Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

One Year After the Devastating Colorado Fire, Why Have So Few Rebuilt their Homes? – A year ago, fierce winds unexpectedly unleashed the most destructive fire in Colorado’s history. The fire started in the forest and quickly spread to the urban area, causing the evacuation of thousands, two deaths, the destruction of more than a thousand homes and structures, and multi-million dollar losses. A year after the disaster, only a handful of victims have managed to rebuild their homes. What obstacles are they facing? Rossana Longo-Better reports from Boulder, Colorado, the disaster zone.

Measures to Speed Up Political Asylum Cases are “Bittersweet:” Advocates – Faced with a backlog of millions of political asylum cases and pressure from a wave of new immigrants arriving at the southern border, the Biden administration has taken special measures. Federal authorities have given more decision-making power to border agents and prosecutors in immigration courts. These measures were described as “bittersweet” by specialist Ariadna Rentería on our program Línea Abierta. You can listen to the full interview in the archives of Línea Abierta from Tuesday, January 3rd, at radiobilingue.org.

Mexican Journalist Wins International Award for Courage in Covering Violence – Mexican freelance journalist Laura Castellanos was recognized this fall with the Maria Moors Cabot Award. The award, given by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York, is the oldest international journalism prize in the world. It was presented to the Mexican writer and reporter for “her courage in doing her work under conditions of adversity and violence.” Raúl Silva has this report from Mexico City.