Black Haitian Families Take on Department of Homeland Security, Activist Returns After Deportation

On Monday, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the agency’s Inspector General, on behalf of a group of Black Haitians and their families who fled a dangerous situation in Haiti only to be submitted to inhumane treatment by federal officials at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Oct 19, 2021
  • 6:08 PM

NALEO Educational Fund Comments on US Census Bureau Request for Citizenship Data from the Department of Homeland Security

“It is time for Congress to act and provide Latinos and all Americans with the clarity and safety they need to participate in the 2020 Census by removing the citizenship question once and for all,” CEO Arturo Vargas said.

  • Mar 8, 2019
  • 11:12 AM

Texas Separates Migrant Families, Detaining Fathers on Trespassing Charges in Latest Border Move

Texas state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal officials, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday.

  • Aug 7, 2023
  • 5:14 PM

For Latino Activists, ‘Cop City’ a New Phase of US Imperialism

Multiple Latino activists in the Stop Cop City and Defend the Atlanta Forest movements warn that the $90 million police training facility —and the repression tactics being used against those who oppose it— is U.S. imperialism brought home.

  • Aug 7, 2023
  • 3:18 PM

Latino Truckers Lead Boycott of Florida After Anti-Immigrant Law (OPINION)

A protest started by Latino truck drivers against Florida’s anti-immigrant law has now grown to include a diversity of drivers across the country.

  • May 17, 2023
  • 1:37 PM

Number of Migrants Fell 50% at US Southern Border After Immigration Changes

The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50 percent during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic-era regulation, U.S. officials said Monday.

  • May 16, 2023
  • 10:36 AM

This Tribe’s Land Was Cut in Two by US Borders. Its Fight for Access Could Help Dozens of Others

Tribal officials have drafted regulations to formalize the border-crossing process, working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s recently formed Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council, comprised of 15 Native officials across the U.S.

  • May 15, 2023
  • 10:41 AM

Biden’s Last-Minute Policy Changes Complicate Crisis at Border (OPINION)

While the Biden administration says its focus is to counter misinformation, the policy changes announced just hours prior to the end of Title 42 are likely to sow further confusion at the southern border.

  • May 12, 2023
  • 12:36 PM

Biden’s New Rules for Asylum Seekers (OPINION)

In a joint press conference last week, the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security announced new measures at the U.S.-Mexico border in preparation for the end of Title 42.

  • May 4, 2023
  • 12:23 PM

US, Mexico Agree on Tighter Immigration Policies at Border

U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions next week.

  • May 3, 2023
  • 10:48 AM

El Mozote Massacre Arrest in New Jersey

On April 4, ICE agents arrested Roberto Garay Saravia, a second lieutenant in the U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion that carried out the 1981 massacre in El Mozote. His deportation trial could shed new evidence on the events, as the massacre trial in El Salvador came to a halt 18 months ago.

  • Apr 10, 2023
  • 12:46 PM

US to Test Expedited Asylum Screenings at Mexico Border

Migrants who enter the United States illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.

  • Apr 10, 2023
  • 10:34 AM

US State Department Announces More Aid for Venezuelan Migrants

the U.S. Department of State is allocating more than $140 million in additional humanitarian aid and $31 million in development assistance to “respond to the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and their generous host communities across the region,” according to a press release by Secretary Antony Blinken.

  • Mar 17, 2023
  • 3:57 PM

The Biden-Trump Border Disaster (OPINION)

As major media does an about-face and ignores the cruelty of the Biden administration’s immigration policy, voters should remember the promises made by then-candidate Joe Biden during his 2020 presidential campaign.

  • Mar 3, 2023
  • 12:26 PM

Brownlisted: Who Wants a Mazapán?

A roundup of the week’s top Latino news from around the world, written by Latino Rebels senior editor Hector Luis Alamo.

  • Jan 13, 2023
  • 4:35 PM

Bolsonaro Eyes Return to Brazil as US Stay Pressures Biden

The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following his supporters’ brazen attack on Brazil’s capital over the weekend.

  • Jan 11, 2023
  • 10:32 AM

White House Pushes to Further Criminalize Asylum-Seekers (OPINION)

President Biden’s new border policy is being met with mixed reviews as heavy criticism is lobbed at the administration for continuing Trump-era guidelines.

  • Jan 10, 2023
  • 5:20 PM

Brownlisted: America’s Favorite (and Stolen) Christmas Flower

Senior editor Hector Luis Alamo gives a rundown of some of the facts, bits of news, real histories, and actual lies he came across during the past week.

  • Dec 16, 2022
  • 4:09 PM

What Lifting Title 42 Means for Asylum Seekers (OPINION)

Rather than ending the U.S.’s Trump-era stance on immigration, the Biden administration looks intent on furthering it to appease Republicans.

  • Dec 13, 2022
  • 4:08 PM

Supreme Court Wrestles Over Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Biden administration has the right to decide which undocumented immigrants federal agents should prioritize for deportation.

  • Nov 29, 2022
  • 5:58 PM

Former University of Puerto Rico Student Sentenced in Cyberstalking Case

A judge on Wednesday ordered Iván-Santell Velázquez, a former student at the University of Puerto Rico, to serve 13 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to cyberstalking.

  • Oct 17, 2022
  • 12:38 PM

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