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Julieth Gualtero Baquero American Community Media Lucía tenía 26 años cuando cruzó la frontera de México a California en 2023 con sus cuatro hijos. Tenía la esperanza de escapar de los cárteles que habían matado a su padre y a su hermano, y que tenían en la mira a...
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Lucia was 26 when she crossed the border from Mexico into California in 2023 with her four children. She had hoped to escape from cartels that had killed her father and brother and were targeting her then 12-year-old son. Yet after arriving and over the next three years she...
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Adriana Heldiz CalMatters El hijo de Elizabeth Gibot, James, se conocía como un niño tranquilo y de buena conducta. Pero Gibot comenzó a notar que James lloraba más y parecía ansioso cuando ella no estaba presente. El también dejó de usar el lenguaje de señas que aprendió de bebé....
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Adriana Heldiz CalMatters Elizabeth Gibot’s son James was normally a quiet and well-behaved toddler. But she noticed he began to cry more and appeared anxious whenever she wasn’t around. He also stopped using the sign language she taught him as a baby. She knew something was wrong, so she...
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year, survivor groups are speaking out against Trump administration policies they said put immigrant victims in danger. The immigration crackdown has ratcheted up the fear victims face, leading people to avoid police and to fear showing up to a courthouse, even to...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Diecisiete organizaciones de apoyo a las víctimas y supervivientes de la violencia doméstica han presentado conjuntamente una demanda contra la fiscal general Pam Bondi y el Departamento de Justicia, alegando que los nuevos requisitos de certificación menoscaban su capacidad para prestar servicios a todos...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Seventeen organizations that support victims and survivors of domestic violence have jointly filed a lawsuit against US Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department, saying that new certification requirements impair their ability to provide services to all who need them. Shortly after taking...
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Viji Sundaram American Community Media SACRAMENTO — “I am a survivor of sexual and domestic violence. I was held hostage, beaten, raped, tortured and shot,” wrote Elvira Herrera of Southern California. “If rape crisis centers didn’t exist, I would never have been able to tell my story. The staff...
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Khari Johnson CalMatters Tener una orden de restricción contra su expareja y un juez que le conceda la posesión de un automóvil familiar debería ser suficiente para que un fabricante de automóviles desactive el seguimiento de ubicación satelital, ¿verdad? Pues no, estás equivocado. Ese escenario les ha sucedido a...