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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 13, 2025

Resuming Family Detention Is Cruel, Unjustified

Statement of Linda Stone, Senior Director for Immigration at MomsRising/MamásConPoder, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 13, 2025

City of McAllen Risk Management Department Leads Lifesaving AED Initiative

$150,000 investment includes 47 devices and employee CPR Training The City of McAllen Risk Management Department is spearheading a comprehensive
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 13, 2025

Mission Veterans Memorial High School takes center stage with multiple nominations for 2025 Palm Awards

The talented students at Mission Veterans Memorial High School have been honored with five nominations and additional honorable mentions for
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 13, 2025

Widening the Net: Trump Escalates Immigration Cruelty & Chaos; Takes Aim at Core Democratic Principles

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC – The Trump administration continues to intensify its attacks on immigrants
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 13, 2025

Cornyn, Cruz, De La Cruz Introduce Bill to Name McAllen Post Office After Fallen Border

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Representative Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) released the following
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 12, 2025

ACLU Strongly Condemns Unlawful Arrest and Detention of Columbia Student Activist

NEW YORK — On Saturday night, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student at Columbia
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 12, 2025

Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for Texas comptroller after Hegar tapped for A&M chancellor

By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune “Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for Texas comptroller after Hegar tapped for A&M
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 12, 2025

Mission CISD Steers the Competition at 2025 School Bus Road-EO

Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) proudly hosted the 2025 South Texas Association of Pupil Transportation School Bus Road-EO & Educational
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 12, 2025

Mission Police Department Launches Spring Break Safety Initiative

MISSION, TX – In an effort to reduce roadway deaths during spring break, the Mission Police Department will be increasing
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News March 12, 2025

New resource shows immigrants drive and support economic growth in every state

New fact sheets from the Economic Policy Institute illustrate the positive economic impact of immigrant workers in every state–and cite recent research
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