LatinaLista — A source has notified Latina Lista that the Department of State (DOS), as a result of a settlement reached in a class action lawsuit filed by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations, will now implement new procedures to fairly and promptly review U.S. passport applications of those Mexican Americans who were [...]
Central Texans protest Iran’s election
18 de junio de 2009 La Prensa .- Central Texans joined in on the global protests of the disputed presidential election in Iran. Police estimate about 500 Iranian-Americans and other reformist supporters showed up in front of the Texas Capitol Wednesday as part of a show of solidarity with their counterparts in Iran. “We want [...]
Hundreds expected to march to T. Don Hutto on Sat., World Refugee Day, to demand an end to family detention
LatinaLista — Saturday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. It’s a day that the world is asked to come together in solidarity in asking governments to recognize that all refugees are entitled to basic human rights — such as the right to freedom. In the United States, there are pockets of the country where this [...]
World Day Against Child Labor: Mexican Foreign Ministry releases report detailing Mexican children traveling to US alone are looking for work
LatinaLista — Today, the global community observes World Day Against Child Labour. Begun in 2002 by the International Labor Organization, this year’s theme is “Give Girls a Chance — End Child Labor.” According to ILO estimates, of the 218 million child laborers worldwide, 100 million are girls. More than half of those girls are exposed [...]
DREAM Act student, Benita Veliz, will twitter her day in court
LatinaLista — Benita Veliz, Benny to her friends, is a 23-year-old college graduate — graduated Valedictorian from her San Antonio, Texas high school class and got a full scholarship to St. Mary’s University where she double-majored in biology and sociology — and wants to go to law school. Benita Veliz The only problem is Benita [...]
Suppressed news of hunger strike at immigrant detention facility flies in the face of Obama administration’s goal for transparency
LatinaLista — In April, 200 detainees at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas started a hunger strike to draw attention to their complaints of physical and verbal abuse, improper medical attention and the fact that the detainees have been held at the facility — some for months and years without receiving due [...]
