Monday, January 12, 2026

Araceli Martinez

Una navidad triste e incierta viven familias separadas por la migración

Esta Navidad, un número récord de familias inmigrantes pasarán el feriado lamentando la ausencia de un ser querido atrapado en la campaña de deportación masiva del gobierno.

For Immigrant Families, a ‘Christmas of Immense Pain’

This Christmas, a record number of immigrant families will spend the holiday mourning the absence of a loved one caught up in the administration's campaign of mass deportation.

Lavacarros, trabajan con miedo y el ojo puesto en la calle

Saben que las redadas están fuera de control, pero se están preparando para conocer y que hacer si llegan a su lugar de trabajo.

The Trauma of ICE Raids, Through the Eyes of LA Car Washers

For one LA car washer, the ICE raid that targeted his workplace left him with lasting trauma. Similar raids have targeted car washes across the LA region.

Mientras el miedo al ICE se apodera de los hogares, voluntarios entregan alimentos a familias necesitadas

Los voluntarios de CLUE Justice realizan entregas semanales de alimentos y otros artículos esenciales a familias inmigrantes que temen ser detenidas por ICE.

As Fear of ICE Grips Homes, Volunteers in LA Deliver Food to Families in Need

Volunteers with CLUE Justice do weekly deliveries of food and other essentials to growing numbers of immigrant families afraid of being detained by ICE.

Fear of More ICE Raids Haunts Farm Workers Along California’s Central Coast

One month after the largest ICE raid in California history, farm workers in Oxnard say they live in constant fear of being detained.

End of Affirmative Action ‘A Setback Against Fairness’ in California

Over a year later, how has the Supreme Court affirmative action decision impacted Latino students?

Recordando a Nagi Daifallah, cuya muerte impulsó la lucha por los derechos de los trabajadores

Más de 50 años después del asesinato del trabajador agrícola yemení Nagi Daifallah, un grupo diverso se reunió para honrar la memoria del organizador.

Remembering Nagi Daifallah, Whose Death Propelled the Fight for Farm Worker Rights

More than 50 years after Daifallah's murder, a diverse gathering of Poplar residents came together on a recent weekend to honor the activist’s memory.

Caring for Elders is Something ‘Innate in Me’

EMS | For the past year, Violeta Olivares has been the caregiver for Joan McBride, a retired school teacher who suffers from dementia.

Ser cuidadora de adultos mayores: responsabilidad y satisfacción

EMS | Violeta Olivares cuenta su experiencia al cuidar a una maestra jubilada que sufre de demencia.

East Bay Residents Gather to Mourn 37 People Killed By ICE

The Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota, sparked nationwide protests calling for the abolishment of ICE.

Venezuela After U.S. Military Action:  What Comes Next for the Country and the World

Just Live | U.S. military action removed Venezuela’s ruler, ending one phase of crisis and opening uncertainty over governance, legitimacy, democratic recovery, and the future of U.S. interventionist foreign policy globally and regionally.

For Somali Americans, Trump’s Attacks Stir Memories of Violence, Genocide

For Mohamud Yussuf, founder of Runta News, Trump's verbal attacks on the Somali American community recall the language of violence in his home country.

Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Gun Violence and Mass Shootings

If current trends hold, the US could record its lowest murder rate since national data collection began in the 1960s.