Jeff Sessions’s Immigration Courts

Aug 20, 2018 | Opinion, politics

Lawyers with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have sought to  reopen almost 8,000 immigration court cases that were either suspended or closed for admin reasons according to records from the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration...

Report: Four out of every ten DREAMers not applying for renewal

Aug 16, 2018 | DACA, Local News, politics

Washington, D.C. – A new study shows that four out of 10 DREAMers whose two-year enrollment expires this year have yet to reapply. The study comes as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) celebrates its sixth year anniversary since the Obama-era federal...

Trump & Miller’s Family Migration Hypocrisy

Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized

Dr. David S. Glosser, who is the uncle of Donald Trump’s senior political advisor, Stephen Miller, recently wrote an opinion editorial bashing Miller and Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. This opinion piece brings light once again to the hypocritic policies being...

OPINION: Trump racially-fueled rhetoric continues to grow and nurture racism in America

Aug 14, 2018 | Opinion

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – This past Sunday marked a year since the now infamous Charlottesville riots, that not only claimed the life of Heather Heyer, but painted a clear picture of the racial division in our country, and our president’s racist rhetoric that...

Joe Biden Launches LGBTQ Family Acceptance Campaign

Aug 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden recently launched his “As You Are” campaign which promotes family acceptance of LGBTQ youth. “I’m proud to announce that the Biden Foundation launched a family acceptance campaign,” Biden states in the campaign...

Queer Political Candidates At Record-High Numbers in 2018

Aug 9, 2018 | politics

More than 400 gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender candidates are running for political office this year, according to the New York Times. A record number. The timing could not be better considering that during the 2017 state legislative season nearly 130 anti-LGBTQ...

Thousands of DACAmented New Mexicans Await Their Fate

Aug 8, 2018 | DACA, Local News

By: Flaviano Graciano / NM Dream Team Albuquerque, N.M. – Today, thousands of New Mexican “DREAMers” – and all across the nation – await a decision from a Texas federal judge that can change the course of their lives. Today, a federal judge in Texas...

Medicaid Buy-In Program Could Become a Possibility in NM

Aug 7, 2018 | Healthcare, Local News, politics

By NMDT UndocuNews had the chance to speak to members of the NM Together for Health who are pushing for a possible Medicaid buy-in in New Mexico. Currently there’s close to 180,000 New Mexicans who do not have access to health insurance and about half of those...

OPINION: APS “Newcomer Education Program” Does Not Represent Affected Communities

Aug 2, 2018 | Local News, Opinion

By: Selene Vences / NM Dream Team ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Monday, the New Mexico Dream Team, alongside a number of community partners, held a press conference to demand Albuquerque Public Schools include input from the undocumented and refugee communities in the...

Undocumented parents push for state Medicaid buy-in option

Aug 1, 2018 | Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Community advocates continue to push for a state Medicaid buy-in program in New Mexico, and a group of undocumented mothers are joining the effort by having their needs heard. “I am involved in this campaign because, due to my immigration...