In the U.S., a wildfire in New Mexico and Colorado threatens to destroy villages in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Many of these villages can be traced back to European and Mexican settlers and Native Americans. Miguel Gandert fears his family’s 19th-century log home has been destroyed by the New Mexico wildfire and will destroy […]
California and New Mexico ask judge to block Trump from using military funds for the wall
June 14, 2019 By
California and New Mexico are asking a federal judge to permanently block President Trump from using military funds to build a border wall in those states. In a court filing on yesterday, attorneys for the states asked Judge Haywood Gilliam to rule against the Trump administration in their efforts to build a border wall in their states, claiming […]
An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy dies while in the custody of Border Patrol
December 26, 2018 By
An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy died late Christmas Eve in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection, the agency said, the second Guatemalan child to die in the agency’s custody this month. Rep. Joaquin Castro, chairman-elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, identified the child in a statement as Felipe Alonzo-Gomez. The boy, who was detained […]
Three Latinos set to make history if they become governors of their states
November 2, 2018 By
Three Latinos are in the final stretch of campaigns to make history by becoming governors of their states, with one leading in the polls. In New Mexico, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham is favored in the polls against House colleague Republican Rep. Steve Pearce. If she does, she would be the first Latina Democratic governor in […]
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