Human smugglers are openly advertising their services on Facebook while falsely telling Central Americans interested in crossing undocumented into the U.S. that they can promise a 100% safe journey. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the use of social media by smugglers is not new but the practice is growing, fueling false hope as […]
Human Smugglers Use Facebook to Reach Migrants and Spread False Hope of Reaching the U.S.
April 7, 2021 By
Latino Groups Push Biden to Nominate More Latino Judges
April 6, 2021 By
Several Latino legal and civil rights organizations are pushing for more Latino nominees to the federal bench, arguing that President Biden’s first nominees, which only includes one Latina, is completely unacceptable and that it falls short of his statements that federal courts “should reflect the full diversity of the American people.” Biden’s list includes three […]
Biden is undoing Trump’s immigration record but slower than tech would like
April 6, 2021 By
The inauguration of President Biden raised hopes in the tech industry after four years of restrictive immigration policies. Although the Biden administration ended a Trump- era ban on certain kinds of visas that are widely used in the tech industry, critics say that Biden’s overall record has been mixed as he slowly makes modest changes […]
Three Latina Scientists at the Forefront of Covid-19 Testing are Proud to be Part of “History”
April 2, 2021 By
Three Latinas, Monica Mann, Elizabeth Zelaya, and Connie Maza are at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They analyze COVID-19 samples every day to track the spread of the virus and more recently to identify mutations. These three scientists and medical technologists are part of a small team in the Department of Forensic Sciences’ […]
Biden & Treasury Secretary Yellen; Latinos will Help with COVID Recovery
March 31, 2021 By
President Biden and U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, acknowledged the toll that the pandemic has taken on Latino businesses and workers and reassured them that they’ll receive help to bounce back and would be key in leading the latest economic recovery. Yesterday, during the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (USHCC) Legislative Summit Biden stated, […]
EPA Says that Private Prison Company Poisoned Immigrants at ICE Facility for a Decade
March 30, 2021 By
Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have found that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility operated by the private prison company GEO Group has been poisoning detained immigrants for nearly a decade. This week, the EPA issued a final report following a seven-month long investigation that revealed the Adelanto Detention Facility in California has […]
More than Half of all Migrants at the U.S- Mexico Border are Expelled Under Health Order
March 26, 2021 By
According to preliminary data, the Biden Administration expelled more than half of the migrants arriving at the U.S.- Mexico border in recent weeks under a Trump-era health order that has been continued by the current administration. Out of 103,000 migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection in just three weeks, more than 61,000 were expelled […]
Puerto Rico Receives Over $900M in Education Funds Previously Restricted by Trump
March 24, 2021 By
Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, announced earlier this week that Puerto Rico has been granted immediate access to $912 Million in federal funds that had not been available to students in both public and private school due to restrictions imposed by former President Trump. Cardona said in a statement, “The Department is committed to partnering […]
Biden Commits to Ease Border Surge as Republicans Sense a Political Opening
March 24, 2021 By
Biden pledges to take new steps to ease a surge of child migrants at the southern border as the White House parries Republican attacks over a humanitarian challenge that threatens his start as president. President Biden said earlier this week that the administration planned to rebuild a system that allows potential child migrants to seek […]
Guest Blogger: Rosa Mendoza “Multicultural Womxn’s Conference 2021 Puts the Spotlight on Challenges, Opportunities”
March 23, 2021 By
As we approach the end of Women’s History Month, it is important to continue to celebrate women changemakers past and present. But it is also important to acknowledge that this has been a tough year for women in the workforce—especially women of color. The challenges women face in this economy and in the innovation industry […]
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