{"id":34432,"date":"2025-12-29T11:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=34432"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:23:40","slug":"meet-the-iowans-behind-immigration-advocacy-group-escucha-mi-voz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/meet-the-iowans-behind-immigration-advocacy-group-escucha-mi-voz\/","title":{"rendered":"Conoce a los habitantes de Iowa detr\u00e1s del grupo de defensa de inmigrantes Escucha Mi Voz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-706537059\" class=\"holaa-before-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"728&#215;90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg 728w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><div class=\"gnt_ar_by\"><strong>Por <a class=\"gnt_ar_by_a gnt_ar_by_a__fi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.press-citizen.com\/staff\/12049488002\/ryan-hansen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":byline with photo|o|c|text\">Ryan Hansen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/26\/escucha-mi-voz-iowa-city-immigration-rights\/87721921007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Des Moines Register<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_b\">\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Alejandra Escobar talks Escucha Mi Voz's immigrant advocacy\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_vb gnt_em_vb__he\" aria-label=\"From phone banking to meetings and rallies, Escucha Mi Voz's Alejandra Escobar discusses the behind-the-scenes efforts of social justice work.\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Escucha Mi Voz, una organizaci\u00f3n de Iowa liderada por inmigrantes, es como &#8220;una gran familia&#8221;, dijo la integrante Elida Contreras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Y estamos ah\u00ed los unos para los otros&#8221;, dijo Contreras, de 22 a\u00f1os.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-2743494700\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/patient-care\/lead-exposure\/lead-exposure-in-children\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Web Ad July #1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-696x174.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1068x267.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1920x480.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"600\" height=\"640\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Contreras es una de los aproximadamente 800 miembros de Escucha Mi Voz, que ayuda a conectar a inmigrantes latinoamericanos que han hecho del este de Iowa su hogar. La asistencia del grupo incluye asesor\u00eda legal, as\u00ed como apoyo y acompa\u00f1amiento para las citas de verificaci\u00f3n migratoria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/escuchamivozia\/?locale=es_LA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\">Escucha Mi Voz<\/a>, con sede en Iowa City, fue fundada en 2022 y cobr\u00f3 notoriedad por primera vez cuando inmigrantes locales pidieron a los consejos municipales y a la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Johnson que <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/2022\/01\/04\/iowa-city-press-citizen-people-watch-2022-ninoska-campos-voice-latino-immigrants-excluded-workers\/8717921002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">les brindaran asistencia directa<\/a> tras ser excluidos de la ayuda federal durante la pandemia de COVID-19.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ia-desmoines-C1150-native-article_link-news-local-4-ac1\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-google-query-id=\"CPCMl_ee45EDFdeROgUdcdU7vg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7103\/ia-desmoines-C1150\/native-article_link\/news\/local_21__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7103\/ia-desmoines-C1150\/native-article_link\/news\/local_21\" class=\"gnt_x_sl_gpt_if\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7103\/ia-desmoines-C1150\/native-article_link\/news\/local_21\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1a\" data-integralas-id-19b013be-d83a-2185-baaf-e475925f8676=\"\" data-integralas-id-eabd5047-e3ae-a78d-d08c-d975ec808e97=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">En los a\u00f1os posteriores, la organizaci\u00f3n ha ampliado su enfoque para incluir la pol\u00edtica migratoria. Esto comenz\u00f3 cuando aument\u00f3 la pol\u00e9mica por <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/05\/02\/iowa-city-community-rallies-against-states-illegal-reentry-law-escucha-mi-voz\/73536056007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">la ley de &#8216;reingreso ilegal&#8217; de Iowa<\/a>, que <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/07\/02\/immigrant-workers-march-through-iowa-city-against-illegal-reentry-law-senate-file-2340\/74270787007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">penaliz\u00f3 la entrada al estado<\/a> de personas previamente deportadas de Estados Unidos. La ley de Iowa est\u00e1 <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/crime-and-courts\/2025\/10\/23\/8th-circuit-iowa-immigration-law-illegal-reentry-injunction\/86854003007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">a la espera de un fallo definitivo<\/a> de los tribunales federales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">El grupo aboga por <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/14\/escucha-mi-voz-signed-petition-calls-for-end-of-iowa-immigration-task-force\/83621360007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">proteger a los trabajadores inmigrantes<\/a> y ampliar sus derechos, y ha mantenido su compromiso de ayudar a los inmigrantes que buscan recuperar salarios perdidos, dijo Contreras.