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by the El Reportero staff Every Sept. 15, Central Americans throughout the United States celebrate the independence of their homelands, carrying on traditions that have survived distance, migration and generations. For Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the date commemorates the 1821 declaration of independence from Spain. It marked the beginning of political […] The post Far from home, Central Americans keep independence traditions alive appeared first on ElReporterosf.com.

by Wendy Fry and Khari Johnson CalMatters Privacy advocates are urging California to reconsider plans to share millions of driver records with a database after the Trump administration sought commercial driver’s license information for immigration enforcement. California lawmakers debated whether the Department of Motor Vehicles could safely share driver’s license information with the American Association […] The post As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records appeared first on ElReporterosf.com.

by the El Reportero staff As of press time on Thursday, September 10, no official decision had been announced regarding whether Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador would be extended or terminated. The critical September 9 deadline passed without the Trump administration announcing a decision. Meanwhile, approximately 170,000 to 200,000 Salvadorans living in the […] The post Deadline for Salvadoran TPS passes; no official decision yet on extension appeared first on ElReporterosf.com.

Peru’s president is asking Congress for legislative powers to extend detention periods and expedite the removal of immigrants who are in the country illegally by the El Reportero wire services Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori has asked Congress to expand the executive branch’s authority to strengthen the country’s immigration enforcement measures, including extending certain detention periods […] The post Keiko Fujimori seeks broader powers to speed up immigrant deportations in Peru appeared first on ElReporterosf.com.

by Marvin Ramírez Twenty-five years ago, on the morning of September 11, 2001, America was wounded in a way that an entire generation will never forget. Nearly 3,000 innocent people were killed. Families went to work that morning expecting an ordinary Tuesday and never returned home. Firefighters, police officers, emergency workers and ordinary citizens ran […] The post September 11: The wound that changed America appeared first on ElReporterosf.com.