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Nov 22, 2019

Civil rights group calls for SISD teacher who told student to "Speak English" to be banned

CBS 4News

EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — A Latino civil rights organization is calling for a Socorro Independent School District substitute teacher who was caught on video telling a student to, “Speak English. We’re in America.” to be permanently disqualified from instructing students.

Nov 22, 2019

LULAC calls on Socorro ISD, TEA to ban teacher who told student to 'speak English'

El Paso Times

The nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization is calling on the Texas Education Agency and the Socorro Independent School District to permanently ban a substitute teacher who was seen on video telling a Latino high school sophomore to "speak English."

Nov 22, 2019

Confessions of a Deported U.S. Soldier: Mexican Drug Cartels Are Recruiting Us and ‘The System Is Failing’

The Daily Beast

Miguel Perez has lived in the U.S. since he was 8, and did two tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, suffering a brain injury in the process. Then he was deported to Mexico.

Oct 30, 2019

Charter Communications Announces Spectrum Digital Education Grant Recipients as Part of $5 Million Commitment

Charter Newsroom

Stamford, CT – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced the winners of its 2019 Spectrum Digital Education Grants, a philanthropic initiative designed to support nonprofit organizations that work with the local community to improve their lives through digital education...

Oct 19, 2019

LULAC's Garcia on Town Hall: Hispanic Vote Up for Grabs Read Newsmax: LULAC's Garcia on Town Hall: Hispanic Vote Up for Grabs | Newsmax.com Urgent: Do you approve of Pres. Trump? Vote Here in Poll

Newsmax

Oct 15, 2019

LULAC's 'Freedom Walk' in Corpus Christi promotes the power of voting

Corpus Christi Caller Times

Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens on Tuesday kicked off the “Freedom Walks for Justice” campaign in Corpus Christi.

Oct 15, 2019

Unity Walk in Brownsville to Encourage the Latino Vote

KRGV.com

BROWNSVILLE - Supporters and members of the League of United Latin American Citizens gathered to march, mobilize and register to vote.

Oct 11, 2019

Texas sheriff: Illegal immigrant DWI suspects are ‘drunks' who ‘will run over your children'

Fox 35 Orlando

Texas sheriff calls illegal immigrant repeat offenders drunks who will run over your children.

Oct 10, 2019

Lawful asylum claims shouldn’t count as ‘apprehensions,’ activists say

KXAN

Migrant advocates allege Border Patrol numbers don't reflect reality at the border

Oct 10, 2019

Califican a ICE la peor agencia; la acusan de ocultar cientos de mujeres

NovedadesNews.com

Demandará LULAC plan de ADN de Trump

Oct 1, 2019

Judge Strikes Down Part of Iowa Voting Reform Law

13 Now News

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Polk County judge has struck down parts of a controversial voter ID law which was challenged by a local Hispanic civil rights group and an Iowa State University student.

Oct 1, 2019

Halloween: piden no vender disfraces que promueven el racismo

Noticias Telemundo

Una organización está pidiendo a las tiendas que no vendan disfraces que fomenten el racismo y la discriminación hacia los latinos en el día de Halloween

Aug 9, 2019

LULAC demands Texas lawmakers hold special session after El Paso mass shooting

FOX4News.com

A group of Democratic lawmakers from North Texas are demanding the governor call a special session of the legislature to take action on gun control legislation.

Aug 9, 2019

Redada en Misisipi acrecienta malestar entre hispanos aún dolidos por Texas

Hola News

Washington, 8 ago (EFEUSA).- Líderes y organizaciones a favor de la comunidad hispana reaccionaron hoy indignados ante la detención de 680 inmigrantes durante una redada masiva en Misisipi ocurrida pocos días después de un tiroteo con tinte racista que acabó con 22 vidas en la localidad de El Paso (Texas).

