Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category

FUERA TRUMP: This is the year we’ve been building towards

January 17th, 2020

Mijente is a fighting organization, and we are kicking off the year in action mode. We are amped to be a core partner of the 2020 Women’s March. Women – and especially women of color – have demonstrated bold leadership in driving the resistance against the Trump agenda. We need to honor that and multiply […]

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ALEC is everything Mijente stands against. Join our fight!

December 4th, 2019

SB 1070 in Arizona. Stand Your Ground in Florida. Three Strikes Law in California.   What do all of these laws have in common besides causing lasting damage to our communities? ALEC is behind them. ALEC (American Legal Exchange Council) is made up of conservative state lawmakers and corporations. It is a right wing policy machine […]

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Our Top 5 Moments from “El Chisme 2020: 1:1 with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren”

November 18th, 2019

El Chisme 2020 continues to flip  the script.  We’re showing what happens when “Latinx outreach” isn’t just a buzzword; when *we* create a space to center our community and our issues; when *we* write the questions that get asked and grip that mic like the reinxs we are, when *we* fill the room with a […]

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We are a Network of Latinx Therapists who Believe in Abolishing ICE

November 11th, 2019

My name is Imelda Ojeda and I am part of the Latinx Therapist Action Network.  I am also a Masters in Social Work, a Mexican immigrant and a Therapist. Most of all I am deeply committed to the healing of Latinx people in my lifetime.  I believe that we will win and I believe that we will […]

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BREAKING: Palantir’s technology used in Mississippi raids where 680 were arrested

October 4th, 2019

Palantir’s FALCON Tipline software tool, a tool it sells to the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was used in the Mississippi raids that swept the state in August, when 680 people were arrested en masse by ICE agents. The Mississippi workplace raids were the largest immigration raid in a […]

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Our Top 5 Moments from “El Chisme 2020: One-on-one with Bernie Sanders”

September 20th, 2019

Our goal for “El Chisme 2020: One-on-One with Candidates” was to center Latinx voices, get real about issues our gente face every day, and finally be represented in political debate. During our first event with Senator Bernie Sanders, we did just that.  Audience member Kimberly Arellano spoke about her mom who was pulled over by […]

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Mijente’s Language Justice League Responds to the Administration’s Move to Silence Immigrant Voices and Remove Court Interpreters

August 22nd, 2019

On July 3, 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Trump Administration Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), “is preparing to replace in-court interpreters at initial immigration court hearings with videos informing asylum seekers and other immigrants facing deportation of their rights.” On July 19, US News & […]

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Anduril’s New Border Surveillance Contract With the US Marine Corps & CBP

July 24th, 2019

The United States Marine Corps awarded a $13.5 million contract to Anduril Industries, Inc. to provide fully autonomous surveillance capabilities at four military bases, including one in Yuma, Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border, and sections of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, which extends eastward from Yuma (reference). This contract demonstrates the new frontier […]

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8 Key Questions on Immigration for 2020 Presidential Candidates

June 26th, 2019

The issue of immigration and the US/Mexico border has been a major point of focus for Trump. He has even shut down the government over this issue. The revolving door of leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) produces more and more individuals obedient to Trump’s bidding. He has threatened trade wars with our neighbors […]

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Building our Resilience in the Face of Deportation Threats

June 26th, 2019

In this moment, when the state weaponizes trauma against our migrant communities, our tactic becomes building resilience.  The suffering inflicted on migrants has intensified during the current administration, illuminating the need for our movements to have access to culturally grounded and justice-oriented healing that is accessible to our frontline communities. The current political assaults on [...]

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