Who Was Silverio Villegas? 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
PROGRAM #10906 12:00 PM PT

Who Was Silverio Villegas? 

ICE agents fatally shot Mexican immigrant Silverio Villegas in Chicago, in front of his children. The incident prompted a diplomatic note and a formal request for investigation from the Mexican government. Villegas is remembered as a hardworking family man. Who was Silverio? What do we know about the events that led to his killing?

Guest: Reyna Torres Mendivil, Consul General of Mexico in Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Technology Serving Migrants. In a landscape shaped by disinformation and constant shifts in immigration policy, a free tool that combines artificial intelligence with human fact-checking emerges. It’s called ChatMigrante, a Factchequeado initiative that provides accurate, real-time information in Spanish on key immigration issues affecting Latino communities in the U.S. How does this technology work? What kind of support does it offer? How can it help those facing information barriers?

Guest: Rafael Olavarría, Politics and Migration Fact-checker, Factchequeado, Washington, DC.

Immigrant Women: Abuse or Deportation. Thousands of women at risk of deportation in the U.S. choose not to report abuse due to fear of being expelled or separated from their children. This fear forces many to remain in abusive relationships. What are the most common forms of violence that immigrant women face? How can these abuses be prevented? How do we encourage people to speak out without increasing the risk of deportation? What alternatives are available?

Guest: Veronica Lagunas, Co-Founder and Instructor, Centro Ya Basta, Los Angeles, CA.

Photo: Paul Goyette/Flickr

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