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2016 Presidential Polls: Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump by Double Digits Among Hispanic Voters

Hillary Clinton holds a three point lead over Donald Trump in a new national poll pitting the presumptive nominees of their respective parties head to head.

Immigration News: ICE Detainee Dies at New Jersey Hospital, Cause of Death Unknown

By Paola Hernández
An immigrant, who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, became the eighth detainee to die while in their custody during the current 2016 fiscal year.

Donald Trump Orlando Shooting Speech Takes Aim on ‘Dysfunctional’ Immigration, Renews Muslim Ban Pitch

By Paola Hernández
Following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Donald Trump reiterated his immigration stance on Monday that would temporarily ban Muslims entering the U.S.

Donald Trump vs. Washington Post: Trump Revokes Press Credentials From the Newspaper That Exposed the ‘Watergate’ Scandal

By Paola Hernández
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced he has revoked the press credentials of a major U.S. newspaper -- the same newspaper the revealed the Watergate scandal.

Orlando Shooting: Transcript of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden's Statements on Orlando Terror Attack

By Paola Hernández
Following the terror and hate crime committed at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub on Sunday morning, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden delivered separate remarks about the attack and what the U.S. needs to do next.

Orlando Shooting Massacre: Latino Groups Unite, Grieve for LGBTQ Latinos Killed at Pulse Nightclub

By Paola Hernández
Following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Latino civic and politically-engaged groups have come out to grieve with victims of the LGBTQ community.

Immigration Reform News: Undocumented Immigrants Pay $11.6 Billions in Annual Taxes New Study Finds

By Paola Hernández
A new Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) report concludes that undocumented immigrants living here in the U.S. pay out an estimated $11.64billion in annual taxes.

2016 Presidential Polls: Hillary Clinton Holds 3-Point Lead Over Donald Trump in Fox News Poll

By Paola Hernández
Hillary Clinton holds a three point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News Poll, which also finds support for the controversial republican presumptive nominee has dropped by six points over the last three weeks.

US Approves Six Airlines to Start Flights to Nine Cities in Cuba But Not Havana

By Paola Hernández
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has cleared six domestic airlines for flights to Cuba as early as this fall.

Congressional Hispanic Lawmakers to Paul Ryan: Tell Donald Trump to Apologize for 'Blatantly Racist' Attacks on Latino Judge Curiel

By Paola Hernández
Latino lawmakers from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus took aim at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday morning over his inquiry of a Hispanic judge's ethnicity and unfounded bias in the Trump University alleged fraud case.

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: PROMESA Bill Passes House, Allows Provision Cutting Minimum Wage to $4.25 for Young Workers

By Paola Hernández
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the PROMESA Act, which addresses Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, but in the process also allows the commonwealth’s minimum wage to drop to $4.25.

NBA Finals 2016: Immigration Officials Seize Fake NBA Good Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars

By Paola Hernández
Just in time with the NBA finals, currently contested between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a big sting in counterfeit merchandise and goods worth over tens of thousands of dollars.

'I'm With Her': Watch President Obama Endorse Hillary Clinton as 'Presumptive' Democratic Party's Presidential Nominee

By Paola Hernández
It might have been an awkward meeting between President Barack Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who met earlier on Thursday, only for Obama to later announce his support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Democrats Urge Democratic Party to Make Immigration Reform an Official Staple of The Party

By Paola Hernández
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is among the high-ranking Democrats pushing to have immigration reform made an official part of the party's platform.

Electoral College Map 2016 Projection: Hillary Clinton Has Huge Electoral College Vote Edge Over Donald Trump - ABC Finds

By Paola Hernández
Hillary Clinton holds a sizable Electoral College vote advantage over Donald Trump as their likely general election in November looms.

Democratic National Committee's First Latino National Political Director to Leave Role for Silicon Valley

By Paola Hernández
At the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Raul Alvillar, their first Latino national political director, will leave his position just ahead of next month's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Minority Women -- Loretta Sanchez and Kamala Harris -- in Historic Fight for California’s US Senate Seat

By Paola Hernández
No matter what way it turns out, the U.S. Senate race in California stands to make history. No matter what way it turns out, the U. S. Senate race in California stands to make history.

As the Senior Latino in the Senate: Bob Menendez Condemns Trump's 'Downright Dangerous' Racist Remarks on Hispanic Judge

By Paola Hernández
There are only three Latinos in the U.S. Senate, and the most senior of them all took Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to task for remarks against ethnic minorities.

Primary Results 2016: Hillary Clinton Claims Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nomination, But Bernie Sanders Fights On

By Paola Hernández
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has claimed the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party on Tuesday night following

Immigration News Today: Texas Judge Hanen Grants Stay in Case Seeking Young Immigrants' Personal Information

By Paola Hernández
A Texas judge has granted a stay on his order requiring the personal information of tens of thousands of young immigrants to be turned over to the court.
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