Two women detained for speaking Spanish win lawsuit against Trump administration
Two years ago, two Latina women, Martha Hernandez and Ana Suda, were detained for speaking Spanish outside a convenient store in Montana. They filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, which, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), decided to settle. In May 2018, Martha and Ana were chatting in Spanish at a convenient store, when a Border Patrol agent, Paul O’Neal, overheard them and decided to detain and interrogate them. The women decided to record their conversation with O’Neal, who was asking them for their IDs. When Ana asked him why he was detaining them and … [Read More...]
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Two women detained for speaking Spanish win lawsuit against Trump administration
Two years ago, two Latina women, Martha Hernandez and Ana Suda, were detained for speaking Spanish … [Read More...]
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Comentarios from Maria: Es hora de proteger a los perros, vote ‘Sí’ en la Enmienda 13
Se dice que el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre. Si es verdad, entonces la pregunta es, por qué existen industrias tan insensibles e inhumanas, que someten a nuestros mejores amigos a semejante crueldad como lo son las carreras de galgos. Estas carreras no son más que una horrible e indecente … [Read More...]
