Editor’s Note: In the fall of 2019, palabra debuted, featuring a story about Mexican immigrant Maximiliano Trejo who was caught up in the federal immigration court system and faced deportation. The story detailed how a diverse community of friends and neighbors rallied in support of the dedicated family man who’d become a cherished member of a Dallas neighborhood. This new chapter brings the story almost full circle.
Read MoreIn one Arizona morgue alone in the U.S. there are more than 300 unidentified remains of migrants. Their bones and belongings sit in cardboard boxes in a nondescript trailer in a parking lot.
Read MoreEn una morgue de un condado de Estados Unidos hay más de 300 personas sin identificar. Sus restos y pertenencias están en cajas de cartón dentro de un trailer anodino en un estacionamiento.
Read MoreNo existe un mecanismo unificado para cruzar el ADN de familiares que buscan a migrantes desaparecidos con los restos sin identificar en las morgues de Estados Unidos. Entonces ¿quiénes y cómo los identifican? Son las organizaciones no gubernamentales las que se esfuerzan por devolverles la identidad y dar respuestas a sus familias.
Read MoreThere is no unified mechanism for cross-referencing the DNA of searching families with the remains awaiting identification in U.S. morgues. So who identifies them and how?
Read MoreOvercrowded morgues and underreporting in Mexico's national database of missing persons.
Read MoreMorgues colapsadas y un subregistro en la base nacional de personas desaparecidas en México.
Read MoreLack of data and discrimination: Mexican authorities fail in the search for missing migrants.
Read MoreFalta de datos y discriminación: autoridades de México fallan en la búsqueda de migrantes desaparecidos.
Read MoreA vivacious and powerful trailblazer left her mark in the world of journalism bringing voices and stories previously unheard.
Read MoreSe describe como un evento discapacitante masivo: una de cada cinco infecciones de COVID-19 causa COVID persistente; los latinos son los más afectados en Estados Unidos. Si la sociedad y la medicina ignoran en gran medida esta crisis persistente, ¿cuán preparados estamos para atender una inminente avalancha de latinos con COVID persistente?
Read MorePrivate prisons are closing, but private immigration detention is not. One Virginia town has a decision to make about where it stands
Read MoreAn unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested.
Read MoreAs Gabriel Boric assumes the presidency in Chile, and amid the rise of the so-called Pink Tide in Latin America, in Argentina Juan Grabois has emerged as the new social leader. With support from the Vatican, he’s tethering a fresh network of movements in the region
Read MoreIn a media landscape where Latinos are seldom shown in a positive light,“The Garcias,” offers viewers a show about a middle-class Latino family, living normal, happy lives
Read MoreUndocumented students win a fight for educational equality in Arizona, but their future remains uncertain.
Read MoreAn immigrant journalist ventures into musical theater to share an American story of identity, belonging and perseverance
Read MoreFrom mental health affecting the Latina teen population to an in depth investigation on pesticides affecting farm workers, don't miss our editor’s favorite stories from the past year.
Read MoreAfter her relatives’ escape from war-torn Ukraine, a fashion model guides them from Poland through Mexico and then to safety in Los Angeles
Read MoreHer mother’s prison term turned her life upside down, but now Jade Green is leading an organization that’s transforming the lives of young people who have been involved in the justice system — inside a former youth detention center converted into a place of education and triumph.
Read More
