Juana Esquivel
@juanaesquivel.bsky.social
Supervising Digital Communications Manager at California Immigrant Policy Center. Graduate student at USC. Previously Press Sec. at NextGen America, Digital Dir. at America's Voice. Creating social change through social & digital media
"Deporting care providers might make sense if there were a plan to make the jobs more attractive to homegrown replacements, but none of us would bet a day-old doughnut on that happening."
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Commentary: If people taking care of our elders get deported, will anyone take their place?
How will millions of seniors get healthcare, especially with Trump's policies on immigration and proposed cuts to Medicaid?
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June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Deporting care providers might make sense if there were a plan to make the jobs more attractive to homegrown replacements, but none of us would bet a day-old doughnut on that happening."
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Just launched California Immigrant Policy Center's Bluesky account. Give the page a follow!
Hi everyone! 👋 We're excited to join Bluesky! We're looking forward to connecting and interacting with all of you here.
If you want to learn more about California Immigrant Policy Center, please visit us at www.caimmigrant.org
If you want to learn more about California Immigrant Policy Center, please visit us at www.caimmigrant.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just launched California Immigrant Policy Center's Bluesky account. Give the page a follow!
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“All leaders face attempts to be silenced,” she continued. “All leaders face efforts to make us disappear. But thanks to everything we do, we achieve enormous changes out there. And right now the message to the community is: The people save the people. If you remain silent, we will not have change.”
“I am a political prisoner,” says Colorado mom Jeanette Vizguerra, who was detained by ICE in March. She made national headlines after going into sanctuary during the first Trump admin. “And not just me; there are others, too, because of their activism who are imprisoned right now.”
“I Am a Political Prisoner”: Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Speaks from ICE Jail
We speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa after she got extraordinary access to an ICE detention center in Colorado, where she interviewed the immigrant rights activist Jeanet...
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May 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“All leaders face attempts to be silenced,” she continued. “All leaders face efforts to make us disappear. But thanks to everything we do, we achieve enormous changes out there. And right now the message to the community is: The people save the people. If you remain silent, we will not have change.”
"Easter is supposed to be a happy time, but all I can think of is the people who persecuted Jesus. At a time when Christians are called upon to embrace Jesus’ message of love and charity, our president continues to revel in a cruelty that’s, well, biblical."
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Commentary: Trump's cruelty to migrants reminds us what Easter is about
Easter is supposed to be a happy time, but all I can think of is the people who persecuted Jesus. At a time when Christians are called upon to embrace Jesus’ message of love and charity, our president...
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April 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"Easter is supposed to be a happy time, but all I can think of is the people who persecuted Jesus. At a time when Christians are called upon to embrace Jesus’ message of love and charity, our president continues to revel in a cruelty that’s, well, biblical."
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The Los Angeles City Council has voted to approve a package of motions aimed at protecting immigrants in Los Angeles 👏👏👏
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LA council votes to approve motions aimed at protecting immigrants amid federal crackdown
The City Council voted to approve a package of motions aimed at protecting immigrants in Los Angeles amid a federal crackdown and threats to so-called sanctuary cities.
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March 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to approve a package of motions aimed at protecting immigrants in Los Angeles 👏👏👏
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Miami Herald Editorial Board: “They did things ‘the right way.’
Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants.”
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Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants.”
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They did things ‘the right way.’ Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants | Opinion
Trump is working toward his deportation goal by going after those who were granted legal status by the U.S. government. | Editorial
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March 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Miami Herald Editorial Board: “They did things ‘the right way.’
Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants.”
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Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants.”
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15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires -- this weekend he got his second
15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
"California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence legislative measures that would ensure a stable supply of laborers for the state’s farms and ranches, an industry long reliant on a foreign-born workforce."
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California farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid crackdown on illegal immigration
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working to influence legislation that would ensure a stable supply of laborers for an industry long reliant o...
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March 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence legislative measures that would ensure a stable supply of laborers for the state’s farms and ranches, an industry long reliant on a foreign-born workforce."
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“Street vendors are pivotal to California’s culture and economy, and nationally they have been huge contributors to their communities. Now more than ever, California must come together to uplift and empower micro businesses across the State.” - Sen. Maria Elena Durazo
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California lawmaker seeks to protect street vendors’ personal data from ICE
Street vendors may soon see privacy protections from immigration enforcement.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Street vendors are pivotal to California’s culture and economy, and nationally they have been huge contributors to their communities. Now more than ever, California must come together to uplift and empower micro businesses across the State.” - Sen. Maria Elena Durazo
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"The legislation, Assembly Bill 1362, would require that all contracted foreign labor recruiters register with the state and follow rules aimed at preventing them from exploiting migrant workers."
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California lawmaker seeks to expand protections for temporary migrant workers
Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced Assembly Bill 1362, which would require that all foreign labor recruiters register with the state.
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March 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"The legislation, Assembly Bill 1362, would require that all contracted foreign labor recruiters register with the state and follow rules aimed at preventing them from exploiting migrant workers."
