Category Archives: Social Justice

The Superman Question, Freedom University, and Celebrities

Immigration reform and celebrities mixed yesterday. I am not talking about the nannies and other service workers making easier la vida de los famosos, at least not directly. Ayer, some famosos came out publicly in support of immigration reform. The … Continue reading

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Raúl Alcaraz Ochoa is free, René Meza Huerta is not

René Meza Huerta remains in custody of federal immigration agents four days after Tucson Police pulled him over for a traffic violation, and organizers there are working on a campaign to demand his release. Along with him, immigrants rights activist Raúl … Continue reading

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Updated: Tucson Activist Raul Alcaraz Ochoa Arrested After Trying to Prevent Detention

UPDATE (7 p.m. EST): Border Patrol confirmed that Raúl Alcaraz Ochoa was released with no charges pressed against him, but gave no information on René Huerta, the father of six that was arrested with the Tucson activist. “The Office of … Continue reading

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“We needed to make Napolitano understand!”

Once more I am really emocionado y agradecido that Yovany Díaz Tolentino, a great y valiente luchador who has been fighting for the rights of the undocumented in Georgia and across the country, has taken the time to once more … Continue reading

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“Napolitano, you’re destroying our communities!”

Policía arrestó por lo menos a 12 manifestantes luego de que interrumpieron una audiencia del Senado para exigir una reforma migratoria justa. Las voces de la raza fighting for a families-first immigration reform went to Washington D.C. to let politicians … Continue reading

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Wilson Reyes: The 7-year-old suspect

The criminalization of children, and more specifically children of color, reached a new low with the news of a 7-year-old kid from the Bronx that was handcuffed, detained, and questioned for hours for supposedly stealing five bucks from another boy. … Continue reading

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Love in times of immigration, according to Jon Kyl

Undocumented? Single? Need papers? Stop wasting your time on dating sites that won’t solve your needs. Meet Citizen4Me, the newest dating network that promises to find you love and papers at the same time. Now you can marry the gabacho … Continue reading

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Dreamers Taking Down Kris Kobach

I’m breaking the hiatus of this blog just to welcome—and bien emocionado—the guest voice of my compa Yovany Díaz Tolentino, a great y valiente luchador who has been fighting for the rights of the undocumented in Georgia and across the … Continue reading

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Juez suaviza sentencia de ex policías

Matthew Nestor y William Moyer pasarán respectivamente 13 y 3 meses en prisión luego de que un juez federal dictara una sentencia muy por debajo de lo que recomiendan los lineamientos. El juez Richard Caputo dijo que las recomendaciones para … Continue reading

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Updated: Quiere ver a su hijo por última vez

Update: A Mexican man will be finally able to travel to his 10-year-old son’s burial in Pennsylvania after immigration officials granted his request for humanitarian permission to enter the United States, according to a Facebook message from a representative of … Continue reading

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