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-473105414\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-up-for-progress-iowas-high-five\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"H5 Spanish 300 x 250 Progress Iowa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H5-Spanish-300-x-250-Progress-Iowa.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Ha sido un a\u00f1o &#8220;dif\u00edcil&#8221; para muchos miembros de Escucha Mi Voz frente a lo que Contreras describi\u00f3, a trav\u00e9s de un traductor, como un &#8220;presidente y una administraci\u00f3n muy antiinmigrantes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34433\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34433 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87796382007-20251210-escucha-mi-voz-0053-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">En el \u00faltimo a\u00f1o, Escucha Mi Voz protest\u00f3 frente a las oficinas de ICE y en Iowa City. Nuestro d\u00eda con ellos mostr\u00f3 m\u00e1s del trabajo organizativo detr\u00e1s de escena.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Profundizando el enfoque en la inmigraci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">En 2025, cuando la pol\u00edtica migratoria del presidente Donald Trump comenz\u00f3 a implementarse, los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz encabezaron la oposici\u00f3n en el este de Iowa.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-1890098644\" class=\"holaa-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz se movilizaron para exigir <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/2025\/07\/08\/iowa-man-pascual-pedro-deported-guatemala-ice\/84492168007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">el regreso de Pascual Pedro<\/a>, el residente de West Liberty de 20 a\u00f1os detenido en una cita de verificaci\u00f3n rutinaria con ICE. Pedro era un aclamado futbolista y lleg\u00f3 a Estados Unidos en 2018. <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/2025\/07\/30\/pascual-pedro-says-he-was-doing-the-right-thing-before-iowa-deportation-guatemala\/85406593007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">Fue deportado a Guatemala<\/a>, su pa\u00eds de origen, pocos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de ser detenido por primera vez en julio de 2025.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ia-desmoines-C1150-native-article_link-news-local-5-ac2\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-x-c=\"2\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A lo largo de 2025, <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/09\/bring-him-back-rally-for-deported-20-year-old-pascual-pedro-in-cedar-rapids-iowa\/84513147007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz y sus aliados se han congregado<\/a> y <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/escucha-mi-voz-cedar-rapids-ice-rally-october\/86457089007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">han realizado eventos de acompa\u00f1amiento<\/a> frente a la oficina de Inmigraci\u00f3n y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Cedar Rapids, cuando miembros y otros inmigrantes de la zona acuden a sus citas con los oficiales de inmigraci\u00f3n.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-3642720775\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">En estos eventos de acompa\u00f1amiento, los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz recopilan contactos de emergencia y otra informaci\u00f3n sobre las personas que ingresan. Varios miembros de Escucha Mi Voz le dijeron al Press-Citizen que estos actos de &#8220;monitoreo&#8221; garantizan que alguien sepa d\u00f3nde est\u00e1n en caso de que sean deportados.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34434\" style=\"width: 1250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m.png 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m-696x464.png 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-29-at-10.48.46\u202fa.m-1068x713.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Escucha Mi Voz Iowa realiz\u00f3 una protesta de acompa\u00f1amiento protector para inmigrantes que acud\u00edan a sus citas con ICE el 1 de octubre de 2025 en la oficina de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional en Cedar Rapids, Iowa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">El grupo ha monitoreado a cientos de inmigrantes desde enero. Por lo general, residentes de la zona <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/2025\/10\/01\/escucha-mi-voz-cedar-rapids-ice-rally-photos\/86459582007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">se re\u00fanen durante varias horas<\/a>, rezan en ingl\u00e9s y espa\u00f1ol, corean consignas en apoyo a los inmigrantes que acuden a sus citas y se conectan con otros miembros y aliados de Escucha Mi Voz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A principios de diciembre, en medio de temperaturas g\u00e9lidas, cientos de personas se congregaron para apoyar a 56 inmigrantes que ten\u00edan citas programadas en Cedar Rapids.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\">\n<div class=\"label\" hidden=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"message\">\n<div class=\"title\">Recibe el bolet\u00edn de noticias de <span class=\"highlight\">Dallas County News<\/span> en tu bandeja de entrada.