Latino USA

12/05/2025

BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court just announced it will hear arguments in the case for Trump's order to restrict birthright citizenship.

Listen to our Latino USA story from this year when we hear directly from a pregnant woman at the center of the case.

Podcast Episode · Latino USA · 06/08/2025 · 26m

12/05/2025

In a rural town in Georgia sits Stewart, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the U.S. In partnership with Futuro Investigates and The Marshall Project, we take you inside El Refugio, a hospitality house helping ease some of the burden for families of detainees and people inside.

Go inside El Refugio, the only hospitality home aiding families of detained immigrants at Stewart Detention Center in rural Georgia.

12/05/2025

In a rural town in south Georgia sits El Refugio, a charming white home with green shutters. For 15 years, thousands have walked through its doors during the hardest moments of their lives. The house serves as a refuge for families of immigrants detained just two miles away at one of the largest immigration detention centers in the U.S. In recent months, the visits to El Refugio have skyrocketed.

We spent 48 hours inside El Refugio, the only hospitality house of its kind in the nation. We meet the volunteers who run the home and visit the detainees, and get to know some of the families passing through the house on their way to Stewart Detention Center.

Read the full story ➡️ https://futuroinvestigates.org/investigative-stories/48-hours-at-el-refugio-a-haven-for-families-of-ice-detainees/

You'll find a reporter’s journal by Latino USA Senior Producer Julieta Martinelli and reporting co-authored with Shannon Heffernan.

This is a partnership with Futuro Investigates and The Marshall Project.

12/05/2025

For 15 years, El Refugio, the only hospitality house of its kind in the nation, has opened its doors to families visiting loved ones detained at Stewart Detention Center.

On this Latino USA episode, we spent 48 hours inside the house, sitting with volunteers, meeting detainees’ families, and witnessing the quiet acts of care that happen here every day.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ apple.co/48vtek1

This is a partnership with Futuro Investigates and The Marshall Project.

12/03/2025

The Trump administration has created a sense of instability and fear through its anti-immigration policies. It is what our host and executive producer Maria L Hinojosa describes as psychological terror.

Recently, Maria Hinojosa appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss how Latino USA and Futuro Investigates, in collaboration with CalMatters.org, reported on and investigated the ways these tactics have sparked a surge of anti-ICE pushback, galvanizing communities to protect one another like never before.

Listen to the episode here ➡️ bit.ly/lusataken

12/03/2025

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12/03/2025

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12/03/2025

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12/02/2025

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12/02/2025

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12/01/2025

Mezcal, the drink of the Zapotec gods, is having a moment, but its sudden rise is causing havoc on land in Oaxaca. In this Latino USA episode, learn about what you can do to become a better mezcal consumer.

We go to Oaxaca to uncover mezcal’s ancestral traditions, the process behind the spirit, and the unseen consequences of rising global demand.

12/01/2025

“When you see children being shot at because they're going to get food, how do you sit by?” In the latest Latino USA episode, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva on Democratic members who’ve remained silent about using the term genocide to describe the horrors in Gaza.

Arizona’s first Latina Congresswoman, Adelita Grijalva, discusses her path to office, her progressive values, and the pivotal vote to release the Epstein files.