Tina Vásquez

Tina Vásquez

182 posts
Undocumented workers in the South are exercising their right to organize
Economy & Workers' Rights

Undocumented workers in the South are exercising their right to organize

In a Q&A, Juan Miranda of grassroots organization Siembra NC talks about helping workers come out of the shadows to fight for better wages and protections.

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7 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
‘There is no abolishing ICE without restorative justice for the deported’
Immigration

‘There is no abolishing ICE without restorative justice for the deported’

The Rhizome Center for Migrants’ César Miguel R. Vega Magallón explains why deportees call themselves ‘Los Olvidados,’ the forgotten.

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9 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
ICE ordered to end contract with facility where detained women were sterilized
Gender & LGBTQIA+

ICE ordered to end contract with facility where detained women were sterilized

Federal immigration authorities announced they will terminate their contract with the Irwin County Detention Center.

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3 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
The publishing industry is overwhelmingly white. Could unions be the answer?
Race

The publishing industry is overwhelmingly white. Could unions be the answer?

Duke University Press is known for publishing groundbreaking intellectual work that reimagines the world, but it seems management at the storied publishing house has failed to cultivate a workplace in which staff of color move up the ranks. At a press located in a historically Black city—with stated values

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8 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
EXCLUSIVE: FBI investigates Georgia doctor accused of sterilizing detained women
Gender & LGBTQIA+

EXCLUSIVE: FBI investigates Georgia doctor accused of sterilizing detained women

Multiple federal agencies are now investigating Mahendra Amin, the OB-GYN who reportedly performed unnecessary operations on both immigrants in federal custody and rural Georgia residents.

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4 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
As California’s fire season approaches, domestic workers fight for basic protections
Economy & Workers' Rights

As California’s fire season approaches, domestic workers fight for basic protections

Housecleaners like Vicenta Martinez want California Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend workplace safety requirements to protect immigrant domestic workers.

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4 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
As Biden waffles on refugee admissions, wariness grows in immigrant communities
Immigration

As Biden waffles on refugee admissions, wariness grows in immigrant communities

Shereen Gomaa, an Egyptian immigrant who works with Syrian refugees in North Carolina, says she hopes Biden does the right thing.

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6 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
#EstasEnCasa campaign connects LGBTQ asylum-seekers with U.S. sponsors
Gender & LGBTQIA+

#EstasEnCasa campaign connects LGBTQ asylum-seekers with U.S. sponsors

The Santa Fe Dreamers Project is trying to find stable housing for trans asylum-seekers like Susana Coreas, who have been stuck in Mexico for over a year.

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7 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
Addressing ‘the mind, body, and soul’ of Black maternal health
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Addressing ‘the mind, body, and soul’ of Black maternal health

Reproductive psychotherapist Saleemah McNeil uses a multifaceted approach to helping Black women heal from pregnancy-related trauma.

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6 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
Patchwork of bills and proposals leaves most undocumented frontline workers unprotected
Economy & Workers' Rights

Patchwork of bills and proposals leaves most undocumented frontline workers unprotected

One year into the pandemic, undocumented immigrants are still without a safety net.

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6 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
Biden’s treatment of asylum-seekers looks a lot like Trump’s
Immigration

Biden’s treatment of asylum-seekers looks a lot like Trump’s

Migrants are being whisked away in the night, without a hearing, on “public health” grounds.

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12 Min
By: Tina Vásquez
A Mexican American educator fights back against the State Department’s refusal to accept his citizenship
Immigration

A Mexican American educator fights back against the State Department’s refusal to accept his citizenship

Mexican Americans have been targeted for decades with ‘de facto denaturalization,’ but Armando Torres and his attorney say—enough.

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8 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

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