Birthright Citizenship has been one of the many rights targeted by the Trump administration, as immigration policy, and civil rights—even more so—during his second term. American Community Media (ACoM) held […]
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Flu on the rise across U.S.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that influenza is dramatically increasing across the U.S. as a new strain of the virus is circulating. 20 million cases […]
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What happens to immigrants once detained by ICE?
As immigration arrests rise, conditions in U.S. detention centers have reached their most dangerous point in recent history. This year so far, 19 immigrants have died in facility detention — […]
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Government shutdown affects Medi-Cal
The federal government formally entered a shutdown on Oct. 1, with a vicious debate over the extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits fueling the bipartisan standoff. […]
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Congress passes a new bill directed towards immigrants
On Sept. 11th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3486, called the Stop Illegal Entry Act, which would mandate stiff prison sentences for asylum seekers who actually crossed the […]
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Teens and young adults still struggling with mental health
As young people continue to struggle with mental health and suicide, experts are pushing for action that centers both evidence-based treatment and cultural belonging.At a July 25 news briefing hosted […]
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U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla returns to the public eye
After being forcefully removed and put in handcuffs last month at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference, Senator Alex Padilla has introduced a new immigration enforcement transparency bill. […]
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Trump’s economic collapse of third-world countries
Tucked into the 1,000+ pages of Congress’s “big, beautiful” spending bill is a 3.5 percent tax on remittances, the money immigrants and others send back to families and others in […]
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What is behind Trump’s delayed tariff increase on Mexico?
On April 25, American Community Media (ACoM) hosted a media briefing titled “U.S.-Mexico Relations and Diplomatic Models in the Trump Era,” spotlighting the foreign policy and leadership of Mexican President […]
