Cervantes strives for realistic portrayal of Latinos in novels
Suly Jimenez For novelist Angela Cervantes, telling stories about the Latino community is more than a job. Cervantes considers it “an honor.” “When I was a child growing up in Topeka, Kan., I was such a bookworm – and I remember very early in life wondering where the books were about kids like me, and […]
ACLU requests to end 287(g) ICE program
By Chara The 287(g) program is meeting with resistance from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Designed to enforce immigration laws, the 287(g) program is a series of partnerships U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has with other federal agencies, and state and local agencies. The program allows local authorities to question, arrest and send […]