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A man being held inside the Metropolitan Detention Center, which houses detained immigrants

Civil Rights Groups File Federal Complaint Over Conditions at ICE Detention Center

The filing accuses the Pine Prairie, Louisiana facility of exposing detained people to life-threatening circumstances.

Shani Saxon Jul 1, 2021 12:20PM EDT

The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful: Moving Back Home During the Pandemic

For many immigrants and next-gens in their 20s and 30s, moving back in with family has led to reconciliation and healing despite generational and cultural divides.

Fiza Pirani Mar 3, 2021 3:20PM EST

A student in a graduation cap and gown dons a mask with their stole during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Year Into the Pandemic, How Are First-Gen College Students Faring?

COVID-19 has wrought not only financial insecurity for these scholars, but stress, pressure, and the loss of a dream.

Anthony C. Ocampo Feb 25, 2021 5:40PM EST

A small multi-racial group of protesters gathers during a press conference about questionable hysterectomies on women in ICE custody.

Colorlines Q&A: Activist Laura Jiménez on Reproductive Violence

“The United States has a long—and continuing—practice of forcibly sterilizing women of color,” says the head of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice.

Ayana Byrd Sep 23, 2020 3:00PM EDT

Two rows of four book covers including the collected schizophrenias, pleasure activism, how we fight white supremacy, halal if you hear me, thick, we live for the we, the good immigrant and our history is the future

10 Books by Writers of Color That Embrace Self-Love, Resilience and Authenticity

From poetry to memoir, self-help to commentary, let these spring reads enrich your mind and spirit.

catherine lizette gonzalez Apr 5, 2019 7:00AM EDT

Brown woman in black hoodie in front of brown and black people in multicolored clothing and brown walls and red white and blue U.S. flag

WATCH: New Hamilton Mixtape Video is a Love Letter to 'Immigrants'

K’naan, Snow tha Product, Riz MC and Residente offer an ode to immigrants’ sacrifice and resilience in their new music video.

Sameer Rao Jun 28, 2017 3:21PM EDT