Overnight, Trump ordered the assassination of a top-ranking Iranian general. By all accounts, this man was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans and others but analysts say, unless Trump has a strategy going forward, this could be…
As the countdown to 2020 gets shorter, revelations of the Trump administration’s abuse of power and inhumane treatment of migrants seems to get longer. How sad that his ‘mark’ on the world is staining U.S.(us); Yet, the fact remains…
Violating universal human rights is now a trademark of this administration. However, good people with courage are challenging how US is treating migrants. The latest group to rise in defense are these doctors who vow to continue until CBP…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
New Pew poll shows only one federal agency in which most Americans have lost confidence
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The Trump administration has been doing its darnedest to shake public confidence in federal institutions since Trump took office. For example, just today when the lowest manufacturing numbers since 2009 were released, Trump again blamed and…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
What Law Enforcement, Advocates Need to Know About Protecting Young Immigrants
By Nate Balis Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange It’s fair to say that most of us working in the youth justice field do so because we’re committed to brighter futures for all kids, especially the ones facing the longest…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Reporter discovers ICE lied about how many arrests made in immigration raid
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…
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?’
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…
Palabra Final, zNew Headline
Calling out the Obama administration’s cruel practices for deporting immigrants
LatinaLista — Since 2009, more than 1.5 million people have been deported. Reports have surfaced over the months detailing how the Obama administration has deported more undocumented immigrants than any of his predecessors. In fact, his administration’s zeal for…
Palabra Final
New 50-month analysis shows ICE detained over 800 US citizens and over 28,000 green card holders
LatinaLista — A new analysis of who U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been ‘detaining’ and processing for deportation from 2008 to early 2012 is both a relief and cause for concern. According to a report issued by…
Immigration, Palabra Final
White House loud and clear on immigration reform but ignores Latino community’s outcry over abusive actions by ICE and Border Patrol
LatinaLista — Even though two different immigration reform plans have been laid out, there is still criticism that existing White House directives to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to not apprehend and place in deportation proceedings non-threatening undocumented…
Palabra Final
ICE prepares to deport 14-year-old student ignoring memo to exercise prosecutorial discretion
LatinaLista — This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offered to temporarily suspend the deportation cases of an estimated 16,500 people. That’s more than 70 percent of the immigration cases pending as of mid-April. Though it sounds like a…
Environment, Immigration, Palabra Final
Special Report: Amid Oil Spill Crisis, U.S. Authorities Search for Undocumented Immigrant Cleanup Workers
LatinaLista — At a time when the worst environmental crisis has hit the United States, it seems federal authorities were going to ensure that undocumented immigrants were not going to profit from it in any way, such as, risking…
General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Hill testimony reveals ICE supervisors may prove biggest obstacle in reforming detention practices
LatinaLista — Today, Rep. Loretta Sanchez convened a hearing as Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism regarding the topic “Moving Toward More Effective Immigration Detention Management.” Immediately after her opening remarks, the Ranking Member from…
General, Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final
Department of Homeland Security should revoke the 287(g) program until there is immigration reform
LatinaLista — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not a happy camper these days. It seems the federal government has had enough of the complaints lobbed against Arpaio’s use of the government’s 287(g) program, which authorizes local law enforcement…
General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice
New measures to improve detention policies of undocumented immigrants doesn’t go far enough
LatinaLista — Finally, the Department of Homeland Security has a brain! Notorious for treating all apprehended undocumented immigrants, children included, as hardened criminals locked away in prison-type facilities, DHS Secretary Napolitano and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant…
General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice
Obama administration is expanding a flawed immigration enforcement measure that runs contrary to immigration reform
LatinaLista — It was reported today that the Obama administration is expanding an immigration program that was started under the Bush administration. It entails checking the immigration status of people booked into local jails. The idea being that those…
General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice
ICE continues deportations to Mexico in light of State Dept. travel advisory
LatinaLista — On April 27, The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert warning against any unnecessary travel to Mexico because of the “H1N1 influenza,” more commonly known as the swine flu. Mexico City residents go about their day…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
How the government misrepresented who undocumented immigrants really are
One of the fundamental factors causing debate over illegal immigration enforcement is the public perception of undocumented immigrants. Are they real criminals? Some in law enforcement have gone to great lengths to paint them in this light. Yet a…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
ICE gambles that Democrats and progressive bloggers are too distracted to call them out on latest immigration raid
LatinaLista — It is 1,367 miles from Denver, Colorado, the site of the Democratic National Convention, and Laurel, Mississippi, the site of the latest “biggest” immigration raid in the country. Yet, the two towns might as well be on…
Causes, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
“Ya Basta” national campaign launches to spearhead moratorium call on immigration raids
LatinaLista — It’s a safe bet to say the country is awash in “momentum.” There’s momentum building for next week’s Democratic convention. There’s momentum building as to who will be the running mates for both presidential candidates and there’s…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Why ICE’s self-deport program is a bust
LatinaLista — A new federal program dubbed Scheduled Departure calls on undocumented immigrants to self-deport. It’s not a new idea or a very good one, but it may be the reality check the government needs to see the immigration…
Children, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Dept. of Homeland Security has deported over 90,000 children under the age of 17 to Mexico without a parent or caregiver
LatinaLista — It goes without saying that the saddest element in the current enforcement of immigration laws is the apprehension, deportation or abandonment of children. Stories surface every day of parents who were apprehended and fearing the same for…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Another ICE detention facility gets a failing grade for poor treatment of undocumented immigrants
LatinaLista — The intention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to criminalize all undocumented immigrants caught living in the United States illegally has reached a saturation point with courts in the southwest region of the country. According to a Dallas…
Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final
Special Sunday Post: Nashville-area police department’s abuse of ICE’s 287(g) program calls for federal review
LatinaLista — Juana Villegas DeLaPaz, a Nashville, Tennessee resident, should be happily tired these days since the recent birth of her fourth child. And Villegas DeLaPaz is tired but it’s one derived of an emotional ordeal that has drained…