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PUERTO RICO

Activists Protest Immigration Detentions in San Juan Neighborhood

Puerto Rico Police say there’s no collaboration agreement with federal agencies for immigration enforcement

Nov 17, 2025

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10 min read

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Pentagon Exploring Viability of Caribbean Military Buildup Until Next Year, Documents Show

Several federal contracts, solicitations, and announcements contain details about possible 2026 plans

Nov 14, 2025

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10 min read

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Supreme Court Justices Dissent on Plenary Power Over U.S. Territories

Nonprofit Right to Democracy group calls it “historic”

Nov 12, 2025

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8 min read

Julio Ricardo Varela

Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)

Nov 20, 2025

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9 min read

Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)

Their historical contributions have been ignored for too long

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

CBP Installed Surveillance Network in Puerto Rico Marinas

The cameras, whose exact locations are unknown, raise privacy concerns for experts

Nov 6, 2025

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10 min read

Carlos Berríos Polanco

The Siege in Salón Boricua

On its 75th anniversary, new writing about October 31, 1950

Oct 31, 2025

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28 min read

Esmeralda Santiago

No Water and No Transparency

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans were without water for a week

Oct 30, 2025

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10 min read

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

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PUERTO RICO

Oct 27, 2025

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6 min read

Over 40 Organizations Denounce FBI, Puerto Rico Police Surveillance of Activist Groups

The response follows The Latino Newsletter’s story revealing law enforcement discussions during a domestic terrorism meeting

Carlos Berríos Polanco

American Backlash to Bad Bunny Exposes Puerto Rico’s Colonial Purgatory

Oct 20, 2025

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12 min read

American Backlash to Bad Bunny Exposes Puerto Rico’s Colonial Purgatory

Just saying he is an American citizen is not going to cut it

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

FBI and Puerto Rico Police Discussed Pro-Independence Group During Domestic Terrorism Meeting

Oct 14, 2025

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16 min read

FBI and Puerto Rico Police Discussed Pro-Independence Group During Domestic Terrorism Meeting

Activist leader calls it “a pattern of political persecution”

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Loíza: Where Investors and Politicians Conspire for Occupied Land

Oct 3, 2025

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10 min read

Loíza: Where Investors and Politicians Conspire for Occupied Land

Because vultures will always seek to replace palm trees with cement

Lola Rosario

Sep 29, 2025

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11 min read

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Statement

A halftime show in Spanish against America’s colonial gaze

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political

Sep 23, 2025

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5 min read

In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political

It's time for that to change

Viviana M. Vélez Negrón, +1

Behind U.S. Military Spectacle, Puerto Rico’s González-Colón Seeks Lifeline

Sep 12, 2025

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9 min read

Behind U.S. Military Spectacle, Puerto Rico’s González-Colón Seeks Lifeline

Trump’s Caribbean show of force offers cover for a faltering administration

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

Bad Bunny Turns His Residency Into Puerto Rico’s Biggest Party

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

Bad Bunny Turns His Residency Into Puerto Rico’s Biggest Party

It was epic

Michael Collazo

Activists Protest Immigration Detentions in San Juan Neighborhood

Pentagon Exploring Viability of Caribbean Military Buildup Until Next Year, Documents Show

Supreme Court Justices Dissent on Plenary Power Over U.S. Territories

Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)