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The Hidden Barriers Immigrant Students Face in Affording College

Mar 12, 2026

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11 min read

The Hidden Barriers Immigrant Students Face in Affording College

Scholarship rules and financial aid restrictions quietly limit who can apply

Henders Aponte

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What This Year’s Latino Representation at the Oscars Tells Us

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

What This Year’s Latino Representation at the Oscars Tells Us

“Frankenstein” and “The Secret Agent” took opposite roads to arrive on Hollywood’s biggest stage

Francisco Avilés Pino

Whistleblower Sues Private Bus Company on Behalf of Puerto Rico Government

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

Colorado’s Tamale Act Could Bring Home-Kitchen Food Businesses Out of Shadows

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

Colorado’s Tamale Act Could Bring Home-Kitchen Food Businesses Out of Shadows

A proposed expansion would recognize an informal food economy that immigrant communities have sustained for generations

Serena Maria Daniels

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

Gustavo Arellano and Early Detection

Season 2, Episode 12 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

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How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

With his unique drawl, our Boricua Brando cut his own lane in Hollywood. But where are his acolytes?

Mark Pagán

Puerto Rico Is the New Battleground for Women’s Reproductive Rights

Feb 26, 2026

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11 min read

Puerto Rico Is the New Battleground for Women’s Reproductive Rights

Governor is choosing power over fellow women

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

With his unique drawl, our Boricua Brando cut his own lane in Hollywood. But where are his acolytes?

Mark Pagán

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

I learned to be brave, but the fight ahead requires all of us

Neidi Dominguez

Mar 4, 2026

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11 min read

The Human Cost of Consolidation

Why the Paramount–WBD merger threatens the creators and the audiences that make media worth watching

Guest Contributor

Mar 3, 2026

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11 min read

U.S. Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Endgame Strategy

Destruction is not the same as political success

The Conversation

Mar 2, 2026

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13 min read

Where Does Cuba Go Next?

Experts debate whether the country’s mounting economic crisis threatens the regime or reinforces its grip

Caroline Val

Feb 27, 2026

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10 min read

Puerto Rico Is the New Battleground for Women’s Reproductive Rights

Governor is choosing power over fellow women

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Feb 26, 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

Feb 25, 2026

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11 min read

The State of The Latino Newsletter

It's joyful, hopeful, and exciting

Julio Ricardo Varela

Feb 24, 2026

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6 min read

World Cup Offers Major Moment for NJ Hispanic Community

The FIFA event highlights an earned opportunity — and a market the region can’t ignore

Carlos Medina

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

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