Global January 2019

US Plan For Asylum Seekers

The U.S. launched an effort to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases are processed in the United States immigration courts.

Arts and Media January 2019

Sotomayor Inspires At Children’s Museum

Bronx Children’s Museum and Hostos Colleges hosted Dream Big Day, featuring U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and actor and activist Kerry Washington.

Hispanic Community January 2019

Immigration Courts Severely Backlogged

The government shutdown appears to have added years to the already severely backlog that immigration courts are dealing with in the United States.

Technology January 2019

Apple To Fix FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug

The FaceTime app has a bug that allows an iPhone user calling another iPhone through Group Facetime to hear the audio from the other handset even if the receiver did not accept their call.

Hispanic Community January 2019

HACU Announces Academia De Liderazgo

HACU has announced the launching of the HACU Presidential Leadership Academy/Academia de Liderazgo, a new leadership program specifically for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Global January 2019

Minors, Mexico And US Asylum Claims

Mexico will only accept U.S. asylum seekers aged 18 to 60 at the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana. No asylum seekers who are less than 18 years old will be accepted.

Hispanic Community January 2019

Misery In Venezuela

According to economists, the longer the standoff between opposition leader Juan Guadio and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, the more likely Venezuelan citizens will suffer.

Global January 2019

ISU Opens Food Pantry For Students

Students at Indiana State University will now have access to a food pantry where they can get drinks, toiletries and different types of food including baby food.

Financing January 2019

Teachers Won't Get 10 Years Of Back Pay

South Carolina schoolteachers from the Abbeville County School District who had their salaries frozen because of the Great Recession will not be receiving back pay.

Hispanic Community January 2019

Deadly Tornado Hits Havana

At least three people were killed and 172 others injured as a result of the tornado that hit Havana, according to Cuba’s president, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Global January 2019

The Opioid Scourge; 10 Things To Know

President Trump has expressed skepticism about the House and Senate crafting a budget agreement. Families numbering in the hundreds of thousands deal with the opioid crisis.

Global January 2019

KSU Director Jobs; Top 4 Featured Jobs

The Hispanic Outlook’s job board’s current featured jobs include two director jobs at Kent State University, as well as positions at universities in California and Texas.