Latino Policy & Welfare

• Trump administration set to restructure PERM, the certification process for employer-sponsored green cards, citing tech-driven changes in...

Puerto Rican, Venezuelan, and Colombian groups are teaming up with Rep. Maxwell Frost to drive Latino registration and turnout for Florida's 2026...

Austin budget officials propose phasing in up to $16.8 million in social services cuts over two fiscal years, with transportation services facing...

Black Georgians mobilized rapidly after Gov. Brian Kemp's May 13 redistricting call, forcing Republican leaders to abandon plans that would erode...

CoreCivic sold the Otay Mesa and California City facilities to DHS for $1.47 billion, with the company set to continue operations under existing ICE...

Health Coverage Changes

• 🔥 Medicaid Eligibility Shift: Lawfully present immigrants including refugees and asylees will lose Medicaid coverage...

California's governor race presents voters with a clear economic choice on state-funded Medi-Cal coverage for low-income undocumented immigrants.
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Columbia's monthly SPM tracked real-time poverty including Latino rates and the impact of taxes/transfers through December 2025. The project concludes as funding ends, removing a key tool for welfare policy debates on economic insecurity.

Lawsuits now target local maps intended to boost Latino representation.

• Denver school board map faces suit alleging illegal racial intent to create...

During BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, mental health struggles in Spanish-speaking and Latine households often go unnamed, with immigrant families facing added weight from financial strain.

Governor Hochul announced more than $106 million in capital grants for 37 projects to expand childcare capacity across New York State.

• The funding...

California housing policies target Latino communities through two distinct paths.

• LA County supervisors will vote on a Community Opportunity to...

State attorneys general, including Virginia's, are challenging an ICE policy shift that reduces post-release death reviews and transparency.

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A New Mexico AG report reveals Gallup-McKinley County Schools disproportionately discipline Native American and Hispanic students, causing them to...

Multiple changes are restricting benefits and stability for lawfully present immigrants.

• Spouses of U.S. citizens now face visa pauses, heightened...

The Trump administration is advancing new ICE detention sites in Maryland and Louisiana to accelerate deportations.

• Maryland opposition: Over 3,000...

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is launching a new language access plan across its 21 branches this week.

• Key documents now available in Spanish,...

Trump-era policies are reshaping outcomes for immigrant minors and families across detention, health, courts, and asylum.

• Deportations tripled for...

Absence of accountability for the 2023 indictment's "Conspiracy Against Rights" count has allowed prior efforts to undermine voting to continue, positioning the 2026 midterms as an imminent test—particularly in Pennsylvania.

Immigration Enforcement Developments

• 🔥 New ICE Family Detention Facility: A 528-bed ICE staging facility for migrant families and unaccompanied...