Sin Fronteras: DHS Reopens

THURSDAY, MAY 7
PROGRAM #11133 12:00 PM PT

Sin Fronteras. This is a program of “Sin Fronteras,” a special series that serves audiences in the US and Mexico with breaking news and analysis on major developments affecting Latinos in the US.

DHS Reopens. 

President Trump signed the bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security — but not its immigration enforcement operations — after receiving final House approval, ending the longest shutdown in the history of any federal agency. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 employees have left the DHS, leaving it weakened just weeks before the FIFA World Cup kicks off. In what condition does DHS reopen? Which functions have been affected? And will ICE’s mass raid operations continue?

A Special Tax on Billionaires? A citizen and labor union initiative proposing a tax on billionaires — aimed at preventing cuts to education and health services — appears to have gathered enough signatures to land on the November ballot. At the same time, a top Google executive is backing two counter-initiatives that would ban new taxes on individual financial assets. Under California law, if both measures pass, the one with the most votes wins.

Budget Cuts Threaten Immigrants Living With HIV. In San Francisco, the majority of Latino immigrants living with the virus are gay men — nearly half of whom have no health insurance and a third of whom speak Spanish as their first language. For decades, community organizations have provided them with free, culturally responsive treatment. Now, the city’s proposed cuts are threatening those services. What is at stake? And who is accountable for this community? This is a special report produced through the Ethnic Media Collaborative, with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.

A New Humanitarian Attempt to Reach Gaza. Dozens of vessels carrying more than 3,000 people are once again attempting to break the Gaza blockade and deliver international humanitarian aid. The Global Sumud Flotilla is sailing at a critical moment, under warnings that rising tensions with Iran could harden Israel’s response to any interception. While the world’s eyes are fixed on Tehran, what is happening on the ground in Palestinian territory? Will the flotilla make it through? And who is accountable for the civilian population in Gaza?

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