The hospitality chain Motel 6 is facing another lawsuit alleging that it violated the civil rights of Latino immigrants by voluntarily giving guests’ personal information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The lawsuit filed in Arizona by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund or MALDEF, on behalf of the guests says the […]
Once again the fate of DREAMers is in limbo.
January 23, 2018 By
Senate Democrats wound up voting to reopen the federal government after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reassured Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y) that Senate would vote on some kind of immigration legislation by mid-February. The 81-18 vote allowed a spending bill to fund the government through Feb. 8, reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) […]
There may still be hope for Congress
January 22, 2018 By
After countless meetings and finger-pointing, the three-day government shutdown seems to be coming to an end. Earlier today enough Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a three-week extension of funding in exchange for GOP assurances that Congress would take up a larger immigration bill in that time. Schumer announced the agreement shortly ahead of the […]
Not here. California Politicians against possible immigration raids.
January 18, 2018 By
After a report of possible federal immigration raids targeting undocumented individuals in Northern California emerged, California Politicians came out to denounce the Trump Administration and vow to protect the immigrants in their communities. “Immigrant families in California must not be targeted in raids solely because they are Californians,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in her […]
Trump bypasses 9th Circuit. Determined to End DACA.
January 17, 2018 By
The Justice Department on Tuesday said it will petition the Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s ruling and allow the Trump administration to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program by March. “We are now taking the rare step of requesting direct review on the merits of this injunction by the Supreme Court so that […]
Latinos Detained Unlawfully by Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Can Now Seek Compensation
December 7, 2017 By
In 2011, U.S. District Judge Murray Snow found that Arizona Sheriff Joseph Arpaio’s traffic patrols unjustly targeted Latinos, and consequently ordered Sheriff Arpaio to stop his profiling. The patrols continued and so did the profiling of Latinos, however, until late May 2013. Arpaio was convicted of criminal contempt of court for continuing the patrols.
Congress Approaches Shutdown over DREAMers
November 27, 2017 By
Concern is growing in both parties that a clash over the fate of Dreamers will trigger a government shutdown this December.
DREAMers Seek Alternative Methods in the Absence of DACA
November 13, 2017 By
As politicians in Washington try and figure out what to do with the DACA program — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — across the country, DACA recipients are working on their own plans … trying to stay in the country if Congress doesn’t act in time.
Latinos Shy Away from Census, Growing Concern for 2020
November 6, 2017 By
Latino leaders are warning of a developing crisis in the 2020 census and demanding that the Census Bureau act aggressively to calm fears in immigrant populations about data misuse.
One in Three, Discrimination Towards U.S. Latinos Continues to be a Problem
November 3, 2017 By
One in three Latinos in the U.S. say they have faced discrimination while applying to jobs, for equal pay, and when being considered for promotions, according to a poll released Wednesday. Latinos also face discrimination in the housing market
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