How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship
How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship
By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica In May 1985, a Guatemalan Army lieutenant named Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deserted, flew to San Francisco and requested political asylum, asserting that leftist guerrillas in his war-torn […]
Celebrating Chávez Monument, But Where Are Farm Workers Now?
By Ivan Delgado, Aurora Saldivar, Johnny Flores, New America Media KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and […]
Immigration Charges For Accused Commando In Dos Erres Massacre
By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica A former Guatemalan Army lieutenant was extradited Friday from Canada to stand trial in Southern California on federal charges related to the massacre of 250 people […]
Undocumented Immigrants Come Out Of The Shadows, Take To The Road
By Priscila Mosqueda, Texas Observer It was around midnight Friday when the Undocubus rolled into Austin. It was 12 hours late, but then driving across the country in a refurbished […]
Report: Widespread Abuse By Patrol Agents Along Border
Last week the humanitarian organization No More Deaths released a document detailing widespread abuses by border patrol agents against people in their custody. The report, A Culture of Cruelty, […]
The Legacy Of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai
By Jacob Scherr I awoke today to the sad news that Wangari Maathai, environmental leader and Nobel Prize winner, had died at age 71. I first had contact with her in […]