<\/div>\n<p class=\"description\">Noticias de Perry, Adel y otras comunidades del Condado de Dallas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"frequency\">Entrega: Lun y Jue<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"input-container populated\">\n<p><input autocomplete=\"off\" name=\"email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clickable\"><\/div>\n<p><label>Tu Email<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bar\">\n<div class=\"highlight\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progress-primary\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progress-secondary\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;As\u00ed es como se ve la autodefensa comunitaria&#8221;, dijo la integrante de Escucha Mi Voz, Eva Castro, despu\u00e9s de su cita. &#8220;No estamos esperando que los pol\u00edticos nos salven. Estamos capacitando a nuestra gente, construyendo nuestros propios sistemas de seguridad y present\u00e1ndonos codo a codo. Cuando luchamos, ganamos&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Castro ha sido una voz prominente en el movimiento desde que su yerno, Jorge Gonz\u00e1lez Ochoa, <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/26\/iowa-city-ice-arrest-jorge-gonzalez-eschucha-mi-voz-rally\/86371548007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">fue arrestado p\u00fablicamente<\/a> por funcionarios de civil en Bread Garden Market en el centro de Iowa City en septiembre. Un portavoz de ICE <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/25\/iowa-city-man-arrested-by-federal-agents-bread-garden-market\/86347711007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">dijo que el arresto de Gonz\u00e1lez estaba relacionado con una investigaci\u00f3n por fraude<\/a>. Fue <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/crime-and-courts\/2025\/10\/20\/jorge-gonzalez-indicted-fraud-after-public-arrest-by-ice\/86805949007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">acusado formalmente varias semanas<\/a> despu\u00e9s de su arresto.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ia-desmoines-C1150-native-article_link-news-local-6-ac3\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-x-c=\"3\">\n<div class=\"teads-adCall\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Alejandra Escobar es una inmigrante colombiana y la organizadora principal de Escucha Mi Voz. Describi\u00f3 a los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz como quienes &#8220;mantienen la l\u00ednea&#8221; en la lucha para resistir y combatir las pol\u00edticas migratorias de la administraci\u00f3n Trump. En noviembre, <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/19\/due-process-resolution-iowa-city-immigration-enforcement\/87348288007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">le dijo al Concejo Municipal de Iowa City<\/a> que hay &#8220;un miedo silencioso que ensombrece incluso los momentos m\u00e1s ordinarios&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;En el fondo de nuestras mentes, siempre est\u00e1 la pregunta: &#8216;\u00bfSer\u00e1 hoy el d\u00eda en que me perfile racialmente y me lleve ICE?'&#8221;, dijo Escobar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34435\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/85939166007-20250902-iceprotest-0360-e1767027010954.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manifestantes aplauden a inmigrantes que salen de sus citas rutinarias con ICE el 2 de septiembre de 2025 en el edificio de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional en Cedar Rapids, Iowa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Fortalecer &#8216;una conexi\u00f3n con mis ra\u00edces&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Getsy Hern\u00e1ndez, de 22 a\u00f1os, es traductora y voluntaria de Escucha Mi Voz. Hern\u00e1ndez, hija de inmigrantes mexicanos que ha vivido en Iowa durante dos d\u00e9cadas, dijo que la organizaci\u00f3n le ha permitido profundizar su conexi\u00f3n con sus ra\u00edces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Crec\u00ed muy inmersa en todo esto. Crec\u00ed yendo a protestas contra pol\u00edticas antiinmigrantes&#8221;, dijo Hern\u00e1ndez. &#8220;Era una especie de organizadora y activista sin darme cuenta, porque muchos de los servicios que hago aqu\u00ed ya los hac\u00eda para mis padres desde que era ni\u00f1a&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ia-desmoines-C1150-native-article_link-news-local-7-ac4\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-x-c=\"4\">\n<div class=\"teads-inread sm-screen\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"teads0\" class=\"teads-player\"><iframe title=\"vpaid-ui\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"teads-resize\" title=\"teads-resize\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hern\u00e1ndez se gradu\u00f3 de la Universidad Drake y se mud\u00f3 a Iowa City en agosto para cursar una maestr\u00eda en orientaci\u00f3n escolar en la Universidad de Iowa. Ha trabajado con Escucha Mi Voz desde su mudanza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">En los \u00faltimos cuatro meses, Hern\u00e1ndez dijo que lo m\u00e1s impactante que ha visto en Escucha Mi Voz ha sido el crecimiento continuo de l\u00edderes como Contreras y otros en la junta directiva de Escucha Mi Voz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Creo que ha sido una de las cosas m\u00e1s gratificantes para m\u00ed&#8221;, dijo Hern\u00e1ndez sobre su trabajo con Escucha Mi Voz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34436\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87796385007-20251210-escucha-mi-voz-0572-e1767027065465.