Another debate and another show of how much the Trump-Pence administration has little value for truth and honesty, respect for women, science or a commitment to a peaceful transition of power, among other issues. What this administration does value…
A new poll finds that Trump, our President, is now seen as more dishonest than two of the leading authoritarian world leaders. What a legacy and what a disgrace for US all; One of the things supporting this shameful…
By Michael Blake The Conversation On Feb. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a federal judge’s order that the Trump administration continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It was back in September 2017 that President…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Reporter discovers ICE lied about how many arrests made in immigration raid
Jan 24, 2018, 5:05 PM 0
LatinaLista — Just the mention of “ICE” (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has long sent chills down the spines of undocumented communities. Even though this administration and the prior one said ICE is only focused on picking up and deporting…
By Nick Roll Inside Higher Ed Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A DACA-protected student at Princeton, Maria De La Cruz Perales…
GritoBlast! Being picked up by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) looms heavy on the minds and futures of undocumented immigrants and their families. The fear is so great that many parts of the country are setting up a modern-day version of the…
Politics, zNew Headline
With the trauma of immigrant round-ups, would undocumented families be better off ‘self-deporting?’
Mar 13, 2017, 10:56 AM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If we are to believe anything from an administration that deals in alternative facts and outright mentiras, it’s that President Trump will follow through on his campaign promise of deporting undocumented immigrants — without distinction. In…
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Largest deportation campaign in US history is no match for Trump’s plan
Mar 9, 2017, 12:49 PM 0
By Kelly Lytle Hernandez The Conversation On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed that if he was elected president, he would resurrect Operation Wetback of 1954. Operation Wetback, the story goes, was the single largest deportation campaign in U.S. history, resulting…
Political Commentary, zNew Headline
Trump’s immigration threats bring one Latina blogger back to her roots
Nov 16, 2016, 4:13 PM 0
LatinaLista — I’ve been blogging for over 10 years. In that decade, I went from being one of the few Latinx bloggers to a publisher and author to an entrepreneur. In my personal life, I went from being a…
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Guest Voz: Understanding that commonsense immigration reform doesn’t include mass deportations
Aug 15, 2016, 3:20 PM 0
By Lydia Gonzalez-D’Ross LatinaLista Our country has waited far too long to fix our broken immigration system. Without controlling our borders, we have knowingly allowed the undocumented population in the United States to balloon to over 11 million individuals….
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DHS Secretary speaks out about deportation raids as children and parents are rounded up
Jan 4, 2016, 12:59 PM 0
LatinaLista — The White House released a statement by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. Johnson defending the administration's forced removal of Central American migrant families that began over the weekend. As news spread of the removals, immigrant advocates began…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Family residential center remains mystery to local Karnes City community
Nov 9, 2015, 12:18 PM 0
By Aubrie Iverson Voice Box Media Every so often, in every community, an enigma rises to the surface. Living unassumingly in the quiet of a small town or the manicured lawns of suburbia, a mystery neighbor lurks suspiciously out…
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Guest Voz: Current U.S. immigration policy leaves little room for “Justice for All”
Nov 5, 2015, 3:25 PM 0
By Elvira Arellano LatinaLista Editor's Note: Mexican immigrant Elvira Arellano gained international notoriety in 2006 when she sought sanctuary from deportation in a Chicago church. She was eventually deported back to her native Mexico but not before she was named…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Hundreds of foreigners deported from Peru in past weeks for abuse of tourist visas
Oct 8, 2014, 5:00 PM 0
By Agnes Rivera Peru This Week According to Peru’s Interior Minister, Daniel Urresti, 200 foreigners have been deported from Peru in the last three weeks. This comes after the Migration department of Peru decided to speed up expulsion protocols,…
Local News, West, zNew Headline
Trail for Humanity ends in San Ysidro with “lots of love”
Aug 25, 2014, 11:00 AM 0
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego A group of women and children on a mission to create awareness on immigration issues from California’s Central Valley to the border was greeted and welcome by some 100 people in…
Local News, Midwest, zNew Headline
Rep. Gutierrez decries plan to deport immigrant children
Jul 30, 2014, 10:31 AM 0
By Alex Hernandez Extra News Rep. Luis Gutierrez is against a bill aimed at restricting the rights of children captured at the U.S. border. “Right now, there is an urgent humanitarian crisis on our southern border. Children are risking…
Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline
Massive Rights Violations Charged at New Mexico Detention Facility
Jul 28, 2014, 11:29 AM 0
Frontera NorteSur NEW MEXICO — After touring a New Mexico detention facility housing Central American refugees, immigrant advocates and lawyers have charged the Obama Administration with violating due process rights. In a July 24 telephonic press conference hosted by…
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Audio Documentary: Mexicali deportees with a dream of return
Jul 16, 2014, 2:39 PM 0
By Jéssica Bedolla El Nuevo Sol The goal of this audio documentary is to put a human face on the devastating effects of deportations on immigrant families by giving voice to the deportees themselves. The documentary includes interviews with…
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Transcript: Remarks by the President on Border Security and Immigration Reform
Jun 30, 2014, 3:53 PM 0
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. Independent experts said that bill…
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With a Dream of Return: Deportees in Mexicali
Jun 16, 2014, 11:24 AM 0
By Jéssica Bedolla EL NUEVO SOL The goal of this audio documentary is to put a human face on the devastating effects of deportations on immigrant families by giving voice to the deportees themselves. The documentary includes interviews with…
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Guest Voz: Fasts Across the Country for Immigration Reform: Will You Join Us?
Apr 2, 2014, 1:24 PM 0
By Elisa Batista MomsRising.org Considering that three-quarters of immigrants to the United States are women and children, more than 1,200 women from 70 organizations are fasting in 35 states for immigration reform that keeps families together and treats women…
Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline
Death, Child Deportation Continue on the Migrant Trail
Mar 31, 2014, 9:46 AM 0
Frontera NorteSur A Mexican human rights defender said this week that the deportation of child migrants from his country has more than doubled. In remarks made at a conference in Oaxaca, Diego Lorente Perez de Eulante, director of the…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Immigrant advocates launch national campaign highlighting Obama administration’s deportation record
Mar 26, 2014, 4:02 PM 0
LatinaLista — A tweet making its way through the Twittersphere over the last few days is one with a simple message: “Don’t be a DIC.” The double-meaning is supposed to startle the reader into finding out more — something…
Immigration, Palabra Final, zNew Headline
New Pew study reveals shocking truth about “immigrant criminals” & why deportations are so high
Mar 18, 2014, 3:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — The Obama administration’s first response to quell growing Latino criticism over excessive deportations was a directive sent to the Department of Homeland Security in 2011 to only arrest those undocumented immigrants considered to be low-priority or who…
Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline
The past is prologue for U.S. comprehensive immigration reform
Feb 20, 2014, 11:53 AM 0
Borderzine EL PASO – Immigration policies from the past must be studied in order to reform them for the future was the premise of a lecture by Dr. Allison Brownell Tirres on the topic of deportation, a subject that…