Aug 8, 2019

More Than 200 Kids Were Missing From Schools After A Massive ICE Raid In Mississippi

BuzzFeed News

“It’s a sad situation. I’m a mother and I’m just imagining my child in that situation. It’s heartbreaking,” a Mississippi school official said.

Aug 5, 2019

Did Trump’s racist rhetoric play a role in this weekend’s shootings?

MSNBC

Critics say President Trump’s own words are partly to blame for the shootings. President of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Domingo Garcia joins Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the president’s repeated racist, anti-immigrant attacks, and the role they may have played.

Aug 4, 2019

El Paso mourns its shooting victims; Dayton, Ohio, faces own gun massacre

Los Angeles Times

EL PASO — Police had yet to remove the bodies of those killed at a mass shooting inside an El Paso Walmart when another shooting erupted across the country early Sunday..

Jul 12, 2019

Presidential candidates Michael Bennet, Bill de Blasio address immigration issues at LULAC convention

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Democratic presidential hopefuls continued Friday to make their pitches to Latino voters gathered in Milwaukee for the week.

Jul 12, 2019

LULAC demonstrators march with cages to Senator Ron Johnson's office

CBS58

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Dozens of LULAC members marched through downtown Milwaukee Friday morning to get Senator Ron Johnson's attention.

Jul 12, 2019

How Important Is the Latino Vote in Wisconsin?

PBS

Democratic presidential candidates flocked to Milwaukee to speak at the League of United Latino American Citizens national convention...

Jul 12, 2019

Manifestantes de LULAC marchan en el centro de Milwaukee

Telemundo Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (TELEMUNDO WI)--Ya que el presidente Trump está aquí, miembros de LULAC aprovecharon para mandar un mensaje a él y al senador Ron Johnson.

Jul 12, 2019

‘We’re not going to stop:’ LULAC marches in Milwaukee to protest child detention centers

Fox6 News

MILWAUKEE -- The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) marched in downtown Milwaukee to the federal courthouse Friday morning, July 12.

Jul 12, 2019

Educación, inmigración y cambio climático: candidatos demócratas le hablaron a los hispanos en el foro Univision-LULAC (fotos)

Univision

Joaquín Castro, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders y Beto O’Rourke emocionaron a los asistentes al foro organizado por Univision Noticias y la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC) en Milwaukee. Los aspirantes fustigaron al presidente Donald Trump, el blanco central de las críticas de todos los participantes.

Jul 11, 2019

LULAC Presidential Candidates Forum

C-SPAN

Democratic presidential candidates participated one-by-one, in a forum hosted by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the group’s annual convention in Milwaukee. Speaking at the event were former Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

Jul 11, 2019

Educación, economía, medio ambiente, inmigración y Trump, los temas que los precandidatos demócratas le hablaron a los hispanos en el foro Univision-LULAC

Univision

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Julián Castro y Beto O’Rourke presentaron en Milwaukee sus planteamientos en torno a los temas que más afectan a los latinos en Estados Unidos.

Jul 11, 2019

LULAC ofrece talleres y oportunidades para la población hispana en Milwaukee

Telemundo Wisconsin

Jul 10, 2019

NOW: Convención Nacional de LULAC comienza con enfoque politico

Telemundo Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (TELEMUNDO WI) -- La Convención Nacional de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC, por sus siglas en inglés) comenzó con un acto de servicio comunitario. LULAC se juntó con la organización UMOS y Tyson Foods para donar más de 35,000 libras de comida a bancos de alimentos alrededor de Milwaukee.

Apr 29, 2019

Veteran detained by immigration officials to be released tonight

CBS 4 News

Edgar Baltazar will be released from the Port Isabel Detention Center sometime tonight, according to his attorney.

Apr 24, 2019

La pregunta sobre ciudadanía del censo deja al descubierto las divisiones ideológicas en la Corte Suprema

Univision Notiias

El caso promete ser un pulso entre magistrados liberales y conservadores, y es el de mayor peso político desde la incorporación del juez Brett Kavanaugh que desequilibró la corte en perjuicio de los progresistas (cuatro sobre nueve).

