UPDATE:  On Thursday April 1st, Julio was released from the detention facility in Kenosha, WI. Although he is out of that terrible immigration detention facility, his deportation has not been stopped. Julio was literally hours away from getting deported. Chicago ICE called his attorney yesterday asking her to file a MTR (motion to reopen), which [...]

I would be lying if I said that because I am undocumented my life has been a shithole, and that prior to my involvement in the immigration movement I found myself suffering a great deal. When I was younger I didn’t believe I was less fortunate. I wasn’t unhappy, and although some doors continue tightly [...]

El Salvador is a beautiful, green place where volcanic minerals fertilize the soil.  The earth works with the people to create a bountiful variety of agricultural products.  It has always been this way.  They say that when the Spaniards arrived in Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, that they were mesmerized with its vast geographical reach and [...]

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