Julio Maldonado and his cousin, Denis Calderon, are both lawful permanent residents of the United States who were born in Peru. And now the Statue of Liberty is kicking Maldonado back to South America.
7 October 2009
17 August 2009
What The Jonathan Bleiweiss Case Tells Us About Crimes Against Latinos
By Alex Alvarez at 2:19 PM.
Because God has a funny (terrible) sense of humor, we discovered, just after publishing our latest update on the Jonathan Bleiweiss case, that the story we had referenced - that of slain Patchogue resident Marcelo Lucero - is in the news once again.
1 July 2009
Queens DA Won’t Investigate Attack On Transgender Woman Leslie Moya As Hate Crime
By Alex Alvarez at 3:30 PM.
Here’s why the attack on transgender woman Leslie Moya should be labeled a hate crime - for the sake of Latinos.
3 May 2009
Murderers Of Immigrant Teen, Luis Ramirez Found Not Guilty Of Hate Crime
By Daniel Mauser at 12:05 PM.
The two defendants standing trial for their involvement in the fatal beating of immigrant Luis Ramirez, 25, were found not guilty by a jury of their peers on Friday.
27 January 2009
Michael Contreras Proves Stuff Like Racially-Based Hate Crimes Get Tricky In A Post-Racial Utopia
By Alex Alvarez at 5:04 PM.
The guy pictured at left is Michael Contreras. He’s among the three Staten Island men who were arrested on allegations of going on a racially-motivated violent spree after it was announced that Barack Obama had won the election.
