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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

Nashville Reporter Who Has Detailed ICE Activity Detained in South Nashville Stop via @nashvillebanner.bsky.social

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out. I obtained her internal farewell letter claiming major wins, but some of those numbers are hard to verify. Plus she writes about her next government role.

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope In a career spanning nearly four decades, Benicio Del Toro seems universally loved by the industry — a once-in-a-generation marvel. What surprises me is that we don’t have more Benicios, especially wi...

The March 5 edition of The Latino Newsletter is a debut opinion piece by Mark Pagán

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

With his unique drawl, our Boricua Brando cut his own lane in Hollywood. But where are his acolytes?

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity Imagine a day when we don’t show up to work, when we don’t buy anything, when we all take to the streets instead to show the billionaires and corporations that depend on us that nothing works without ...

The fight for DACA taught us to be brave. The Labor movement taught us solidarity. Now, we need both.

New from @neididz.bsky.social at @thelatinonewsletter.org!

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Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen.

Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin

One year into Trump administration, new survey finds Massachusetts nonprofits – and those they serve – feeling the pain of federal policies and cuts One year into the Trump Administration, a survey of Massachusetts noprofit leaders finds that federl actions have created problems for organizations and their staff, even as demand for thier services ...

This is the "One Year In: Massachusetts Nonprofits Charting a Way Forward" presentation from a The Boston Foundation, @massincpolling.bsky.social and Massachusetts Nonprofit Network released this morning.

So many ICE and immigration enforcement takeaways.

"The pace of your work is real. The pressure is real. But so is your impact," The Boston Foundation President Lee Pelton tells #Massachusetts nonprofit audience this morning. Speak out and speak up, Pelton adds.

El equipo de producción de @thelatinonewsletter.org estará en PR este fin de semana para nuestro AMERICAN COLONY podcast. Andaré con mi gorra PR de los Red Sox. Estaremos charlando con fans para el podcast.

So @thelatinonewsletter.org will be at the #WorldBaseballClassic games in Puerto Rico this weekend. We will be producing for our AMERICAN COLONY podcast. Find me with the Red Sox PR Flag hat. You might be in the podcast!

Check out my opinion piece at @thelatinonewsletter.org We need the courage from the DACA fight and the solidarity from the labor movement to forge a way forward. #mayday #workersbillionaires @opinorg.bsky.social

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity Imagine a day when we don’t show up to work, when we don’t buy anything, when we all take to the streets instead to show the billionaires and corporations that depend on us that nothing works without ...

The March 4 edition of The Latino Newsletter is new opinion by @neididz.bsky.social of @opinorg.bsky.social

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

Julián Castro plans to build a $250M endowment for Latino community groups across the US Southwest Former housing secretary Julián Castro is announcing that the Latino Community Foundation will increase its assets and footprint.

Julián Castro plans to build a $250M endowment for Latino community groups across the US Southwest

Spring 2026 Funder Briefing YouTube video by The Latino Newsletter

Here is our Spring 2026 Funder Briefing, which includes many of our team members.

Texas GOP Sen. Cornyn tries to hold his seat while Democrats Crockett, Talarico face off for Senate Texas voters are casting ballots to settle the first U.S. Senate primaries of the midterm election year. Republican U.S. Sen.

BREAKING: State Rep. James Talarico wins the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas.

Cost of Living, Jobs, Immigration Are the Top Reasons Driving Texas Hispanic Primary Voters to the Polls and Fueling Turnout Surge WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  With all eyes on Texas as the road to the 2026 midterm elections heats up and Hispanic voter influence is felt,  UnidosUS, the

Via @weareunidosus.bsky.social

Cost of Living, Jobs, Immigration Are the Top Reasons Driving Texas Hispanic Primary Voters to the Polls and Fueling Turnout Surge

The Human Cost of Consolidation When two major studios merge, middle management vanishes. Development slates shrink. Greenlight decisions move upward and become more risk-averse. The executives who fought for unproven voices — the o...

