LatinaLista — Harvard sophomore and undocumented student, Eric Balderas, got some welcome news over the weekend — he would no longer face deportation to Mexico. It seems Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had a change of heart. It could have been because of Sen. Durbin, who lobbied for leniency on behalf of Balderas, or maybe [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Boise Bicycle Project fulfills the dreams of city’s low-income children
LatinaLista – The pride and joy of every child, before they’re old enough to drive, is to have their own bike. Yet for many low-income families that’s a luxury item that just can’t be squeezed into the family budget. For these families lucky enough to live in Boise, Idaho, they don’t have to worry about the [...]
ICE admits a civil charge isn’t the same as a criminal offense with detention makeovers
LatinaLista — On the heels of the public learning about the stepped-up immigration enforcement ICE is planning against employers, comes word that the agency is making good on its promise to stop treating undocumented immigrants as criminals. ICE Director John Morton announced last year that the agency would make detention facilities less prison-like because immigrant [...]
2010 Human Trafficking report reveals how immigration policies impede anti-trafficking progress
LatinaLista — This week the State Dept. released the The 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The release of the report also marks the 10th anniversary of the fight against the 21st Century version of slavery. In 2000, the United States enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), and the United Nations adopted the Protocol [...]
Puerto Rico: Human trafficking not recognized as a crime on island
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios SAN JUAN — He sold drugs and robbed people of their social security checks. He dropped out of school after earning from $80 to $120 dollars a day — as a victim of human trafficking. The problem was he didn’t even know he was a victim. How could he? He [...]
New report highlights continued mistreatment of migrant farm labor
LatinaLista — As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gets ready to step up their efforts targeting employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers, according to a plan that was recently leaked to the Texas Tribune and titled “Strategic Priorities for Fiscal Years 2010-2014,” there is still one area that employers are acting with impunity when it [...]