Gabe Ortiz

Like you, we’re still taking in the results of November’s presidential election and what it means for the undocumented community in the U.S. when the new administration takes office in January. Many in our communities are uncertain of what the future holds. But as we try to regroup and... Continue »

Donald Trump and his incoming team have confirmed they’re moving forward with costly and “bloody” mass deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants as their signature policy of the second term. They are also getting the green light from the Republican-controlled Congress, as Sen. Lindsey Graham put it in a... Continue »

Throughout the past week, families and friends gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, express gratitude, and share delicious dishes. For some of our immigrant neighbors, this was their first time celebrating this uniquely American tradition that has refugee origins of its own. In Philadelphia, 17-year-old Carmen Hernandez was among neighbors celebrating... Continue »

A number of Democratic governors and local leaders from coast to coast are beginning to take action to resist Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation agenda and protect undocumented families in their communities and states, including by strengthening safer city ordinances, preventing the use of local resources in mass raids... Continue »

At the Trump campaign’s racist and authoritarian rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, speakers vetted by the campaign unleashed a torrent of rabidly xenophobic remarks, including an unhinged statement calling Puerto Rico, home to more than three million of our fellow Americans and an ancestral home to millions... Continue »