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Happy Birthday Me: Thank You, Mamá!
After 36 years of fighting everyone and everything…
Guatemala Says US Testing Deportees for Virus Before Sending
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A planeload of 89 Guatemalan deportees that arrived Thursday all tested negative for the coronavirus before boarding their flight from Texas, Guatemalan officials said Thursday.
‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Hearings Suspended Through June 1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to public health concerns while extending a state of limbo those locked down in Mexican migrant shelters.
Mexican Protest Singer Óscar Chávez Dies of COVID-19 at 85
MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of Mexico’s best-known protest singers, Óscar Chávez, died Thursday at age 85 after being infected with the coronavirus.
Puerto Rico to Partially Reopen Despite Coronavirus Concerns
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is taking its first tentative steps in relaxing a nearly two-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, while health experts warn that the U.S. territory is relying on faulty statistics and has not yet seen its peak of cases.
US Can Soon Start Sending People Seeking Asylum to Honduras
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized an agreement with Honduras that would allow some people seeking asylum in the United States to be sent to the Central American country instead.
Puerto Rico’s Government: On a Tight COVID-19 Rope (OPINION)
The U.S. territory’s governing body scrambles to gain the trust of its citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Puerto Rico Officials Face Outrage Over School Food Crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government has failed to tap into millions of federal dollars set aside for the island as a growing number of unemployed parents struggle to feed their children in a U.S. territory where nearly 70% of public school students are poor.
Femicides in Peru Increase During Coronavirus Lockdown
Approximately 1,500 complaints have been fielded, with 60 percent of domestic violence cases occurring in densely populated cities.
Puerto Rico nunca implantó una red de información para tener los datos correctos sobre la COVID-19
El intercambio electrónico de récords médicos hubiera enviado datos en tiempo real al Gobierno y serviría como un mecanismo de vigilancia de amenazas como las pandemias.
American Silencing (or, ¡Ya cállanse!, as Mami Would Say)
Instead of shushing critical voices for seeing what was not visible, why not listen to these voices? And then read the book again, if you can bear it.
Immigrants Deliver Food, ‘Hope’ to Workers Hit by Pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Every afternoon, Sandra Pérez and Francisco Ramírez go over their list of fellow New Yorkers who need help because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some are sick. Others lost jobs, but have children to feed. Others are elderly or disabled. All are immigrants, like them.
Lawsuit: US Citizens With Immigrant Spouses Should Get Help
PHOENIX (AP) — The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has sued the federal government over its denial of coronavirus relief payments to U.S. citizens who are married to immigrants without social security numbers.
2 Guards at ICE Jail Die After Contracting Coronavirus
HOUSTON (AP) — Two guards at an immigration detention center in Louisiana have died after contracting the coronavirus, raising new questions about whether the U.S. government is adequately protecting 30,000 immigrants in custody and the staff guarding them.
El Salvador’s Jail Crackdown on Gang Members Could Backfire
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Sealing some Salvadoran prisoners’ cells with sheet metal is a draconian measure sure to draw accusations of human rights violations, but President Nayib Bukele circulated photos of the cell modifications himself, counting on the support of a population traumatized by gang violence.
Trump Orders Meat and Poultry Plants to Remain Open Despite Growing Threat of COVID-19 Infections
According to a 2017 report by the American Public Health Association. “In meatpacking and poultry processing, 34% of the workforce is Hispanic.”
Under Pressure, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Revokes Police Nomination
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro yielded Wednesday to growing criticism around his nomination of a new federal police chief seen as too close to his family, revoking the controversial appointment just hours after it was temporarily suspended by the Supreme Court.
Decolonizing the Vaccine and the Rise of Holistic Healing (OPINION)
Everything has come full circle through a rebirth of a global community as we realize our need for one another by coexisting through love, compassion and mutual respect.
Brazil Supreme Court Authorizes Investigation Into Bolsonaro
Supreme Court Justice José Celso de Mello stated in his decision on Monday night that the Federal Police have 60 days to question former Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, who resigned last Friday, and accused Bolsonaro of trying to interfere in the country’s Federal Police.
#AllOfUS Are Essential to Beating COVID-19
The #AllOfUS campaign emphasizes that across countless sectors, immigrants —regardless of status— are doing essential work on the front lines fighting COVID-19 and keeping the nation safe and healthy.
Report: Nicaragua Government Failing to Protect Indigenous
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has not only failed to enforce laws that protect its indigenous peoples and their communal lands, but is actively promoting illegal land grabs and granting concessions to mining and timber companies, according to a report released Wednesday.