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Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the current U.S. Congress, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
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Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of 119th Congress
In total, at least 80 lawmakers are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country, including 61 in the House and 19 in the Senate.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the current U.S. Congress, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
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How California schools, colleges are responding to Trump’s DEI crackdown
How California schools, colleges are responding to Trump’s DEI crackdown
Amid President Trump’s attack on DEI, California schools and colleges aim to keep diversity efforts intact while skirting clashes with the administration.
www.latimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
How California schools, colleges are responding to Trump’s DEI crackdown
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Outside the PASADENA WORKERS CENTER where Venezuelan 🇻🇪 advocacy groups are expected to announce a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s wind down of the #TPS program, which currently shields 300,000+ from deportation
Follow along for updates
Follow along for updates
February 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Outside the PASADENA WORKERS CENTER where Venezuelan 🇻🇪 advocacy groups are expected to announce a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s wind down of the #TPS program, which currently shields 300,000+ from deportation
Follow along for updates
Follow along for updates
“My worries started the first moment I found out they were going to revoke our TPS,” she said. “What am I going to do here? I’m hoping this lawsuit can help us Venezuelans.”
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Venezuelans sue Trump administration for ending temporary legal protections
About 350,000 Venezuelans are set to lose their legal protections and work permits by April 7.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“My worries started the first moment I found out they were going to revoke our TPS,” she said. “What am I going to do here? I’m hoping this lawsuit can help us Venezuelans.”
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"The centers, which were opened in partnership with L.A. County, offer a one-stop location where people affected by the fires can access relief funds, get help with job placement and training, look for temporary employment and apply for small business loans."
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L.A. opens resource centers for people who lost work in the fires
The centers offer a one-stop location where affected individuals can access relief funds, get help with job placement and training, obtain temporary employment and apply for small business loans.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"The centers, which were opened in partnership with L.A. County, offer a one-stop location where people affected by the fires can access relief funds, get help with job placement and training, look for temporary employment and apply for small business loans."
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BREAKING: Los Angeles fast food workers are ON STRIKE.
As activists and immigrants across the nation are learning their rights, the fast food industry is lobbying against Know Your Rights Training for 50,000 LA fast food workers.
As activists and immigrants across the nation are learning their rights, the fast food industry is lobbying against Know Your Rights Training for 50,000 LA fast food workers.
February 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
BREAKING: Los Angeles fast food workers are ON STRIKE.
As activists and immigrants across the nation are learning their rights, the fast food industry is lobbying against Know Your Rights Training for 50,000 LA fast food workers.
As activists and immigrants across the nation are learning their rights, the fast food industry is lobbying against Know Your Rights Training for 50,000 LA fast food workers.
Absolutely heartbreaking 💔
Heartbreaking story.
Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, age 11, took her own life after her bullies constantly threatened to call ICE to have her Hispanic parents deported.
Her story is one of the many real human consequences of Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
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Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, age 11, took her own life after her bullies constantly threatened to call ICE to have her Hispanic parents deported.
Her story is one of the many real human consequences of Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
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Madre pide investigar la muerte de su hija tras presunto acoso en escuela de Gainesville
YouTube video by Univision DFW
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February 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Absolutely heartbreaking 💔
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Deb Haaland, the former secretary of the Interior who was the first Native American to serve in a presidential cabinet, on Tuesday announced a bid for governor of New Mexico.
Deb Haaland, Ex-Interior Secretary, Is Running for Governor of New Mexico
Ms. Haaland, one of the first former cabinet officials in the Biden administration to announce a run for office, would be the first Native American woman to serve as governor of a state.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Deb Haaland, the former secretary of the Interior who was the first Native American to serve in a presidential cabinet, on Tuesday announced a bid for governor of New Mexico.
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Dem leaders really need to ban the b-word. Who is their audience for that besides centrist pundits?
What fascists can they find common ground with?
Rs never talk about bipartisanship cause they know it doesn't really matter to voters
What fascists can they find common ground with?
Rs never talk about bipartisanship cause they know it doesn't really matter to voters
Oh boy, there's more. At a presser minutes ago, Jeffries says he's powerless:
JOURNALIST: To what extent will Dems withhold votes in the negotiations?
JEFFRIES: Repubs control trifecta, it’s THEIR govt. What leverage do we have? We’re going to continue to try to find bipartisan common ground...
JOURNALIST: To what extent will Dems withhold votes in the negotiations?
JEFFRIES: Repubs control trifecta, it’s THEIR govt. What leverage do we have? We’re going to continue to try to find bipartisan common ground...
February 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dem leaders really need to ban the b-word. Who is their audience for that besides centrist pundits?
What fascists can they find common ground with?
Rs never talk about bipartisanship cause they know it doesn't really matter to voters
What fascists can they find common ground with?
Rs never talk about bipartisanship cause they know it doesn't really matter to voters
"After filling out a simple questionnaire, residents are directed to local, state and federal programs for essential goods, disaster relief, insurance assistance, home damage repair and other services."
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Los Angeles launches online wildfire relief tool to navigate government aid programs
The online tool can point wildfire survivors to resources they may be eligible to receive.
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February 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"After filling out a simple questionnaire, residents are directed to local, state and federal programs for essential goods, disaster relief, insurance assistance, home damage repair and other services."
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Los Angeles has already been through a lot this year. Yet, our community keeps showing up for each other ❤️
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Photos: ‘A day without immigrants’ protest
In Southern California and across the country on Monday, dozens of businesses nationwide closed, schools reported lower attendance and families put off trips to the grocery store in observance of “A d...
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February 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Los Angeles has already been through a lot this year. Yet, our community keeps showing up for each other ❤️
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"The proposals direct city officials to identify $540,000 to provide three months of funding for immigration legal service providers whose federal support has been frozen by the Trump administration."
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L.A. City Council proposes new measures to protect immigrants from Trump
The L.A. City Council is proposing more immigrant protections, even in the face of President Trump’s threats to withhold funds from sanctuary cities.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The proposals direct city officials to identify $540,000 to provide three months of funding for immigration legal service providers whose federal support has been frozen by the Trump administration."
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