Immigration and Border Issues

Washington — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is pushing a slate of immigration-related amendments as the House takes up the annual defense authorization bill, staking out opposition to what they describe as the militarization of immigration enforcement.

Nueva York – Múltiples organizaciones que defienden los derechos de los migrantes y otras partes interesadas, algunas de las que tienen presencia en Puerto Rico, tronaron contra la decisión de la Corte Suprema que facilita que se realicen arrestos migratorios en Los Ángeles, California, con base en perfil racial o sin causa razonable. El director del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC), Adriano Espaillat, tildó la movida como un retroceso histórico.

Democrats of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are comparing the Supreme Court’s recent order permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce federal immigration law in Los Angeles, California, to Plessy v. Ferguson which endorsed racial segregation. In response, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) compared the SCOTUS order to cases that promoted racial discrimination against black Americans, such as Dred Scott v. Sandford and Plessy v. Ferguson.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat: “This disgraceful decision is a throwback to the Supreme Court at its worst: The Insular Cases, Dred Scott, Plessy vs. Ferguson. The idea that a person can be harassed and potentially jailed because of their appearance, accent or employment is an incredibly dangerous precedent. That one justice would downplay the constitutional impact of ethnic profiling in detention as ‘common sense’ is especially chilling. This is not a final decision on the case.

El gobierno de Trump reactivó a partir de junio la aplicación de una regla que exige que los conductores de transporte de carga demuestren dominio del idioma inglés para conducir en Estados Unidos. Más de 3,000 choferes de transporte de carga han perdido su autorización para conducir en el país luego de que entró en vigor la aplicación de una regla ya existente para obligarlos transportes a demostrar dominio del inglés, informó el Departamento de Transporte. Pero otras organizaciones han criticado duramente la medida.

Donald Trump ha cambiado el proceso para obtener la visa lo que complicó la llegada de 6 millones de turistas para el mundial 2026.

Chicago’s history is deeply rooted in the immigrants and diverse communities who have contributed to making it a thriving city, starting from its founder, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, a Black Haitian immigrant. Throughout the 19th century, Chicago welcomed waves of newcomers, from Europeans escaping famine, Mexicans seeking work and safety and Black Americans escaping Jim Crow oppression during the Great Migration. Each group shaped the city’s culture, economy and politics. Chicago has always drawn its strength from this diversity.

“If you uphold the peace of a democratic society, you should not be anonymous,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “DHS and ICE agents wearing masks and hiding identification echoes the tactics of secret police authoritarian regimes – and deviates from the practices of local law enforcement, which contributes to confusion in communities.”