Apr 16, 2019

Dreamers impulsan desde Dallas un proyecto bipartidista sobre su futuro

Al Dia Dallas

Beneficiarios de DACA y TPS estarían contemplados en plan que desarrollan jóvenes y que buscan eco en altas esferas políticas

Apr 10, 2019

Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House’s growing panic to contain the border crisis

The Washington Post

He had threatened to close the southern border and ordered a halt to foreign aid for three Central American nations.

Feb 24, 2019

Persiste discriminación en EU 90 años después

El Diario de El Paso

Domingo García, presidente nacional de LULAC, habla en esta ciudad

Feb 19, 2019

Inaccurate Texas voter list challenged in federal court

KSAT

LULAC: State targets naturalized citizens, legal residents

Jan 30, 2019

LULAC lawsuit helps stalls initiative requiring Texans to prove citizenship before voting

News 4 San Antonio

Jan 29, 2019

Texas Finds Flaws in List of 95K Possible Non-Citizen Voters

NBCUniversal Media

Jan 29, 2019

Latino Group Sues To Stop Texas From Scrubbing Voter Rolls

HuffPost News

The state’s new scrutiny of nearly 100,000 voters’ citizenship violates the Voting Rights Act, the lawsuit says.

Jan 26, 2019

DreamActivist Stands with LULAC in Calling for Negotiations with Trump for a Permanent DACA and TPS Solution

DreamActivist.org

Jan 13, 2019

Adding access: Dodge City plans to announce new voting sites amid legal battles

The Hutchinson News

Jan 11, 2019

Trump visita la frontera e insiste: “México pagará el muro”

NODAL - Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe.

“No necesitamos ningún muro en la frontera, lo que necesitamos son más puentes. Esta acción de cerrar el Gobierno, afectando a más de 800.000 trabajadores, es solo una táctica del presidente para tener una victoria política y usar a nuestra comunidad latina como una piñata. No se vale y no se va a permitir”, dijo a Efe Domingo García, presidente de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinos Unidos (LULAC).

Jan 9, 2019

Inmigrantes en Illinois le piden a Trump que deje de calificar a los indocumentados como criminales

Univision Chicago

Dec 20, 2018

DACA, immigration advocates say they won’t support Trump’s wall but are open to some compromise

The Dallas Morning News

Dec 13, 2018

Pinnacle Group Provides Holiday Meals to Thousands of Families in Need Through LULAC’s 14th Annual Cena-En-El-Barrio

DALLAS (PRWEB)

Nov 27, 2018

Latino civil rights group condemns use of tear gas at Mexican border

The Hill

Nov 27, 2018

Border melee ups ante on shutdown

The Hill

Nov 15, 2018

Latinos rack up record wins in US Congress, most opposed to Trump

AFP

Latino candidates made record gains in congressional elections this week, boosting representation for the United States' largest minority, with many running in opposition to President Donald Trump

Oct 28, 2018

LULAC se une al luto por disparos de sinagoga en Estados Unidos de América

El Comunicador de Dallas

La organización de derechos civiles más grande de la nación convoca al “Día de paz” por causa de la violencia.

Oct 13, 2018

LULAC President: Paxton treats Latino voters like a “piñata”

Star-Telegram

LULAC President Domingo Garcia tells a gathering at Nuevo Leon restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is creating a chilling effect by arresting people for voter fraud weeks out from the election.
Prometen maestros proteger a estudiantes inmigrantes

Oct 9, 2018

Prometen maestros proteger a estudiantes inmigrantes

Adelante Valle

“La Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos se enorgullece de estar unida junto a la AFT para garantizar que los principios establecidos en Plyler v. Doe se cumplan en todo el país...
American Federation of Teachers Partners with Community-Based Organizations to Protect Immigrant Students and Families

