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LPPI Co-founder Matt Barreto testifies in court on the negative effects that including a citizenship question on the 2020 census will have.

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Statement on SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision allowing President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship to take effect in states that did not challenge it in court. While the ruling did not decide whether the order itself is constitutional, it limits the ability of federal judges to block policies nationwide….

Statement on the ICE Raids in Los Angeles

Statement from Amada Armenta, faculty director at the Latino Policy and Politics Institute: “The recent ICE raids carried out in Los Angeles— followed by the arrest of protestors and the unilateral deployment of the National Guard—are an unconscionable use of state power to terrorize immigrant communities and their allies. These actions do not make us…

Unaccompanied Children Are Under Attack, Again

This blog is a submission by the Community Justice Alliance (CJA), a legal services nonprofit seeking to advance racial justice and immigrant rights in California’s Central Valley. Years after the public outcry over family separations, we are once again witnessing a resurgence of punitive tactics that endanger the safety and due process rights of tens…

Debunking Myths About Latinos and Medicaid

This post is based on an interview conducted by KFF Health News, which published an article on March 17, 2025. The KFF article is also available in Spanish. Medicaid is a critical lifeline for millions of Americans, providing health coverage to low-income individuals and families. However, persistent myths about Latinos and Medicaid continue to fuel…

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