Press Releases

Hispanic Federation (HF) and Google.org today announced that they will deepen their partnership to bridge the digital divide in the Latino community with a $1 million grant from Google.org. The grant will support HF’s Latino Digital Accelerator, which will provide Latino jobseekers with the skills they need to secure meaningful jobs in the digital economy.
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Without digital skills, Latinos will be overrepresented in the groups that are excluded from access to the digital economy.
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Esta decisión representa el más reciente revés contra la reforma de nuestro quebrado sistema de inmigración como parte del proceso de reconciliación presupuestaria.
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Yesterday’s decision by the Senate Parliamentarian delivered another blow in denying Democrat’s latest attempts to pass a path to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants by updating a decades-old immigration registry as part of the budget reconciliation package.
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"The videos and images of Haitian refugees being treated violently by agents of the U.S. Border Patrol at Del Rio, Texas have stirred anger in immigrant communities across the country.
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Today, four years after the devastating Hurricane Maria, which resulted in catastrophic damage to Puerto Rico, Hispanic Federation launched the Take Action for Puerto Rico! campaign in a press conference near the U.S. Capitol steps. The campaign calls on Congress to insist on federal investments that rebuild a resilient and self-sufficient Puerto Rico and treat the territory equitably in the dispersal of federal benefit programs, especially those intended to support the most vulnerable (SSI, Medicaid, SNAP).
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Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation issued the following statement on yesterday's ruling by the Senate Parliamentarian.
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Hispanic Federation (HF) lanzó hoy la coalición llamada Caminos de Esperanza, una iniciativa de un millón de dólares que brindará apoyo directo a once organizaciones en todo el país a fin de satisfacer la creciente demanda de asistencia legal.
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Hispanic Federation (HF) today launched Caminos de Esperanza, a $1 million initiative that will directly support eleven non-profit immigration organizations across the country to meet the escalating demand for legal aid.
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Today, the Hispanic Federation, Latino Victory Project, UnidosUS Action Fund, Mi Familia Vota, Green Latinos, and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators launch Latinos For A Better Future, an initiative dedicated to ensure passage of Build Back Better and the inclusion of key Latino priorities.
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Today is a somber anniversary for America. Twenty years ago, on a crisp September day, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and attempted to strike the Capitol. The attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives, injured tens of thousands, and left deep traumas – both physical and emotional –that will last lifetimes.
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Yesterday, LatinoJustice PRLDEF (“LatinoJustice”) and Kasowitz Benson Torres (“Kasowitz”) submitted an amicus “friend of the court” brief to the United States Supreme Court in the Puerto Rico equal protection case, United States v. Vaello-Madero., which specifically focuses on Puerto Rico.
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Hispanic Federation, the Coalition for Food Security Puerto Rico, and several ally organizations urge Congress to end discrimination against Puerto Rico and the territories when providing federal nutrition assistance for low-income families.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Hispanic Americans, exacerbating social inequalities and diminishing their ability to access food, shelter and healthcare.
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Hispanic Federation President and CEO Frankie Miranda condemned yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling mandating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) comply with a lower court decision to reinstate the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), known as the 'Remain in Mexico' policy.
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In response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of demographic data from the 2020 census, Hispanic Federation, the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization, released the following statement from President Frankie Miranda.
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A coalition of Latinx organizations address open letter to Congress and President Biden, urging them to increase federal investment in elements of infrastructure that center equity and directly impact communities of color, low-income, and other frontline communities.
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