immigrant rights | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Fri, 01 May 2026 12:32:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png immigrant rights | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 From the Bridge to Today: 20 Years After the Day of Unity March https://holaamericanews.com/from-the-bridge-to-today-20-years-after-the-day-of-unity-march/ Fri, 01 May 2026 02:04:30 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=36700 By Hola America  May 1, 2026, marks twenty years since the Day of Unity March, one of the most important public moments for the Latino community in the Quad Cities. […]

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]]> “Immigrants are Welcome Here” https://holaamericanews.com/immigrants-are-welcome-here/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:21:07 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=35413 By Robert Leonard, Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture Maybe 100 people or more were at the Iowa State Capitol yesterday for a rally organized by the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice. […]

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]]> Meet the Iowans behind immigration advocacy group Escucha Mi Voz https://holaamericanews.com/meet-the-iowans-behind-immigration-advocacy-group-escucha-mi-voz/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:18:45 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=34432 By Ryan Hansen, Des Moines Register Escucha Mi Voz, an Iowa-based, immigrant-led organization, is like “a huge family, said member Elida Contreras. “And we’re there for each other,” Contreras, 22, […]

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]]> Running for Safety: ICADV’s First-Ever 5K for Domestic Violence Survivor Support https://holaamericanews.com/running-for-safety-icadvs-first-ever-5k-for-domestic-violence-survivor-support/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:42:21 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=34019 By Christina Fernández-Morrow The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) held its inaugural RAD Run 5K on Sunday, Sept. 28, at Water Works Park in Des Moines. The community celebration […]

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]]> Woodbury County sued as ICE detainees remain jailed despite judges’ orders https://holaamericanews.com/woodbury-county-sued-as-ice-detainees-remain-jailed-despite-judges-orders/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:22:12 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=33104 By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch Lawsuits: Judges approved release on bond, but ICE won’t accept payment A western Iowa county is being sued over the federal government’s refusal to […]

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]]> After near-deportation, attorneys seek protections for immigrant children in HHS care https://holaamericanews.com/after-near-deportation-attorneys-seek-protections-for-immigrant-children-in-hhs-care/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:53:57 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=32897 By Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch Washington, DC — Attorneys for a group of 10 Guatemalan children who were nearly deported late last month asked a federal judge during a […]

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]]> ICE has a new courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside https://holaamericanews.com/ice-has-a-new-courthouse-tactic-get-immigrants-cases-tossed-then-arrest-them-outside/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 02:25:22 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=32420 By Tim Henderson, Nebraska Examiner Inside immigration courts around the country, immigrants who crossed the border illegally and were caught and released are required to appear before a judge for […]

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]]> More Iowans sue Homeland Security over delays in naturalization process https://holaamericanews.com/more-iowans-sue-homeland-security-over-delays-in-naturalization-process/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:17:02 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=32278 By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch A Bettendorf man and a couple from Perry are suing the federal government over what they claim are years of unexplained delays in the […]

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]]> Iowa man given 30 days to gather belongings, say goodbye before deportation, advocates say https://holaamericanews.com/iowa-man-given-30-days-to-gather-belongings-say-goodbye-before-deportation-advocates-say/ Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:14:22 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=31924 By Ryan Hansen, Iowa City Press-Citizen Germann Gramajo-Barrios, a Conesville, Iowa resident, has been given 30 days before deportation to Guatemala. Gramajo-Barrios was given the option of immediate deportation or […]

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]]> Coalition launches new immigration information website amid heightened community fears https://holaamericanews.com/coalition-launches-new-immigration-information-website-amid-heightened-community-fears/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:04:55 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=31581 By Kassidy Arena, Nebraska Public Media News A collective of Lincoln nonprofits has created a one-stop website for immigration-related news amid heightened fear and instances of misinformation following the raid in Omaha earlier this month […]

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