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Disambiguation: There are multiple pieces of legislation called SB 4 in Texas. SB 4 (2017) was about sanctuary cities, and you can read our explainer here. There was a Senate Bill 4 (the “Texas Travel Ban law”) from the legislature’s third special session, which took effect on February 6,... Continue »
Washington, DC — With President Biden reportedly set to visit the Key Bridge this week, the story of the workers who lost their lives will be front and center for the world to see. As we discussed last week, this tragedy is an opportunity to redefine the immigration conversation.... Continue »
Luis Magaña, a veteran farmworker advocate from California’s Central Valley, celebrated this past weekend’s César Chávez Day by keeping the United Farm Workers (UFW) co-founder’s vision for farmworker justice alive. Magaña, the grandson of a Bracero migrant worker, organized with Chávez in the 1980s. Today, he visits essential farmworkers... Continue »
English La Opinion Ante falta de recursos, Boston planea colocar a inmigrantes en viviendas para veteranos April 1, 2024 Univision Chicago planea trasladar a migrantes y reabrir los edificios públicos donde se alojaban: ¿qué pasará con los refugiados? April 1, 2024 Univision La retórica antiinmigrante de Trump comienza a... Continue »
Washington, DC — As more details emerge following the horrifying collapse of the Key Bridge, we’ve seen that migrant workers are at the center of this story and, in many ways, provide an opportunity to redefine our broader conversation on immigration. In such a fractured and politically acrimonious environment,... Continue »
English El Tiempo Latino El programa de Parole humanitario condicional para cubanos, haitianos, nicaragüenses y venezolanos March 28, 2024 Univision Así fue la minuciosa inspección al barco que chocó y derribó el puente de Baltimore March 28, 2024 Telemundo Investigan a agente en California por supuesto abuso policial durante... Continue »
Baltimore construction worker Maynor Suazo Sandoval dreamed of opening a small business in the area. Sandoval, who arrived in the U.S. from Honduras nearly two decades ago, loved all things machinery, his brother said. Miguel Luna, a grandfather and immigrant from El Salvador, worked alongside Sandoval as a valued... Continue »
Ahead of César Chávez Day this Sunday, several rallies around the country have been shining an important light on the late labor leader’s continued legacy, the vital contributions of farmworkers, and the ongoing need for justice, dignity, and full rights for these essential laborers.  United Farm Workers (UFW) hosted... Continue »
English CNN Autoridades dominicanas reportan la detención de 377 haitianos por intentar ingresar al país de forma ilegal By Jessica Hasbun March 27, 2024 NY 1 Noticias Ciudad anuncia programa de clases de inglés gratuitas para inmigrantes -de antes y recién llegados March 27, 2024 El Tiempo Latino Elon... Continue »
Today is the first anniversary of a tragic ship voyage where three Cameroonians died, 13 remain missing, and several were injured after their ship capsized in the Caribbean in an effort to reach safety in the U.S. To this day, Cameroonian survivors remain trapped in different Caribbean countries and... Continue »