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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 17, 2025

ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities Nationwide

Documents show ICE seeking to expand detention facilities already in use, open new facilities in 10 states across the Midwest
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 16, 2025

Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive

Brief Centers Racial Justice and Constitutional History in Defense of Birthright Citizenship WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP was joined by the League
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 16, 2025

Hidalgo County District Clerk Nominated for Texas District Clerk of the Year

Laura Hinojosa, Hidalgo County District Clerk, was nominated today by her peers for the District Clerk of Year Award during
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 16, 2025

Former Congresswoman Mayra Flores Announces 2026 Congressional Bid for Texas’ 28th District

Former U.S. Representative Mayra Flores, the first Mexican-born woman to serve in Congress, today announced her candidacy for Texas’ 28th
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured April 16, 2025

The Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil Is an Attack on Freedom of Expression and Due Process

Alianza Americas expresses deep concern over the recent decision by an immigration judge in Louisiana, ruling that the Trump administration
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El Periodico USA Staff Education April 15, 2025

Columbia student was arrested during naturalization interview

A Palestinian Columbia university student, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been arrested under threat of deportation by the Trump administration. The arrest
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 15, 2025

Students and faculty protest after FIU signs cooperation agreement with ICE

The United Faculty of Florida chapter at FIU is asking the university to withdraw from the agreement and to provide
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 15, 2025

Bukele’s visit to the White House exposes U.S. complicity in human rights and constitutional violations

Alianza Americas expresses concern about President Nayib Bukele’s official visit to the White House, an event that represents an alarm
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 15, 2025

Congressman Gonzalez Leads Letter to President Trump Demanding Website on Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez be Reinstated

Letter also demands that Trump Administration End the Purge of Diverse Servicemembers and Veterans from Military Records EDINBURG, TEXAS –
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News April 15, 2025

FWD.us Statement on Today’s Remarks Regarding the Wrongful Deportation of Maryland Father

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement after the wrongful deportation of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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