Category: United States
September 26, 2014 > Staff
Officials Make Plans to Address Migrant Crisis, Despite Tensions
Top Story – Officials from the U.S., Mexico and Central America are moving to address the unaccompanied minor crisis, but friction over the issue persists. U.S. justice officials met on […] Read More >
October 10, 2012 > Carolina Ramirez
Caravan For Peace ‘Plants Seeds’ In New York City
NEW YORK – On the night of Sept. 6, a procession of a few hundred people crossed Harlem from east to west before gathering in front of Santa Celicia Parish in the […] Read More >
August 16, 2012 > Staff
Arizona To Deny Licenses To Undocumented Youth
Top Story — As thousands of young undocumented immigrants across the U.S. applied for deferred status and work visas on Wednesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ordered state agencies to deny them […] Read More >
June 14, 2012 > Staff
Arizona: Jan Brewer Orders Redistribution of SB 1070 Training Video
Top Story — Anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold the bulk of SB 1070, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has asked to redistribute a training video originally sent to law enforcement across […] Read More >
May 2, 2012 > Carolina Ramirez
Immigration Activists Join May Day Protests
NEW YORK CITY — Thousands of immigration activists and undocumented workers joined labor unions and Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday to commemorate the international workers’ holiday, May Day. Similar protests were […] Read More >
April 26, 2012 > Staff
Arizona Officials Encouraged As Supreme Court Reviews Immigration Law
Arizona officials, including Gov. Jan Brewer, emerged from the courtroom encouraged by the justices’ statements, though Brewer had an uncomfortable encounter with the crowd of protesters outside. Read More >
April 18, 2012 > Staff
Immigration: Rubio Announces Plan To Win Latino Votes For GOP
Today in Latin America Top Story — Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced that he was pulling together a conservative proposal that would allow young undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States […] Read More >
April 6, 2012 > Staff
Victor Bout, AKA ‘Merchant of Death’, Gets 25 Year Sentence
Today in Latin America Top Story — Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death”, was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison after he was caught in […] Read More >
March 16, 2012 > Staff
Mississippi House Passes Bill Targeting Illegal Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following a spate of state laws cracking down on undocumented immigrants, Mississippi’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would allow police […] Read More >
March 5, 2012 > Staff
Miami Student Daniela Pelaez Discusses Deportation, DREAM Act
Today in Latin America Top Story— Daniela Pelaez, an 18 year-old undocumented immigrant living in Miami, said she was “overwhelmed” by support from thousands of people who protested her deportation order […] Read More >