Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

From Pain to Justice: 9/11 Survivors, 25 Years Later – 25 years after the September 11 attacks, the United States reflects on the shift in security, freedoms, and the country’s daily life. The tragedy also left its mark on the Latino community, claiming 258 lives. From the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., José López Zamorano revisits the stories of some survivors and shares how they turned their pain into a fight for justice.

Colorado rejects a new ICE detention center – To expand the network of detention centers for immigrants, the federal government signed a contract with a private company to reopen an unused prison in a Colorado community. However, civil rights groups are opposing the decision in the courts and on the streets. Rossana Longo-Better shares the latest details of the intense dispute from the small rural town of Hudson, Colorado.

In prison, a Latino found the meaning of his life – Accused of murder, a Latino spent 25 years of his life imprisoned in a maximum-security prison in California. A son of addicted parents, he went through hard times from childhood that left a lasting mark on him. Sophia Rerucha spoke with him and tells us how he achieved his freedom and then went on to promote laws in favor of those who are imprisoned as minors. Sophia brings us her report from Sacramento.