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Frank’s 'Revolutionary' Queer Quince at 30 - Latino USA As a young boy, Frank Rojas watched his older sister shine at her quinceañera. He secretly longed for a celebration...

Happy #PrideMonth !!

Take a listen to my latest story ❤️
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Let me know whst you think! There was a Jenni Rivera #dragqueen at his party & a very intimate moment with his mom. #lgbtq #latino #quinceanera

Got a special story dropping tomorrow to kick off #Pride

It’s about someone throwing themselves a doble quince, 30th, birthday party. It’s a coming of age story, lots of very intimate moments and the blending of his queer family with his blood family for the first time

Tomorrow on Latino USA

'We Are in a Constitutional Crisis': A Mega Prison and What's at Stake - Latino USA What began as an ordinary traffic stop for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father, escalated into a nightmare scenario. He...

Great segment from Latino USA's @reynaldoleanosjr.bsky.social on Venezuelan men sent to El Salvador's mega prison CECOT via the Alien Enemies Act. Strong context mixed with the story of one man with no criminal record, likely sent to ES because of his tattoos. www.latinousa.org/2025/04/27/c...

New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds A new report from a left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that upcoming changes to Social Security will amount to a "45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors."

Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting next week.

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Took some photos of my friend today in the city ❤️

Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to return a Maryland man who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison by mistake, setting up another high-st...

JUST IN: A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to return a Maryland man who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison by mistake, setting up another high-stakes clash between the White House and the courts.

If you are a federal employee who was recently fired from a U.S. health agency, I’d love to get in touch.

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Noem threatens to send more immigrants to El Salvador prison The migrants, accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang, are being held at CECOT without access to either the Salvadoran or American justice systems.

Noem threatens to send more immigrants to El Salvador prison www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

From @mariasacchetti.bsky.social

How a TikTok network spreading Spanish-language immigration misinformation gained traction Nearly 40 Spanish-language TikTok accounts, several even posing as Telemundo and Univision, spread falsehoods and remained undetected for at least a month.

Nearly 40 Spanish-language TikTok accounts, several posing as Telemundo and Univision, spread falsehoods and remained undetected for at least a month.

Week one ✅

Trudeau calls tariffs 'very dumb' and says Canada 'will not back down from a fight' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his country's plan to impose tariffs on some $107 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to President Donald

NEW: Canadian PM Trudeau calls new Trump tariffs "very dumb" and reiterates his country's plan to impose tariffs on some $107 billion worth of U.S. goods in response.

If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?

I had the privilege of celebrating a friend last night & reporting on his big day for an upcoming story on Latino USA ❤️ #latino

Reporting in Los Angeles for an upcoming story on Latino USA ❤️ #latino #LosAngeles

LA sunset by the beach before some reporting

A protest song by Venezuelan rappers asks Trump not to deport them Three Venezuela rappers created the song "Donaltron," a protest song in which they make their plea to President Donald Trump to not deport them. The song has become a viral hit on TikTok.

Immigrants are pushing back against President Trump’s immigration crackdown, and a new song has become something of a rallying cry.

The song is called DONALTRON. It’s a dembow with a sick beat and powerful lyrics. Get ready to dance! www.npr.org/2025/02/15/n...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland launches New Mexico governor campaign Haaland would be the first Native American woman elected governor if she wins. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham cannot run for a third straight term.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for governor of New Mexico, looking to be the first Native American woman to be elected governor of a state.

Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine’s war effort — but he wants something rare in return The president appears to have adopted a proposal first made last year that offers “strategic partners” such as the U.S. special access to Ukraine's glut of natural resources.

President Trump says he wants access to Ukraine’s rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv.

AOC: 'I’m Not Going to Give Them My Fear' - Latino USA A lot has happened with just a few days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. There’s been...

ICYMI: I recently produced an interview for Latino USA between Maria Hinojosa and @aoc.bsky.social

They talk about what went wrong for Dems in 2024, how they can win back voters, the value & beauty immigrants bring to the U.S. & much more.

Hope you’ll listen! 📻
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Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Kristi Noem | American Civil Liberties Union

NEW: The @aclu.org, and a group of immigrant rights groups including @raicestexas.bsky.social, @lasamericasiac.bsky.social & @florenceproject.bsky.social have sued the Trump administration over it's executive action suspending asylum at the U.S. southern border. Lawsuit: www.aclu.org/cases/refuge...

Got to produce this interview yesterday for Latino USA between our host, Maria Hinojosa, and @aoc.bsky.social 📻 I hope you’ll watch / listen to the segment when it drops later this week 🎥

Maria & Marie discuss the diversity within the Latino community, unpack Latinos’ place in U.S. political history, & now, mass deportations in the past and the role Latinos in the U.S. could play in shaping the country’s future

I produced this interview & hope you’ll listen!

Understanding 'LatinoLand' With Marie Arana - Latino USA “Latinos are not a monolith” is something that we hear almost every election cycle when politicians try to understand and...

Something we do at Latino USA is report on the issues that matter to our community, but we also shed light on its cultures, histories, complexities & beauty

On this episode our host, Maria Hinojosa, sat down with Marie Arana to discuss "LatinoLand", her latest book
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Latino USA Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa, produced by The Futuro Media Group, is the longest running Latino-focused program on U.S. public media.

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Pentagon pausing official social media accounts worldwide for review The department's halt is meant to ensure that its social media messaging aligns with the new administration’s priorities.

The Department of Defense has ordered a pause on all of its official social media accounts, unless the posts elevate the second Trump administration’s mission at the southern border or are informational updates, according to three U.S. defense officials.

House passes Laken Riley Act, sending the first bill to Trump to sign into law The strict measure, named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant, has divided Democrats.

NEW: House passes a strict immigration detention measure named for Laken Riley, who was killed by an undocumented immigrant.

The legislation, aimed at people in the U.S. illegally who commit nonviolent crimes like theft, is expected to be the first bill President Trump signs into law.

‘This was cruel’: Inside a border shelter, migrants await Trump’s next move The migrants at El Buen Samaritano shelter had waited months to enter the United States through the CBP One app. Now they are stuck in Mexico.

Our latest in the fallout from CBP1’s termination takes readers inside a Ciudad Juárez shelter to the families recovering from shock, trying to figure out what’s next. Reunited with some folks I met on the bridge when they first got the news.

Latino USA Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa, produced by The Futuro Media Group, is the longest running Latino-focused program on U.S. public media.

I finally joined!

Hi everyone, I'm a journalist / producer from the #RGV of south Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border, now in NYC.

I work for a podcast / national public radio show named Latino USA where we cover everything related to Latinos & Latinas

Hope you'll give me follow me!
www.latinousa.org