Tony Hernandez
@tonyhtonyh.bsky.social
Filmmaker, Storyteller, Oral Historian, Author
Founder, Immigrant Archive Project
www.immigrantarchiveproject.org
Founder, Immigrant Archive Project
www.immigrantarchiveproject.org
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Today marks two years since the October 7th attacks in Israel.
In remembrance, I share this powerful testimony, translated from Spanish, from my Immigrant Archive Project interview with Sharon Truzman, a Venezuelan survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre. (Thread)
In remembrance, I share this powerful testimony, translated from Spanish, from my Immigrant Archive Project interview with Sharon Truzman, a Venezuelan survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre. (Thread)
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Today marks two years since the October 7th attacks in Israel.
In remembrance, I share this powerful testimony, translated from Spanish, from my Immigrant Archive Project interview with Sharon Truzman, a Venezuelan survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre. (Thread)
In remembrance, I share this powerful testimony, translated from Spanish, from my Immigrant Archive Project interview with Sharon Truzman, a Venezuelan survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre. (Thread)
Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
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September 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I was born in Cuba and lived through Fidel Castro’s rise to power. What I saw then still shapes the way I see the world today. And right now, what I see in the United States gives me pause.
September 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I was born in Cuba and lived through Fidel Castro’s rise to power. What I saw then still shapes the way I see the world today. And right now, what I see in the United States gives me pause.
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
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September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The Immigrant Archive Project is reaching a new milestone.
A collection of these powerful immigrant stories will soon be presented in a series of 1-hour, nationally televised programs — bringing the voices of immigrants into homes across the U.S.
Details coming soon in our official announcement.
A collection of these powerful immigrant stories will soon be presented in a series of 1-hour, nationally televised programs — bringing the voices of immigrants into homes across the U.S.
Details coming soon in our official announcement.
September 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Immigrant Archive Project is reaching a new milestone.
A collection of these powerful immigrant stories will soon be presented in a series of 1-hour, nationally televised programs — bringing the voices of immigrants into homes across the U.S.
Details coming soon in our official announcement.
A collection of these powerful immigrant stories will soon be presented in a series of 1-hour, nationally televised programs — bringing the voices of immigrants into homes across the U.S.
Details coming soon in our official announcement.
Time to take the “P” out of the E.P.A. - E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
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September 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Time to take the “P” out of the E.P.A. - E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
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NEW from me: Latin Music Business Suffers as Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Expands
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Latin Music Business Suffers as Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Expands
Tour dates canceled, ticket sales down, artists’ visas revoked, and a climate of fear growing around shows that fans have attended for years.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW from me: Latin Music Business Suffers as Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Expands
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NEW from me on a dark day in American history: There Will Be More Kilmar Abrego Garcias
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There Will Be More Kilmar Abrego Garcias
A dark day in American history—and what the hell comes next.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NEW from me on a dark day in American history: There Will Be More Kilmar Abrego Garcias
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‘Defund the Police’ triggered enormous outrage. Yet defunding education, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, veterans' care, science, public health, the FBI, and national security? Crickets.
April 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
‘Defund the Police’ triggered enormous outrage. Yet defunding education, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, veterans' care, science, public health, the FBI, and national security? Crickets.
What begins with immigrants rarely ends with them.
Surveillance tech disguised as “alternatives to detention” is becoming detention by another name — shrinking lives, splitting families, and filling corporate pockets. We ignore it at our own peril. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/t...
Surveillance tech disguised as “alternatives to detention” is becoming detention by another name — shrinking lives, splitting families, and filling corporate pockets. We ignore it at our own peril. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/t...
How Geo Group’s Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What begins with immigrants rarely ends with them.
Surveillance tech disguised as “alternatives to detention” is becoming detention by another name — shrinking lives, splitting families, and filling corporate pockets. We ignore it at our own peril. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/t...
Surveillance tech disguised as “alternatives to detention” is becoming detention by another name — shrinking lives, splitting families, and filling corporate pockets. We ignore it at our own peril. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/t...
I felt compelled to put pen to paper this week, in light of some disturbing developments. I shared it with my friends at HispanicAd and they were kind enough to publish it.
Why the Work of the Immigrant Archive Project is More Important Now Than… | Pedro de Cordoba
Important piece by Tony Hernández on the importance of countering the onslaught against the achievements of immigrants. His immigrant Archive Project is needed…
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March 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I felt compelled to put pen to paper this week, in light of some disturbing developments. I shared it with my friends at HispanicAd and they were kind enough to publish it.
Every single member of the Cuban diaspora should be ashamed of Marco Rubio's deplorable response to this historical debacle. - Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance
Facing a wave of criticism from his former Senate colleagues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the complaints lobbed by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukraine’s leader.
