Hispanic Community May 2018

Chile's Bishops Resign En Masse Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up [Beyond Education]

In the biggest shake-up yet in the Catholic Church's long-running sex abuse scandal, every active Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over what Pope Francis said was their "grave negligence" in investigating abuse and protecting children. The bishops announced at the end of an emergency Vatican summit that all 31 active bishops in Rome had signed a document offering to resign.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Ap Fact Check: Trump Misplaces Blame For Family Splits [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump is wrongly blaming Democrats for a law that he says is forcing migrant children to be taken from their parents at the border. The decision to separate families was made by the Trump administration. AP fact checks Trump’s comments Wednesday during his meeting with local California officials who support the president's moves on immigration policy.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Trump Draws Rebuke For 'Animal' Remark At Immigration Talk [Beyond Education]

While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as "animals" — drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric. Trump's remark at meeting with local leaders was in response to a complaint about gang members.

Hispanic Community May 2018

HHS Considering Housing Immigrant Children At Military Bases [Beyond Education]

The Health and Human Services Department is considering housing at military bases those children picked up crossing the U.S. border illegally either alone or after being separated from their parents by the government, according to two U.S. officials. One official said the department is looking at four bases in Texas and Arkansas.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Chilean Bishops Open To Resignations, Reparation For Abuse [Beyond Education]

Chile's Catholic bishops said Monday they were open to whatever Pope Francis proposes to overhaul the Chilean church, including the removal of bishops, reforms of seminaries and paying financial reparation to victims of a clergy sex abuse and cover-up scandal. Representatives of the Chilean bishops conference told reporters they were heading into three days of meetings with Francis humbled, pained and shamed for their own errors in handling abuse cases.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Companies Propose Immigration Detention Centers For Midwest [Beyond Education]

Companies and local governments have proposed building new immigration detention centers in Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, responding to a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials stepping up arrests in the center of the country. The proposals, most by for-profit corrections contractors, were submitted to ICE after it put out a request in October for detention sites near Chicago, Detroit, Salt Lake City and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Hispanic Community May 2018

The 4 Dueling Immigration Bills The House Could Vote On [Beyond Education]

If a band of Republican centrists can pull it off, the House could vote this year on four dueling immigration bills over the objections of party leaders. The mavericks would succeed if they collect 218 signatures — a majority of House members — on a petition, a seldom-used procedure.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Texas Suit Could Speed DACA's Path To Supreme Court [Beyond Education]

Three judges have ordered the Trump administration to continue a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Now, a lawsuit filed last week in Texas seeks to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and may create a legal clash that could speed the issue's path to the Supreme Court.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Sessions: Zero-Tolerance Policy May Split Families At Border [Beyond Education]

A "zero-tolerance" policy toward people who enter the United States illegally may cause families to be separated while parents are prosecuted, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it would refer all arrests for illegal entry to federal prosecutors, throwing its weight behind Sessions' policy announced last month to vastly expand criminal prosecutions of people with few or no previous offenses.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Guatemala's Crusading Prosecutor Exits Amid Praise, Threats [Beyond Education]

As chief prosecutor for Guatemala, Thelma Aldana won plaudits at home and abroad as the woman who sent a president to prison and broke up a number of high-level corruption rings. But it came at a cost — her own personal safety — as her crusading angered some of the country's most powerful and dangerous people, long accustomed to doing as they pleased with little or no consequences.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Supermercados Vallarta contribuye $110,000 a organizaciones educativas locales para apoyar la educación superior entre los estudiantes latinos de California [Buenas Noticias]

Supermercados Vallarta contribuirá un total de $110,000 a las siguientes organizaciones: Fundación Hispana de Educación, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Fresno, Oxnard Community College, Fundación de Educación de Líderes Juveniles, Hancock College, Southwestern Community College, Antelope Valley College, Victor Valley College, y Fundación de Educación TELACU.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Vallarta Supermarkets Contributes $110,000 To Local Education Organizations To Support Higher Education For California Latino Students [On A Positive Note]

Vallarta Supermarkets will contribute a total of $110,000 to the following organizations: The Hispanic Education Foundation, Fresno Unified School District, Oxnard Community College, Youth Leaders Education Foundation, Hancock College, Southwestern Community College, Antelope Valley College, Victor Valley College, and TELACU Education Foundation.