Category: Latinos
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Invisible Scars: Immigration Detention and Mental Health Invisible Scars: Immigration Detention and Mental Health
Immigration June 17, 2025

Invisible Scars: Immigration Detention and Mental Health

One of the scars that will remain for years is the damage ... more

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Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park
Cover Story December 16, 2025

Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park

Today crime is down in MacArthur Park, Langer’s is staying, and the ... more

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Latinx Defendants, False Convictions, and the Difficult Road to Exoneration Latinx Defendants, False Convictions, and the Difficult Road to Exoneration
Latinos April 3, 2024

Latinx Defendants, False Convictions, and the Difficult Road to Exoneration

The Latinx population is exposed to various dangers: discrimination, lack of job ... more

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California has the highest percentage of Latino students (59%) in intensely segregated schools California has the highest percentage of Latino students (59%) in intensely segregated schools
Latinos May 28, 2024

California has the highest percentage of Latino students (59%) in intensely segregated schools

The share of Latino students attending intensely segregated schools has skyrocketed over ... more

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A Latino Reset: New poll places Harris as the favorite of the Latino voters A Latino Reset: New poll places Harris as the favorite of the Latino voters
Latinos August 15, 2024

A Latino Reset: New poll places Harris as the favorite of the Latino voters

The very early polling on a Harris-Trump election suggests a reset in ... more

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California Wildfires Devastate Working-Class Families, Destroying Homes and Livelihoods California Wildfires Devastate Working-Class Families, Destroying Homes and Livelihoods
Latinos January 17, 2025

California Wildfires Devastate Working-Class Families, Destroying Homes and Livelihoods

Along with mansions and wealthy enclaves, California’s still raging wildfires have charred ... more

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Stories of Hope, Healing, and Transformation: The Example of Homeboy Industries Stories of Hope, Healing, and Transformation: The Example of Homeboy Industries
Education June 26, 2025

Stories of Hope, Healing, and Transformation: The Example of Homeboy Industries

In these turbulent times, there is no better example than Homeboy Industries. When ... more

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ICE Caught Whitewashing Racial Data in Immigration Records ICE Caught Whitewashing Racial Data in Immigration Records
Immigration July 29, 2025

ICE Caught Whitewashing Racial Data in Immigration Records

The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) is calling for a Department ... more

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Is the American Dream Dying? Most U.S. Latinos Think So Is the American Dream Dying? Most U.S. Latinos Think So
Economy August 27, 2025

Is the American Dream Dying? Most U.S. Latinos Think So

For a long time, the American Dream has been a fundamental pillar ... more

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BLACK HOLE: The Silent Disappearance of Detained Immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz BLACK HOLE: The Silent Disappearance of Detained Immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz
Immigration September 19, 2025

BLACK HOLE: The Silent Disappearance of Detained Immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz

Hundreds of people detained at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration processing center west ... more

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US Expands Biometric Requirements to All Immigration Applicants US Expands Biometric Requirements to All Immigration Applicants
Immigration November 3, 2025

US Expands Biometric Requirements to All Immigration Applicants

The Department of Homeland Security plans to require applicants for any immigration ... more

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Before the World Knew Bad Bunny: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Choir Singer, Salsa Dancer, Musical Creator at 13 Before the World Knew Bad Bunny: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Choir Singer, Salsa Dancer, Musical Creator at 13
Entertainment February 4, 2026

Before the World Knew Bad Bunny: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Choir Singer, Salsa Dancer, Musical Creator at 13

How Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio’s music, roots, and activism reshaped Latin music ... more

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Latinos speak more English; there are fewer immigrants and more citizens Latinos speak more English; there are fewer immigrants and more citizens
Latinos August 17, 2023

Latinos speak more English; there are fewer immigrants and more citizens

In 2022, there were 63.7 million Latinos living in the United States. ... more

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Luz Films is born to produce Latin films Luz Films is born to produce Latin films
Latinos January 26, 2024

Luz Films is born to produce Latin films

Sergio Lira, Lynette Coll and Cristobal Güell are launching Luz Films, a ... more

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Newsom signs law to make it mandatory to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools Newsom signs law to make it mandatory to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools
Latinos September 24, 2024

Newsom signs law to make it mandatory to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools

A landmark court case involving an Orange County family and local school ... more

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Trump Challenges California Schools “Willful Defiance” Law Trump Challenges California Schools “Willful Defiance” Law
Education May 2, 2025

Trump Challenges California Schools “Willful Defiance” Law

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could challenge California's ... more

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New app shows users when ICE agents are in their area New app shows users when ICE agents are in their area
Immigration July 2, 2025

New app shows users when ICE agents are in their area

Like Waze, “but for ICE sightings.” That's how the creators of a ... more

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Farm Labor Organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino Ends Deportation Battle Farm Labor Organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino Ends Deportation Battle
Immigration July 17, 2025

Farm Labor Organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino Ends Deportation Battle

In Washington state, longtime immigrant farmworker and organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino ... more

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Israeli Spyware That Can Hack Encrypted Apps Now in Hands of ICE Israeli Spyware That Can Hack Encrypted Apps Now in Hands of ICE
Immigration September 3, 2025

Israeli Spyware That Can Hack Encrypted Apps Now in Hands of ICE

US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most ... more