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March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Every single member of the Cuban diaspora should be ashamed of Marco Rubio's deplorable response to this historical debacle. - Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Immigration Groups Need Money. Dem Donors Are Too Scared to Write Checks.
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Immigration Groups Need Money. Dem Donors Are Too Scared to Write Checks.
Leading advocates and fundraisers say their money is urgently needed as Trump presses for millions to be deported.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Immigration Groups Need Money. Dem Donors Are Too Scared to Write Checks.
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Today, after 498 days of captivity, Ruth Chimiel's son, Iair Horn, was released alongside Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha Troufanov. I had the honor of interviewing Ruth in her home in Israel, for a documentary film I directed. Her strength, resilience, and optimism profoundly impacted our entire crew.
February 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today, after 498 days of captivity, Ruth Chimiel's son, Iair Horn, was released alongside Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha Troufanov. I had the honor of interviewing Ruth in her home in Israel, for a documentary film I directed. Her strength, resilience, and optimism profoundly impacted our entire crew.
“DE&I is not a threat, it’s a gift.” - Alicia Keys, Grammy Awards, 2025
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“DE&I is not a threat, it’s a gift.” - Alicia Keys, Grammy Awards, 2025
We need to take a page from Canada and Mexico and stop consuming red state products. Where do we begin?
1. Florida orange juice
2. Tennessee Whisky
3. Georgia Peaches
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1. Florida orange juice
2. Tennessee Whisky
3. Georgia Peaches
Feel free to add to the list and share
February 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
We need to take a page from Canada and Mexico and stop consuming red state products. Where do we begin?
1. Florida orange juice
2. Tennessee Whisky
3. Georgia Peaches
Feel free to add to the list and share
1. Florida orange juice
2. Tennessee Whisky
3. Georgia Peaches
Feel free to add to the list and share
Like millions out there I’m in awe at the display of enormous black, brown, white, gay and straight talent on Grammy stage tonight! This is America! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!
February 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Like millions out there I’m in awe at the display of enormous black, brown, white, gay and straight talent on Grammy stage tonight! This is America! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!
I just learned that a 12-year-old, third-generation American-born relative of mine was detained by ICE today at her school near Jacksonville, FL, after a fellow student reported her as ‘illegal.’ She was released after her mother intervened.
#immigration
#immigration
January 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I just learned that a 12-year-old, third-generation American-born relative of mine was detained by ICE today at her school near Jacksonville, FL, after a fellow student reported her as ‘illegal.’ She was released after her mother intervened.
#immigration
#immigration
“I am proud of being a contributor to this country, after coming as a migrant. Philanthropy has always been important to me. I think that people who are as fortunate as I am, have an obligation to give back in order to equal the playing field.” -Jorge Perez, Immigrant Archive Project testimony.
January 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“I am proud of being a contributor to this country, after coming as a migrant. Philanthropy has always been important to me. I think that people who are as fortunate as I am, have an obligation to give back in order to equal the playing field.” -Jorge Perez, Immigrant Archive Project testimony.
Trump Wants to ‘End’ Sanctuary Cities. This Mayor Has a Different Idea.
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Trump Wants to ‘End’ Sanctuary Cities. This Mayor Has a Different Idea.
Denver’s Mike Johnston believes his approach to immigration, not Trump’s, is working. And he’s not planning to give in.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump Wants to ‘End’ Sanctuary Cities. This Mayor Has a Different Idea.
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Mississipi and Missouri propose shameful bills reminiscent of a Castro era Communist crackdown in the early 60’s www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YeyK4P/
Mississippi and Missouri propose shameful bills to pay bounty hunters $1,000 reward for helping find and deport undocumented immigrants. #immigration #unAmerican #resistance
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January 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Mississipi and Missouri propose shameful bills reminiscent of a Castro era Communist crackdown in the early 60’s www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YeyK4P/
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The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.
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Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans
The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
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“The immigrant story is one of total triumph. They don't come here to beg or steal. They work hard. The Europeans worked hard, the Asians worked hard, everybody that comes here works hard. There's no free ride in the United States.” – Edward James Immigrant Archive Project testimony.
January 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“The immigrant story is one of total triumph. They don't come here to beg or steal. They work hard. The Europeans worked hard, the Asians worked hard, everybody that comes here works hard. There's no free ride in the United States.” – Edward James Immigrant Archive Project testimony.
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ICE estimates it would need $26.9 billion to enforce GOP deportation bill
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ICE estimates it would need $26.9 billion to enforce GOP deportation bill
An internal document from Immigration and Customs Enforcement concludes it would be "impossible" for it to enforce the Laken Riley Act without significantly more resources.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
ICE estimates it would need $26.9 billion to enforce GOP deportation bill
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