Oct 9, 2018

American Federation of Teachers Partners with Community-Based Organizations to Protect Immigrant Students and Families

AFT

“The League of United Latin American Citizens is proud to stand united alongside the AFT in ensuring that the principles established in Plyler v. Doe are being followed in the entire country...
Gradebook podcast: Florida’s ESSA plan wins approval, criticism

Sep 27, 2018

Gradebook podcast: Florida’s ESSA plan wins approval, criticism

Tampa Bay Times

Los Trabajadores Agrícolas Unidos (United Farm Workers) comienzan ‘El ayuno para la reconciliación’ por cinco días en el sede Darigold

Sep 21, 2018

Los Trabajadores Agrícolas Unidos (United Farm Workers) comienzan ‘El ayuno para la reconciliación’ por cinco días en el sede Darigold

El Mundo

EATTLE – El presidente de la UFW Arturo Rodríguez dirige a cientos de trabajadores y líderes comunitarios, elegidos, de la religión, y sindicales en un ayuno para la reconciliación en respuesta a Darigold, quienes no han actuado de abordar las condiciones de trabajo o resolver el pleito represalia contra trabajadores conocidos como la Docena de Darigold
Workers Are Fasting Over Darigold's Dangerous Working Conditions: "The Carnage Is Daily and People Need Change"

Sep 21, 2018

Workers Are Fasting Over Darigold's Dangerous Working Conditions: "The Carnage Is Daily and People Need Change"

The Stranger

The workers said they would collectively fast for 5 days.
Exigen fin

Sep 19, 2018

Exigen fin

El Diario de El Paso

Miembros de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos, (LULAC, por sus siglas en inglés), se reunieron a las afueras de la Corte del Condado de El Paso para exigir a los representantes estatales y a los senadores tejanos el cierre permanente del centro de detención de menores inmigrantes, ubicado en el Puente Internacional Marcelino Serna, en Tornillo, Texas
Joe Arpaio is coming to Monterey County. A protest, with a taco truck, will greet him

Sep 13, 2018

Joe Arpaio is coming to Monterey County. A protest, with a taco truck, will greet him

The Californian

When Joe Arpaio, a hawk on immigration, comes to speak in Monterey County Thursday, a taco truck will be waiting to greet him — along with a protest. Salinas and other areas' chapters of LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) are calling on residents to protest Arpaio, who is a former sheriff in Arizona known for his controversial jail and hardline immigration stance.
As Hurricane Bears Down, Spanish Communications Are Vital, Groups Say

Sep 13, 2018

As Hurricane Bears Down, Spanish Communications Are Vital, Groups Say

Radio World

MMTC and LULAC urge steps be taken in key markets within the storm’s path
Piden declarar crimen de odio amenazas telefónicas a latinos de grupo neonazi

Sep 7, 2018

Piden declarar crimen de odio amenazas telefónicas a latinos de grupo neonazi

Diario las Americas

Las organizaciones a favor de los derechos de los inmigrantes se refieren en concreto al grupo de Idaho Road to Power (Camino al poder), que por medio de llamadas telefónicas robotizadas difunden mensajes racistas y llamados al exterminio de los latinos.
Organization claims private correction center officers beat three undocumented inmates

Sep 7, 2018

Organization claims private correction center officers beat three undocumented inmates

CBS7

Big Spring -- Agustin Pinedo, the civil rights chair for League of United Latin American Citizens, traveled all the way from Houston for a news conference outside of Flightline Big Spring Correction Center on Thursday.
Help for families after immigration bust

Sep 2, 2018

Help for families after immigration bust

WFAA-TV.

