DACA Backlog
DACA in Need of Defense
The 2021 DACA Backlog Causes Frustration and Fear, Heightened by the Texas Court Decision U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
Coral Reef Protection Roatan
“It’s Like Trying to Put Out a Fire With a Glass of Water:” An Underwater Pandemic Poses An Existential Threat to the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
In September 2020, biologists at the Roatan Marine Park (RMP) in Honduras detected an infectious disease in the Mesoamerican Barrier…
Dominican Republic National Titling Plan
National Titling Plan in the Dominican Republic, Seeks to End Informality in Land Tenure
Santiago, Dominican Republic– More than a thousand families in the La Canela sector in this province saw their dreams come…
"Argentina Maravillosa" Amplifying Rights
Argentina’s National Identity Document: “X” for Nonbinary
On July 21, 2021 the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, made an announcement regarding a new national identification document for…
Breaking Presidential Traditions Pedro Castillo
Symbolic and Structural Change Mark Pedro Castillo’s First Official Week as Peru’s President
Peru’s newly inaugurated president, Pedro Castillo, made several groundbreaking announcements in his first address to the nation on July 28,…
Ambos Nogales Kino Border Initiative
Migrant-Led Advocacy with the Kino Border Initiative
“Our advocacy is based on what migrants are telling us and what they want to see us advocate on, so…
DACA Backlog United We Dream
United We Dream on the DACA Backlog and the Fight for a Path to Citizenship
Introduction Currently 90,000 people and their families are living in a state of limbo due to delays in the processing…
Costa Rica VP Epsy Campbell Barr
Costa Rica calls for the Fulfillment of Promises of Equality for people of African Descent
Costa Rica calls for the fulfillment of promises of equality, justice and recognition for people of African descent. New York.…
Ethics in Journalism Opinion
Opinion: Do journalists extract words the same way corporations extract natural resources?
I just spent a week and a half in Honduras. I no longer think that journalism is all about getting…
Family Reunification
Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) on the Fight to Reunite Families
Kids in Need of Defense, also known as KIND, is a key actor in the family reunification process, as it…
Mexico Midwifery
Politics in Midwifery
Latina Republic had the opportunity to talk with members of the Organization of Indigenous Physicians of the State of Chiapas,…
Immigration Nevada
Nevada – Immigration State Profile
Nevada’s population has experienced a growth over the years, with part of it being attributed to the types of jobs…
Chile Elisa Loncón
Elisa Loncón, Indigenous Mapuche Professor is President of the Constituent Convention of Chile
Traiguén, Chile “Mari mari kom pu che. My name is Elisa Loncón Antileo, I was born in the community of…
Pedro Castillo Peru
Pedro Castillo Calls for Unity of All Peruvians
Last night the elected president of the Republic, Pedro Castillo Terrones, made a call for the unity of the citizens…
Colombia Dia de la Independencia
Colombia Celebrates its Independence
July 20 is the day that symbolizes Colombia’s independence from Spanish colonization. This 2021 marks 211 years since the signing…
Dominican Republic Haiti
Dominican Republic asks International Community to Contribute Dialogue to Haiti’s Crisis
“The Dominican Republic sympathizes with the voices from Haiti calling for a great national dialogue,” Ministry of Foreign Relations, Dominican…
Immigration Virginia
Virginia-Immigration State Profile
Immigrant Population Of the total Virginia population (around 8.5 million people), about 13% are immigrants. According to 2018 research from the…
Peru Yavarí Tapiche
Yavarí Tapiche: The Peruvian Indigenous Reserve 17 Years in the Making
Earlier this year, on April 10, the Peruvian Supreme Court voted to pass legislation creating a 2.7 million acre reserve…
El Salvador Palacio Nacional
The National Palace of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador The National Palace of El Salvador was declared a national historical monument on December 13, 1974.…
Extractive Industries Indigenous Peru
Decades of Toxic Material dumping within Indigenous Peruvian Communities
Indigenous Peruvians have encountered a pervasive and life threatening danger to their communities for over four decades. Extractive industries, such…
Cuba Protests
Cuba: Libertad, Patria y Vida
The streets of Cuba filled themselves with protesters on Sunday, July 11, demanding freedom and the end of dictatorship. President…
