The Latino Newsletter

Apr 7, 2026

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6 min read

The Latino Newsletter Enters Q2 With Momentum

Numbers, milestones, and what's coming next

Julio Ricardo Varela

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Bill to Restrict ICE Interactions Advances in Massachusetts

Apr 6, 2026

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9 min read

Bill to Restrict ICE Interactions Advances in Massachusetts

In late March, the House voted 134-21 to pass the PROTECT Act, which now heads to the Senate

Rosanna Marinelli

Massachusetts Appoints First Latina Housing Secretary

Apr 4, 2026

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7 min read

Massachusetts Appoints First Latina Housing Secretary

At an April 1 press conference, Juana Matías calls her appointment ‘intentional’

Rosanna Marinelli

Apr 3, 2026

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5 min read

Butch Ware: The Green Candidate

Season 2, Episode 14 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

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Airbnbs Are Eating Up This Puerto Rico Island Municipality

Apr 2, 2026

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12 min read

Airbnbs Are Eating Up This Puerto Rico Island Municipality

Short-term rentals have increased prices and taken over residences in Culebra, analysis shows

Cris Seda Chabrier

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PUERTO RICO

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

Whistleblower Sues Private Bus Company on Behalf of Puerto Rico Government

The claims for alleged fraud and improper charges could reach more than $100 million

Carlos Berríos Polanco

ICE Sub-Agency Accessed Puerto Rico Transportation Database, Court Records Show

Feb 25, 2026

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11 min read

ICE Sub-Agency Accessed Puerto Rico Transportation Database, Court Records Show

Previously unreported court filings reveal how HSI agents used database in cases that included immigration arrests

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

Feb 17, 2026

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10 min read

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

Is Pan-Americanism merely a chimera or an attainable dream?

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Puerto Rico’s Coasts Are for the People, Not a Playground for the Rich

Boricuas say ‘De Aquí Nadie Me Saca’ as they fight the Esencia megaproject

Rima Brusi

Apr 1, 2026

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13 min read

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Residents bring personal photographs to be digitized, creating a growing collection of community memory and lived experience

Hector Cervantes

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

Michelle Zacarias on Surviving Colorectal Cancer at 34

A new “Living Proof” series tells her story

Julio Ricardo Varela

Mar 30, 2026

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6 min read

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

Reparar el daño colonial y la dependencia va más allá de la política

Lola Rosario

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

The curtain has been pulled back, but there are still questions

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

The platform is the problem, not the expertise

Sindy Marisol Benavides

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

Undoing colonial damage and dependency transcends politics

Lola Rosario

Mar 25, 2026

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11 min read

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

What a ballroom no one asked for says about who this city belongs to

Yiselle Santos Rivera

Mar 24, 2026

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11 min read

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Guantánamo shows how legal precedent and infrastructure continue to shape U.S. power

Denise Zubizarreta

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

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The Latino Newsletter Enters Q2 With Momentum

Bill to Restrict ICE Interactions Advances in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Appoints First Latina Housing Secretary

Butch Ware: The Green Candidate

Airbnbs Are Eating Up This Puerto Rico Island Municipality

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit newsroom.
Please consider donating to support our journalism.

PUERTO RICO

Whistleblower Sues Private Bus Company on Behalf of Puerto Rico Government

ICE Sub-Agency Accessed Puerto Rico Transportation Database, Court Records Show

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

Puerto Rico’s Coasts Are for the People, Not a Playground for the Rich

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Michelle Zacarias on Surviving Colorectal Cancer at 34

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

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Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Rosanna Marinelli

Serena Maria Daniels

Mauro Morales

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The Latino Newsletter Enters Q2 With Momentum

Bill to Restrict ICE Interactions Advances in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Appoints First Latina Housing Secretary

Butch Ware: The Green Candidate

Airbnbs Are Eating Up This Puerto Rico Island Municipality

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit newsroom.Please consider donating to support our journalism.

PUERTO RICO

Whistleblower Sues Private Bus Company on Behalf of Puerto Rico Government

ICE Sub-Agency Accessed Puerto Rico Transportation Database, Court Records Show

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

Puerto Rico’s Coasts Are for the People, Not a Playground for the Rich

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Michelle Zacarias on Surviving Colorectal Cancer at 34

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outletfounded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.

Julio Ricardo Varela

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Rosanna Marinelli

Serena Maria Daniels

Mauro Morales

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit newsroom. Please consider donating to support our journalism.

Categories

Who We Are

Who We Are

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit newsroom.
Please consider donating to support our journalism.

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outlet
founded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.