Parents accused of kidnapping own kids in Boyle Heights in custody
Rosa Chairez and, Enrique Felix with their children Justin and Enrique Felix. Credit: LAPD
The parents accused of abducting their four children fr... Read More...
Boyle Heights’ immigrant history, perseverance celebrated in TEDx event
A collage of Tedx Boyle Heights. Photo from Flickr user Enrique Legaspi
A celebration of the tradition, culture and future of Boyle Heights, as to... Read More...
Living in the Shadows: The ripple effect of detention [Part III]
Photos by Alonso Yáñez.
The cost to house an immigrant fluctuates between $122 and $164 daily, according to ICE.
Among some of the alternatives to ... Read More...
Living in the Shadows: War on terror puts immigrants in lock up [Part II]
Photos by Alonso Yáñez.
In 1995, there were 6,785 immigrants detained in detention centers nationwide. Over the next two decades, the number explo... Read More...
New $25 million Fund for DREAMers
A new $25 million scholarship fund was created last week to offer scholarships to undocumented college-bound students, also known as 'DREAMers.'
Cr... Read More...
Senate reveals immigration reform plan: Undocumented would have to wait several years to get citizenship
La Opinion archiveIt's time. The opening round in the race for immigration reform began Monday in the Senate. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introdu... Read More...
Boyle Heights Beat holds its first community meeting of 2013
Community members share ideas with the BHB staff./ Photo by Anabell Romero
At least three dozen community members joined youth reporters, editors ... Read More...
Will record number of Latino voters cast their ballots?
Citizens line up at a Los Angeles polling place Tuesday morning. Photo by Anabell Romero.
Latino voters could determine this presidentia... Read More...
Undocumented Boyle Heights student is arrested in the midst of new deportation rules
En Español When the Obama Administration announced last week that undocumented students and other “low-priority” immigrants would ... Read More...