Tag Archives: Migration

Climate Change: Internationalism, Militarism, and Forced Migration

*Español abajo* In this post, we include three resources discussing different aspects of climate change and organizing. 350 Webinar: Why Internationalism? 350 is an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-centered renewable energy for all. Across the globe, we’re seeing the impacts of […]

TPS at risk – Call your representative

THE WASHINGTON POST reports: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from Central America, are at risk of losing their work permits after negotiations with the Biden administration to extend them broke down this week, advocates said Wednesday.   “>More than 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal are seeking in federal court to […]

Migrations project’s podcast

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   “The U.S. detained and expelled five times more Salvadorans in 2021 than in 2020,” ElSalvador.com reported earlier this year. Not even the COVID pandemic stopped the flow of people into the United States. The migrations project funded by Cornell and with the participation of a team from the University of Ithaca […]

Event: Salvadoran rural communities facing the decision to migrate

You’re invited to this webinar where we will talk about the context leading to the phenomena of migration from El Salvador. We will also have guests from a rural community in San Vicente who will provide their own perspective of the situation. Guest speakers: Zulma Tobar and Mario Guevara, coordinators of Sister Cities in El […]

Supporting a young organizer in San Vicente

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   After having participated in our delegation focused on the issue of migration, Professor Patricia Rodriguez did not forget what the inhabitants of the Santa Marta community in San Vicente shared with her, and decided to partner with Professor Sofía Villenas to apply for a grant at Cornell University. Thus was born […]

Join our Urgent Action Network

We are inviting you to join Sister Cities’ Urgent Action Network to help our network effectively stand with people fighting for their rights and dignity and justice in El Salvador, Mesoamerica and at the US-Mexico border. By signing up, you can choose to have your name included on statements Sister Cities sends to key stakeholders […]

Mari Carmen Aponte on Biden and Bukele

(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   Karen Fernández, from FOCOS TV, interviewed former Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte. They talked about Joe Biden’s campaign, the situation for Salvadoran migrants and the relationship of current Ambassador Johnson with president Nayib Bukele.   I just want to clarify one point, in recent decades in the region, the United States has […]

Human Rights Office on stranded and deportations / Tutela Legal sobre varados y deportados

Diario Co-Latino reports: The Human Rights Office “Dra. María Julia Hernández ”denounced the serious Human Rights violations suffered by Salvadorans, who in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, are transported without sanitary control and under inhumane conditions, especially those deported from the United States and Mexico. “We want to express our concern for migrants who […]

More U.S. funds proposed to “decrease irregular immigration”

(ORIGINAL EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   The U.S. Government notified Congress that it plans to include El Salvador in an additional aid package for $252 million, which also includes Guatemala and Honduras, with funds that will help boost their economies amid the pandemic of COVID-19. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today in a press release […]

U.S State Department’s assessment of El Salvador

El Diario de Hoy had access to a U.S. State Department report that certifies that El Salvador is subject to receive cooperation from the United States for meeting certain criteria. However, it makes harsh accusations to the Nayib Bukele government for weakening democracy, the rule of law and institutionality. “The administration of the President of […]