As global attention prepares to focus on the Iowa caucus, pressure is high on Iowa to be inclusive of Latino voters and caucus officials responded; Immigration judges just demanded something of Congress that’s never happened before; Twitter is now…
Was it public pressure or the Latino vote that finally pressured the Trump admin to release aid to Puerto Rico? The real test will be if Trump signs off latest aid bill by House Dems; The AP visited immigration…
With ALL the global news that has rocked our world in 2019, the AP picked the top 10 news stories of the year. Can you guess #1?; Where was the ‘Latino Vote’ born?; Archeologists are on the verge of…
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Children Fleeing Central American Violence Need Access to Lawyers
By Diego Quezada LatinaLista In 2008, 15-year-old Wilmer Villalobos Ortiz fled his native Honduras. The previous year, the 18th Street Gang that controlled his neighborhood tried to recruit him and threatened him with death if he refused. Ortiz’s journey…
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DHS needs to explain restrictions against public and media access to immigration courts
LatinaLista — One of the first signs there was big trouble in Iran was when the government banned foreign journalists from reporting on what was happening in the country. Media censorship Regardless of the event, whenever it is heard…
Children, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final
U.S. immigration courts declare 13-year-old must be separated from his only parent and deported back to El Salvador alone
LatinaLista — Today is World Refugee Day. When we think of refugees these days, it’s usually the images in Africa of the different tribes that have been displaced because of war and famine, but we know that refugees exist…