Chicago is Our Home

We spend time in the south side of Chicago’s to see how the ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is impacting the community on both a spiritual and economic level.
We also visit the apartment complex that was raided by ICE and federal agents a year ago and learn about a recent civil suit filed by some former residents against the federal government.

Estrella: Bittersweet Freedom for a “Bad Mexican”

The Whisper Game

A series about a young migrant, an international gang, and how Aurora, Colorado, became a test case for Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

Five Days in Palestina 

In early February, Latino USA traveled to the occupied West Bank to learn about the roots of the deep connections between Latinos and Palestinians. Maria Hinojosa and producer Nour Saudi accompanied a group of U.S. students and academics as they traveled from Jordan to Ramallah with their counterparts from a Palestinian university. Speaking with refugees, community leaders and student activists, we look at the parallels between the two communities— from the U.S. student protest movement to shared experiences of borders and surveillance and shared cultures around family, food and friendship.

Released to Die

The prison population is aging quickly – there are now more seniors behind bars than ever before. This is a three-part mini-series about growing older – and sicker – in prison, the challenges of accessing necessary healthcare, and what it really looks like to be released under “compassionate release.”

How a White House lie about “sex changes” in Guatemala helped decimate USAID

Earlier this year, the White House falsely claimed that millions of US taxpayers’ dollars were funding “sex changes” in Guatemala — a lie used to justify gutting USAID, which has provided aid worldwide for more than 60 years. In this episode, we travel to Guatemala to uncover the truth, hear from local organizations caught in the controversy, and learn how losing USAID funding has affected these LGBTQ+ organizations and damaged U.S. credibility abroad.