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Anxiously Awaiting a Supreme Court DACA Decision in the Middle of a Pandemic and a National Uprising
The court is currently set to make a decision by the end of June.
‘Big Floyd’ Laid To Rest In Texas
George Floyd, known to his friends and family as “Big Floyd,” was laid to rest Tuesday alongside the grave of his mother.
Federal Judge Briefly Stops US From Expelling Migrant Teen
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from expelling a teenager to Honduras under a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic that didn’t give the teen the chance under federal law to stay in the United States.
Latino USA Presents: How Puerto Rican Scientists Hacked The COVID-19 Response
They got creative, and thanks to their efforts Puerto Rico went from the bottom of the list to administering more than 100,000 molecular tests for the virus.
Rape Survivor Evelyn Hernández Acquitted in Landmark Resolution, Demands Freedom for Women Imprisoned Under El Salvador’s Abortion Ban
El Salvador is considered to have the most extreme abortion ban in the world and is one of the only countries known to prosecute and imprison women in cases of obstetric emergencies.
Mijente Launches Online Petition, Telling Univision and Telemundo That ‘Black Lives Matter En Español También’
National activist collective says “our families deserve accurate and educational news coverage from our Spanish-language television networks.”
From the Protests in DC: ‘We’re Black Every Day. We’re Black Every Day of the Year’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When 17-year-old Chelsea Figaro heard that the protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd had spread to the nation’s capital, she told her mom she had to go. To her surprise, her mom said yes.
We’ve Been Breaking: Attending to Racial Trauma During Resistance (OPINION)
Not everyone is forced to witness all of this breakage.
El Salvador President, Court Clash Over Virus Measures
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — President Nayib Bukele is again locked in battle with El Salvador’s Supreme Court after its constitutional chamber ruled his government’s obligatory stay-at-home decree unconstitutional.
US Deportation Flights to Guatemala to Resume
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States was scheduled to resume deportation flights to Guatemala Tuesday, nearly a month after the Central American country refused to accept them.
24 Years Without Justice for Denis and Julio (OPINION)
They continue to pay for this injustice in Peru, where they are separated from their spouses, children and families.
Concealing Virus Is Latest Bolsonaro Effort to Shore Up Base
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As the coronavirus claims tens of thousands of lives in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro is focused on ensuring his political survival and mobilizing his far-right supporters to do so.
Thousands Mourn George Floyd in Texas Amid Calls for Reform
HOUSTON (AP) — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in Houston where he grew up, as his death two weeks ago continues to stoke protests in America and beyond over racial injustice, and spurred France to abruptly halt the use of police choke holds.
Spain Begins Trial for Killings of 5 Jesuits in El Salvador
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court on Monday kicked off the trial of two former Salvadoran military men for their alleged involvement in the massacre of five Spanish priests in El Salvador more than three decades ago.
Mexico President Shuns Virus Test Despite Infected Contact
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he does not plan to get tested for the novel coronavirus, one day after the announcement that a high-ranking member of his administration he’d recently been in contact with was infected.
Board Sues Puerto Rico for Details on Coronavirus Contracts
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances sued the U.S. territorial government on Monday, asking courts to order it to provide documents related to a failed multimillion-dollar purchase of COVID-19 testing kits and other medical supplies.
Rebel Diaz and Tef Poe Collab With Sa-Roc, Bambu, T-Dubb-O, and Rah Digga for Unapologetic Anti-Police Brutality Track
“Rather go out standing, than down on my knees,” Rah Digga raps at one point.
Joe Biden Tells Texas Democrats ‘We Have a Real Chance to Turn the State Blue’
Biden addressed the Texas Democratic Party’s online state convention Saturday.
Puerto Rico sin estrategia ni pruebas para los adultos mayores ante el COVID-19
La iniciativa del Gobierno sólo atiende a los que residen en asilos, que representan solo un 3% de la población de adultos mayores en la isla.
Chelsea Strong
On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with Damali Vidot, a Chelsea City Councilor and 2020 candidate for State Representative.
Remembering the NYPD Shooting of Dominican Immigrant Kiko García and What It Means During Today’s #BlackLivesMatter Movement
The American Dream, we learned, was merely another name for a white supremacist nation built not on freedom and justice, but on the exploitation and oppression of Black Americans.