When I was in the second grade, my best friend’s dad, an undocumented immigrant, was picked up by ICE as we headed home after a long day of school. Ironically, I recall learning about the Founding Fathers that day, yet the American values we were taught and the Pledge
Ahead of the election, a “jota defense” of LGBTQ Latino organizers, activists, drag performers, and culture workers formed to inspire civic engagement in key battleground states, and to remind Latino communities that everyone can play a role in the presidential election—including those who cannot vote because of their immigration
Gabriel came to the United States the long way: He was born in Cuba, lived in Spain, and then Israel. In 2013, he immigrated to New York, where he successfully applied for a green card. By 2018, Gabriel made the choice to become a U.S. citizen, and he and
In the midst of a pandemic, thousands of Americans nationwide have taken to the streets with a demand: Abolish the police. Two years prior, the case against sheriffs gained steam—inspired by a speech former Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave to the National Sheriffs Association in which he called the
This article is part of Prism’s Election 2020: What’s at Stake coverage. President Donald Trump has spent his time in office wielding immigration policy and further weaponizing federal agencies for the express purpose of brutalizing immigrant communities. His administration has banned travel from African and Muslim-majority countries, separated
During last night’s final presidential debate, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden sparred in all of the expected ways—over the handling of the COVID-19 crisis, alleged relationships with Russia, taxes, etc.— but it was an unexpected conversation about immigration that led to a rare moment
As the future of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance, reproductive rights and justice in the United States are particularly at risk. But people around the country have long faced significant barriers not just to accessing abortion care, but also to retain the ability to expand their families, and
What happened to women detained at Georgia’s Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) is just as much a story about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as it is about Mahendra Amin, the doctor alleged to have performed unnecessary gynecological procedures on detained women without their full and informed consent. Congress
In recent months, through the chaos and devastation of a deadly global pandemic, an economic recession, and endemic police violence, the daily news cycle has become the source of unending feelings of rage and sadness, and provokes a constant sense of urgency. Last week, we learned about a whistleblower’s
When news broke that President Donald Trump had tested positive for COVID-19, the news cycle dutifully turned the page on his open white supremacy and the First Lady’s reconfirmed disdain for migrant children. At the same time, across social media, the performative “when they go low, we go high”
Maria Marín migrated to the United States two decades ago. The 47-year-old left her home of Veracruz, Mexico, seeking safety and better opportunities. Back then, her oldest daughter was only seven months old, she says. For the past 17 years, Marín has been a street vendor in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a
Heleodora Vivar Flores is one of the most visible and vocal advocates for street vendor rights and the decriminalization of street vending in New York City. Now in her late 70s, Heleodora has been en la lucha for over a decade. The proud matriarch migrated to the United States from
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