LULAC and other civil rights groups mobilized a team of pro bono attorneys, paralegals and volunteers to help the families of the 160 workers arrested by immigration agents at 'LOAD TRAIL TRAILERS' on Tuesday near Paris, Texas
Llamadas telefónicas en Iowa tras el asesinato de Mollie Tibbets siembran miedo en comunidad hispana

Aug 31, 2018

Llamadas telefónicas en Iowa tras el asesinato de Mollie Tibbets siembran miedo en comunidad hispana

Univision

La Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC) calificó el mensaje de “perturbador” y lanzó un llamado indicando que "mientras podamos conseguir que la gente nos apoye, la comunidad en general, podremos detener el odio"
"Deja de aterrorizar a nuestras comunidades": Protestan en Dallas por masiva redada de ICE en Texas

Aug 31, 2018

"Deja de aterrorizar a nuestras comunidades": Protestan en Dallas por masiva redada de ICE en Texas

Univision 23 Dallas

La Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC) y otras organizaciones proinmigrantes se manifestaron este jueves a las afueras de la Oficina de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas en Dallas por la reciente redada realizada en una empresa en Sumner, que dejó un saldo de 160 detenidos
Vigil honors Mollie Tibbetts amid hateful robocalls

Aug 31, 2018

Vigil honors Mollie Tibbetts amid hateful robocalls

KPVI

DES MOINES -- Nearly 100 brown, black and white Iowans stood in solidarity Thursday at a prayer vigil to offer solace to the family of murder victim Mollie Tibbetts and urge unity in the face of a hate group’s robocall campaign degrading Hispanics and promoting a white nationalist message
Lamar County immigration raid had political motives, activists say

Aug 30, 2018

Lamar County immigration raid had political motives, activists say

Fox4News

DALLAS - Activists say politics played a part in more than 150 people being detained during an immigration raid earlier this week in Lamar County.
Racist graffiti on Des Moines street the latest anti-immigrant rhetoric after Mollie Tibbetts' killing

Aug 30, 2018

Racist graffiti on Des Moines street the latest anti-immigrant rhetoric after Mollie Tibbetts' killing

Des Moines Register

A young Latina walking last week through Gray's Lake Park in Des Moines was confronted by a middle-aged white man who stopped to ask her a question. "What are you going to do about Mollie Tibbetts?" Joe Enriquez Henry recalled the man asking her
Abogados de LULAC se trasladan a Paris, Texas para ayudar a afectados por una redada de ICE

Aug 30, 2018

Abogados de LULAC se trasladan a Paris, Texas para ayudar a afectados por una redada de ICE

Univision 23 Dallas Ft. Worth

Se ofrecerán asesorías legales a las familias de los más de 150 detenidos en el operativo ocurrido este martes.
LULAC leader says Iowa Latinos fearful after racist robocall

Aug 30, 2018

LULAC leader says Iowa Latinos fearful after racist robocall

Radio Iowa

A leader in the state’s Latino community says it’s time for leaders in Iowa’s white majority to defend Latinos being targeted by a “disturbing” robocall that cites the murder of Mollie Tibbetts and calls for the deportation of 58 million “brown” immigrants.
A pesar del temor generado por redada de ICE en Texas, familiares de detenidos acuden a recibir asesoría legal (VIDEO)

Aug 30, 2018

A pesar del temor generado por redada de ICE en Texas, familiares de detenidos acuden a recibir asesoría legal (VIDEO)

Mundo Hispanico

Decenas de personas acudieron a la iglesia Filadelfia para recibir asesoría legal el miércoles, un día después de la redada de los Servicios de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Load Trail en Sumner, Texas, que culminó con por lo menos 160 detenidos.
Estaba en el lugar y momento equivocado: una vendedora de tacos, en riesgo de deportación tras masiva redada de ICE en Texas

Aug 30, 2018

Estaba en el lugar y momento equivocado: una vendedora de tacos, en riesgo de deportación tras masiva redada de ICE en Texas

Univision 23 Dallas

Elizabeth Torres asegura que fue retenida con otras mujeres que tienen puestos de almuerzo para los empleados de Load Trail en Sumner. Ella y decenas de familias buscan asesoría legal en una iglesia cercana en la que organizaciones ofrecen apoyo a los afectadas por la redada.
Organizaciones brindan ayuda a afectados por la redada de ICE en una fábrica de tráileres en Texas

