“I just felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness,” she said, when the programs designed to support her ended. “It felt like my dreams were crumbling away.”
Nochebuena remains a celebration of resilience — preserving a tradition that transcends geography, politics, and time.
As detainments continue to ramp up across the country, advocates continue to organize “witnessing” and observation programs that have been used as a tactic for accountability and visibility.
San Giving is a metaphor for the immigrant journey on traditions reshaped when transplanted into new soil.
“We have people … who have been here for over 15, 20 years, who have made a life in the U.S., who have families in the U.S. – children, homes, cars, businesses that are at risk”
From New Jersey and Kansas zoning laws to Florida environmental concerns, states, cities, and advocates are battling the expansion of immigration detention in court.
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center exposes a long legacy of carceral cruelty in U.S. immigration policy.
St. Augustine is a fusion of the old and new, a place where history is interactive and cultural tourism protects natural resources.
Theater explores the generational and political divides within Cuban-American families, particularly between conservative mothers and liberal daughters.
Colombia’s cut flower industry intertwines cultural heritage with global trade, sustaining livelihoods, including USA, and celebrating tradition.
The move would reshape congressional representation, federal funding, and the very definition of who counts in the US.
"My research has always run parallel to the experiences of people without citizenship and the challenges they face in maintaining their well-being."