The March 3 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is a co-authored opinion piece by
JudeAnne Heath, Ana Valdez, Amy Hinojosa, Thu Nguyen, and Félix Sánchez

The Latino Vote Podcast (@thelatinovotepodcast) Latinos are driving record primary turnout in Texas — and it’s reshaping the battlefield. @Chuck Rocha & @Mike Madrid break down the numbers, what they mean, and the emerging showdown between Jasmine...

From @chuckrocha.bsky.social & @mikemadrid.bsky.social

Latinos are driving record primary turnout in Texas — and it’s reshaping the battlefield.

Chuck Rocha & Mike Madrid break down the numbers Is 2018 happening again?

Judge orders Dallas County to extend polling hours for Texas Democratic primary amid voter confusion Two county Republican parties opted to use precinct-level rather than county-wide polling sites, which Democrats say resulted in voters showing up to the wrong locations.

A Dallas County judge ordered Democratic polling sites to stay open for an additional two hours for the Texas primary on Tuesday night amid confusion from voters over where they could cast their ballots.

‘Lifting up underrepresented voices’: New members at INN  - INN News Twenty-two newsrooms — 14 full members and eight provisional — joined the INN Network in January and February.

INN welcomed 22 newsrooms to the INN Network in January and February, including 14 full members and eight provisional members — plus, one affiliate organization that works to support journalism.

A warm welcome to the new members in the 🧵 — and read: news.inn.org/lifting-up-u...

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U.S. Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Endgame Strategy As an international relations scholar, I know that destruction is not the same as political success. And the historical record of U.S. bombing campaigns aimed at regime change shows that the gap betwe...

The March 2 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is via @theconversation.com

U.S. Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Endgame Strategy

Destruction is not the same as political success

history also confirms Democrats never believed in trying to dismantle ICE or DHS structure when they were back in power in 2008-2016 and back in 2020.

it's an uncomfortable truth that U.S. Latino communities have been raising for 18 years. and part of the answer you ask.

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‘Lifting up underrepresented voices’: New members at INN  - INN News Twenty-two newsrooms — 14 full members and eight provisional — joined the INN Network in January and February.

News from us: As we enter our 2-year anniversary in May, we have officially become a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News (@inn.org)

Where Does Cuba Go Next? Cuba’s long-running economic struggles were already affecting everyday life. Those pressures have intensified sharply since the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, which ha...

The February 27 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is new reporting by Miami-based journalist Caroline Val

Where Does Cuba Go Next?

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John Carlos Frey Humanizes Immigration YouTube video by The Latino Newsletter

This episode of The Latino Newsletter Podcast (and more!) are now live —> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPRi...

From Hollywood actor to 6x Emmy-winning investigative journalist — John Carlos Frey's journey is anything but ordinary.

He sits down with us to talk about the whitewashing of immigrant stories, the limits of MS media, and why ICE escalates rather than diffuses violence.

Puerto Rico Is the New Battleground for Women’s Reproductive Rights Governor Jennifer González-Colón, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, recently signed Senate Bill 923, amending Puerto Rico’s Penal Code to grant legal personhood to embryos and fetuses. No...

The February 26 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is new opinion by our columnist, Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

Puerto Rico Is the New Battleground for Women’s Reproductive Rights

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Archive | The Latino Newsletter About us. All the time.

ALL of our stories since we started in May of 2024 are here. It is now 23 pages long.

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Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were attempting to infiltrate the country Cuba says the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism.

Strong story by @apnews.com about the Cuban government news that it had killed 4 and injured 6 in a speedboat.

ICE Sub-Agency Accessed Puerto Rico Transportation Database, Court Records Show SAN JUAN — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sub-agency, has access to Puerto Rico’s Department of Transportation’s DAVID+ system, which contains...

The February 25 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is new reporting by our San Juan Bureau lead, Carlos Berríos Polanco @vaquero2xl.bsky.social

ICE Sub-Agency Accessed Puerto Rico Transportation Database, Court Records Show

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