Hispanic Caucus to Homeland Security conferees: No more money for immigrant detention or a wall
Hispanic Caucus to Homeland Security conferees: No more money for immigrant detention or a wall
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro and 20 members of his caucus sent a letter to the Homeland Security conferees urging them not to appropriate any more money for immigrant detention or a […]
Trump National Golf Club Fires Dozens of Undocumented Immigrants
Dozens of undocumented immigrants employed by Donald Trump’s ‘ Trump National Golf Club ’ in Westchester County, NY were fired earlier this month, as Trump waged a war in Washington to keep […]
Trump Administration Targets and then Mocks Immigrant with Prosthetic Leg
A 20-year-old undocumented immigrant with prosthetic leg and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status has been detained by federal immigration agents and held without charges for over a month, treated inhumanely […]
Feds Will Skip Border Wall Impact Study Before Building Through Wildlife Refuge
By Anya Byrd, Colorlines (2.5 minute read) Though funding for the estimated $21.6 billion U.S.-Mexico wall has not yet been secured, the federal government continues to move forward with construction. […]
The Immigrant Trailer Tragedy is One Story in 6,000
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3 minute read) An average of 428 people die each year attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. In the past 14 years 6,000 undocumented […]
Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3.5 minute read) For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build […]
Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?
$20 million. That’s enough to cover the cost of seven miles of wall. By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica (3.5 minute read) During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall […]
Laughter, fear and Trump at the Spanish-language circus
*Why you should read this: Because it’s a good story. Because it shows the Trump effect from an unexpected place – circus attendance is down because of fear of deportation. […]
Designs for Trump’s border wall are here. They fall into 4 categories.
*Why you should read this: Because despite the seriousness of the U.S.-Mexico wall, there were some laughable concepts submitted this week for the federal government’s consideration. Because some of the […]
The Sadness of The Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because these words and pictures are so truthful that they’re a good reason to invest your time on them. Because we need more stories that […]
