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Shelter’s Registration Forms Give Portrait of Asylum Seekers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A detailed snapshot of the recent surge of asylum-seeking families on the Mexican border gives a sense of how they were treated after entering the U.S. and where they settled.
Sube y baja de emociones por la tormenta Dorián
Actuar ante la crisis climática ayudaría a disminuir las amenazas a la salud mental, alerta experta en el tema.
Tropical Storm Dorian Heads for Puerto Rico Amid Fears of Flooding
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Dorian threatened Puerto Rico with a direct hit at near-hurricane force on Wednesday and forecasters said it could strengthen further as it approaches the U.S. mainland.
25 Killed in Fiery Attack on Bar in Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attack on a bar in Mexico’s Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos killed 25 people and injured about a dozen, officials said Wednesday, and they said it was apparently overseen by a man who had been recently arrested but released.
Respiratory Ailments Hit in Amazon as Brazil Spurns G-7 Aid
PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AP) — Acrimony between Brazil and European countries seeking to help fight Amazon fires deepened on Tuesday, jeopardizing hopes of global unity over how to protect a region seen as vital to the health of the planet.
Puerto Rico Braces for Rain, Power Outages as Dorian Nears
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jorge Ortiz, a 50-year-old construction worker, was taking no chances as Tropical Storm Dorian approached Puerto Rico on Tuesday and threatened to brush past the island’s southwest coast at near-hurricane strength.
Incoming Harvard Freshman Denied Visa Based on Friends’ Social Media Posts
Palestinian student reportedly turned away at Boston’s Logan airport Friday.
‘Christian Left’ Is Reviving in America, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants (OPINION)
Trump’s hardline immigration policies seem to have spurred a broader population of Christians into action. And their civil disobedience crosses racial, ethnic and even party lines in new ways.
Study Finds Films Lag Significantly in Latino Representation
NEW YORK (AP) — Latinos make up 18% of the U.S. population and 24% of its frequent moviegoers, yet they rarely see themselves on movie screens.
The El Paso Massacre, Nativist Backlashes and Latino Empowerment (OPINION)
Historical perspective provides both encouragement and a warning: this isn’t over.
Your Privilege of Innocence Is Killing People (OPINION)
Our stubborn claims of presumed innocence and moral high ground betray long-standing and pervasive realities of structural racism, of racial aggression, and of a diseased culture that refuses to see and listen to the cries of injustice in its midst.
MLB to Bar Players From Venezuela’s Winter League
So far the Maduro government hasn’t made an official statement, but Venezuela’s pro-government media has been quick to condemn it.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Causes Global Outrage Over Amazon Fires
PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, blacks and homosexuals, and even praised his country’s 1964-1985 dictatorship. Yet nothing has rallied more anger at home and criticism from abroad than his response to fires raging in parts of the Amazon region.
The Brazilian-American Candidate Running Against Nancy Pelosi
Latino Rebels Radio: August 25, 2019
Venezuela Opposition Leader Vows to Shun Early Election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Friday that opponents of President Nicolás Maduro won’t participate in any early legislative elections he calls amid a protracted power struggle.
ICE Terminates National Detention Hotline, After ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Highlights Its Power
The following media release was shared on Friday by Freedom for Immigrants: LOS ANGELES — Freedom for Immigrants issued a cease and desist letter yesterday to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency’s latest attack on the organization’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech. It was accompanied by a letter of support signed […]
Univision Fires ‘El Gordo y La Flaca’ Writer/Producer for Sexual Harassment
“As soon as we heard about these accusations, we began an investigation. Mr. Enrique Albis has been fired from the company,” the network said in a statement.
Central Florida HOA Tells US Army Veteran That She Can Keep Displaying Her Puerto Rican Flag… For Now (VIDEO)
The board said that “it does not intend to take any action against her, at this time,” according to Fox 35 Orlando.
Portrait Of: Former Raiders Coach Tom Flores (A Latino USA Podcast)
Few people know that the first Latino to start as quarterback in professional football is also the first Latino head coach to win a Superbowl.
A Venezuelan in Thomas Jefferson’s White House
Francisco de Miranda on a revolutionary project: A united Spanish-speaking nation in the Americas, spanning from California to Tierra del Fuego.