Defense Project Launches Updated #StopICECold Toolkit for Communities
The toolkit is also available in Spanish (“Defensa contra las redadas y los arrestos comunitarios de ICE”).
Community Pressures ICE to Stop Deportation of Rómulo Avelica-González, a Father of Four Daughters
“It’s been hard since he was always there with us. But since he’s locked up there, it’s been hard emotionally and economically,” Fatima told Latino Rebels.
Gutiérrez: GOP ‘Doesn’t Want You Here—With a Visa, Without a Visa, It Just Doesn’t Matter to Them’
“They don’t want ‘the huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ in ‘their’ country and it doesn’t matter if the immigrants are legal or not.”
Austin Bar: “We Don’t Play Latin Music Here. You Need to Turn It Off”
“Everyone was upset. A lot of people who were dancing left with us and showed support.”