Aug 29, 2018

Organizaciones brindan ayuda a afectados por la redada de ICE en una fábrica de tráileres en Texas

Univision 23 Dallas

La Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC) y El Centro de Refugiados e Inmigrantes para Educación y Servicios Legales (RAICES) prestan servicios legales de manera gratuita a familiares de los arrestados y auxilian en el pago de las fianzas.
LULAC - Domingo Garcia - LULAC Emergency ICE Intervention Team

Aug 29, 2018

LULAC - Domingo Garcia - LULAC Emergency ICE Intervention Team

Voice of the Mainland

LULAC is mobilizing a team of pro bono attorneys , paralegals, and volunteers to help the family victims of the ICE terror raid on a Paris, Texas business today.
Immigration raid targeting employer near Paris nets 160 suspected undocumented workers

Aug 29, 2018

Immigration raid targeting employer near Paris nets 160 suspected undocumented workers

Dallas Morning News

PARIS — Federal agents raided a northeast Texas manufacturing plant Tuesday and detained about 160 alleged undocumented immigrant workers as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into a company that makes vehicle trailers.
Números útiles para familias afectadas por la redada en Sumner, Texas

Aug 29, 2018

Números útiles para familias afectadas por la redada en Sumner, Texas

Univision 23 Dallas

DALLAS, Texas.- Estos son algunos números útiles para familias afectadas por el operativo de ICE en una fábrica de Sumner.
Collegiate LULAC Council #8096 has been actively recruiting new members

Aug 29, 2018

Collegiate LULAC Council #8096 has been actively recruiting new members

Collegiate LULAC Council #8096 has been actively recruiting new members to join these past two weeks at UNM. We tabled at Friday Night Live last Friday, August 17th and tabled today Thursday, August 23rd for Student Organization Day by the Duck Pond
Newly elected National LULAC President Domingo Garcia to speak at Rockwall LULAC’s Aug. 28 meeting

Aug 20, 2018

Newly elected National LULAC President Domingo Garcia to speak at Rockwall LULAC’s Aug. 28 meeting

Rowlett Lakeshore Times

Rockwall LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) will host National LULAC President, Domingo Garcia, at its August meeting. Garcia, a Dallas lawyer, was elected as National LULAC’s president at the organization’s convention last month in Phoenix.
Domingo Garcia Wants LULAC To Return To Roots, Become 'New Voice For Latinos'

Aug 17, 2018

Domingo Garcia Wants LULAC To Return To Roots, Become 'New Voice For Latinos'

Kera News

Domingo Garcia is a former Dallas City Council member, a former state legislator and an almost-congressman. Now, he's taking the helm of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), after his predecessor Roger Rocha quit under pressure after writing a letter that supported President Trump's immigration approach.
O'Neill community members fear what is to come after ICE raids

Aug 9, 2018

O'Neill community members fear what is to come after ICE raids

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

O'NEILL, Nebraska - After an immigration raid in O'Neill, Nebraska, families have found what they believe is a safe haven. Many stayed over night in a local church, too afraid to go home.
Aldermen Tate, Perez submit resolution supporting Fierro

Aug 5, 2018

Aldermen Tate, Perez submit resolution supporting Fierro

The Journal Times

RACINE — Alderman John Tate II and Alderman Henry Perez submitted a resolution for the the City Council to consider on Monday that, if passed, would request a stay of deportation for Racine resident Ricardo Fierro.
New National LULAC President made his way to Corpus Christi

Aug 3, 2018

New National LULAC President made his way to Corpus Christi

Kiiitv 3News South Texas

After being elected as the new National President for LULAC, Domingo Garcia made his way to Corpus Christi. LULAC Council Number One held reception for him to meet local members and discuss his policy on different topics.

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