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desde la derecha, Alejandra Escobar, Getsy Hern\u00e1ndez y un miembro de Escucha Mi Voz se re\u00fanen con la alcaldesa de Coralville, Meghann Foster, el 10 de diciembre de 2025 en Coralville, Iowa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Una madre que busca seguridad y prosperidad para sus hijos<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Contreras emigr\u00f3 de Colombia a Estados Unidos hace unos tres a\u00f1os, siguiendo a su pareja al este de Iowa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">En la frontera entre Estados Unidos y M\u00e9xico, Contreras dijo que fue detenida por agentes de inmigraci\u00f3n en un &#8220;centro de ayuda&#8221;. Dijo que se sinti\u00f3 m\u00e1s como si estuviera encarcelada que ayudada. Despu\u00e9s de tres meses, Contreras fue liberada y lleg\u00f3 a Iowa para reunirse con su pareja, quien llevaba aproximadamente un a\u00f1o en el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ia-desmoines-C1150-native-article_link-news-local-8-ac5\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-x-c=\"5\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7103\/ia-desmoines-C1150\/native-article_link\/news\/local_18__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Durante un tiempo, la pareja vivi\u00f3 en una vivienda proporcionada por Catholic Worker House, una organizaci\u00f3n local <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/iowacitycatholicworker.org\/our-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\">fundada en 2016<\/a> que proporciona &#8220;necesidades b\u00e1sicas&#8221;, como dijo Contreras, incluido un lugar para vivir, comida y ropa. Catholic Worker House actualmente ayuda a 11 familias, que suman unas 36 personas, dijo al Press-Citizen David Goodner, aliado de Escucha Mi Voz y fundador de Catholic Worker House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Me sent\u00ed muy bendecida de poder venir aqu\u00ed y tener estos recursos y su apoyo, hasta el d\u00eda de hoy&#8221;, dijo Contreras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Contreras mec\u00eda en su rodilla a su hijo de seis meses mientras hablaba con el Press-Citizen. Dijo que podr\u00eda ser dif\u00edcil para los no inmigrantes entender c\u00f3mo los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz y los inmigrantes contin\u00faan su lucha por m\u00e1s derechos frente a las pol\u00edticas migratorias de la administraci\u00f3n Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Para responder a eso, se\u00f1al\u00f3 a su hijo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Nuestra fuerza y nuestro coraje vienen de querer ver a nuestros hijos crecer en un pa\u00eds seguro, luchar por una vida mejor y tambi\u00e9n de nunca rendirnos&#8221;, dijo Contreras. &#8220;Viene de nuestro coraz\u00f3n y de las buenas intenciones que tenemos&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34437\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87796390007-20251210-escucha-mi-voz-0289-e1767027122133.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miembros de Escucha Mi Voz sostienen carteles mientras la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Johnson debate una resoluci\u00f3n de la Cuarta Enmienda el 10 de diciembre de 2025 en Iowa City, Iowa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Continuar empoderando a los inmigrantes en el futuro<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">La membres\u00eda de Escucha Mi Voz casi se duplic\u00f3 en 2025, dijo Goodner. Dijo que cree que la organizaci\u00f3n seguir\u00e1 creciendo en los pr\u00f3ximos a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Actualmente est\u00e1 previsto que Iowa City experimente una <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icgov.org\/government\/departments-and-divisions\/neighborhood-and-development-services\/neighborhood-services\/community-development\/pro-housing-grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\">rezonificaci\u00f3n iniciada por la ciudad en el oto\u00f1o de 2026<\/a>, con el objetivo declarado de aumentar las opciones de vivienda de mayor densidad y menor costo en toda la zona. Goodner dijo que los miembros de Escucha Mi Voz tambi\u00e9n ser\u00e1n parte de ese impulso.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ia-desmoines-C1150-native-article_link-news-local-9-ac6\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-x-c=\"6\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hern\u00e1ndez dijo que todos los residentes deber\u00edan &#8220;establecer conexiones&#8221; con los inmigrantes a su alrededor, ya sea en eventos p\u00fablicos de Escucha Mi Voz o de formas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as y personales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Conocer a personas en tu comunidad que se ven afectadas directamente ayuda much\u00edsimo&#8221;, dijo Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Contreras hizo eco de ese sentimiento. De cara al futuro, dirigi\u00f3 sus palabras espec\u00edficamente a los inmigrantes de la comunidad local.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;En cada rinc\u00f3n de la ciudad o del estado, hay personas que te van a apoyar&#8221;, dijo Contreras. &#8220;Nunca est\u00e1s solo en este viaje, en este proceso y en este lugar. Siempre habr\u00e1 personas que estar\u00e1n all\u00ed para apoyarte y ayudarte a acceder a los recursos que necesitas&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Acerca de Escucha Mi Voz<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Con sede en:<\/strong> Iowa City<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Fundaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> 2022<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Declaraci\u00f3n de misi\u00f3n:<\/strong> &#8220;La misi\u00f3n de Escucha Mi Voz Iowa es construir el poder de las comunidades inmigrantes y refugiadas de la clase trabajadora para lograr dignidad y justicia en la sociedad&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Sitio web:<\/strong> <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/escuchamivozia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\">escuchamivozia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Mantente al d\u00eda con historias que importan: visita <a 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