The intensive care unit at St. Bernard Hospital on the South Side of Chicago is at capacity because of the latest surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. Last month, the small hospital treated more than 3 dozen COVID-19 patients, about the same number as in July 2020, just before a bigger wave of illness, […]
Federal judge orders Biden administration to bring back Trump-era border policy
August 16, 2021 By
A federal judge in Texas ordered the Biden administration to revive a Trump-era border policy that required migrants to stay in Mexico until their U.S. immigration court date. Soon after President Biden took office, he ended the policy known as “remain in Mexico” that resulted in thousands of migrants having to stay and wait in […]
Latinos make up for more than half of the U.S. population growth
August 13, 2021 By
The Census Bureau announced that Latino population grew to 62.1 million. According to the 2020 census, Latinos accounted for 51.1% of the country’s growth, increasing to 18.7% of the U.S. population. Latinos were 50.5 million, which is 16.3%, of the national population in 2010, which means that the Latino population grew by 23% from in […]
Under new policy, ICE will not arrest or deport undocumented victims of crime
August 12, 2021 By
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will avoid arresting or deporting undocumented people who are victims of crimes except in exceptional circumstances. The agency’s new policy is the latest effort by the Biden administration to pivot from the Trump administration and tailor enforcement priorities. Moving forward, ICE will require agents and officers to help undocumented victims […]
Michigan border patrol agents accused of racially profiling Latinos
August 11, 2021 By
Two House Democrats demand answers from the Biden administration after a recent report accused Border patrol agents in Michigan of targeting Latino residents from 2012 to 2019. The two representatives, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to address the “serious allegations of discrimination by Michigan […]
New budget packages include pathway to citizenship for millions of people
August 10, 2021 By
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution package directs lawmakers to chart a pathway to citizenship for millions of people while investing in border security. The bill includes about $107 billion for the Senate Judiciary Committee to spend, giving lawmaker a soft deadline of September 15th. The package doesn’t specify how many people or which groups would […]
18% of migrant families leaving Border Patrol custody tested positive for COVID-19
August 9, 2021 By
According to a document prepared to brief President Biden more than 18% of migrant families and 20% of unaccompanied minors recently crossed the U.S. border tested positive for COVID-19 on leaving Border Patrol custody over the past 2-3 weeks. Multiple flights scheduled to deport migrants had more than 25% of passengers test positive before departure, […]
Latino cartoonist is using his art to encourage vaccinations
August 6, 2021 By
Lalo Alcaraz, author of the first nationally syndicated Latino political cartoon strip “La Cucaracha” is creating culturally relevant art for CovidLatino.org to help spread information about the COVID-19 vaccines and testing in Latino communities specially in the Southwest. Alcaraz said, “It’s right up my alley as far as something that I believe in and that […]
Senate rejects GOP effort to add Trump border wall to infrastructure deal
August 5, 2021 By
Earlier this week, the Senate rejected an attempt from GOP Senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) to tie border wall funding to the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Senators voted 48-49 on the GOP proposal to prohibit the cancellation of border wall contracts. It needed 60 votes to be added into roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which senators expect […]
Honoring the two-year anniversary of the El Paso massacre that targeted Latinos
August 4, 2021 By
Pastor Michael Grady was in a store on a Saturday morning two years ago when he received a call from his wife. She had learned that their daughter was lying in a pool of blood in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, after being shot three times. When he arrived to see his daughter Michelle […]
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