Immigration

December 22, 2020

Marlene Herrera’s parents split up when she was young, and she divides her time between their households. While her father’s side supported Trump, her mother’s side mostly rooted for Biden.

Health

A therapists' network supports immigrants, advocates during pandemic

The World

December 22, 2020

The Latinx Therapists Action Network, with a presence in 20 US states, works with therapists committed to supporting immigrant communities and the movements allied with them.

A 'hero' of 2015 France terror attacks reflects on trial verdict

The World

December 18, 2020

As verdicts were announced in a trial centered around the January 2015 Paris terror attacks, Lassana Bathily — who was praised for saving about 15 people in a kosher supermarket — says he still struggles with the word hero: “I prefer the term good citizen. A good citizen who simply acted quickly in the moment.”

Education

Kept from foreign universities during pandemic, Chinese students form ‘study pods’ in shared housing

The World

December 14, 2020

Remote learning has been hard for millions of students worldwide, but for the ones living half a world away from school in the US and Canada, the time zone differences and isolation have taken an added toll.

Every 30 Seconds

‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration

The World

December 10, 2020

Brayan Guevara, a 20-year-old first-time Afro Latino voter in North Carolina, is an independent who ultimately decided to support Democratic candidate Joe Biden. He said the election validated that “my voice matters.”

Immigration

Canary Islands face influx of migrants from West Africa

The World

December 09, 2020

About 20,000 African migrants have reached the Spanish archipelago this year, half of whom arrived in the last two months alone. More than 500 have died attempting the journey.

Borders

Under a Biden presidency, what will become of Trump’s border wall?

The World

December 07, 2020

The Trump administration is expected to finish some 450 miles of border wall by the end of the year, and Indigenous groups on both sides of the border are looking to the future.

Human rights

A Uighur poem of ‘unimaginable suffering’ travels from Chinese internment camp to New Jersey

The World

December 04, 2020

"No Road Back Home,” by Abduqadir Jalalidin, a detained Uighur poet, bears witness to the suffering of Uighurs detained in Chinese so-called “reeducation” camps.

Every 30 Seconds

How grassroots groups are getting Latinos to the polls in Georgia

The World

December 03, 2020

Grassroots organizations are out mobilizing every vote they can muster for the state of Georgia's Jan. 5 runoff election, including a crucial campaign targeting Latino voters.

US politics

How Mayorkas might shape US immigration policy during the Biden administration

The World

December 01, 2020

If confirmed, Alejandro Mayorkas would be the first immigrant and the first Latino to serve as DHS secretary.

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