Aaron Zagal Yaji is a Public Relations and Economics freshman in his first semester at The Alligator. He covers El Caimán's metro beat. In his free time, he enjoys going to the beach (or reminiscing about it), cooking Peruvian food, and squandering his money on golden shiny things.
El nuevo presidente de UF, Stuart Bell, tiene la directriz de prohibir los programas de equidad e inclusión, en contraste con sus 10 años creando departamentos de DEI en la Universidad de Alabama
New UF president Stuart Bell is directed to prohibit equity and inclusion programs, contradicting his 10 years building DEI departments at the University of Alabama
An anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest and vigil for those killed by enforcement agents was hosted by the North Central Florida Indivisible group in front of Gainesville City Hall July 25.
Angela Couret's phone rings in the middle of Spanish Conversation Club, and instead of silencing it, she puts it on speaker.
Throughout the last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been responsible for the deaths of three civilians across Texas, Maine and Florida.
Durante la última semana, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas ha sido responsable de la muerte de tres civiles en Texas, Maine y Florida.
On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and killed a target of a removal order. Later that day, the Department of Homeland Security announced the victim was not the intended target, and officers had killed a civilian.
Eight days before the Gainesville City Commission is set to review a proposal denouncing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity, a letter from the region's lead homelessness agency suggests passing it could jeopardize the city and county’s access to federal housing funds.
Many Latinos today are well aware of the stigmatizing “no sabo kid” stereotype, a label attached to Hispanic individuals who aren’t fluent in Spanish. The phrase has long carried a patronizing edge within first- and second-generation Hispanic communities — and Gainesville is no exception.
Immigration attorneys report that many of their clients are experiencing longer case processing times, more application denials and growing fears about travel, detention and deportation.
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