7 October 2009

Julio Maldonado Faces Deportation After Being Victim Of Hate Crime

By Alex Alvarez at 4:01 PM.

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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.

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17 August 2009

What The Jonathan Bleiweiss Case Tells Us About Crimes Against Latinos

By Alex Alvarez at 2:19 PM.

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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.

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1 July 2009

Queens DA Won’t Investigate Attack On Transgender Woman Leslie Moya As Hate Crime

By Alex Alvarez at 3:30 PM.

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Here’s why the attack on transgender woman Leslie Moya should be labeled a hate crime - for the sake of Latinos.

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3 May 2009

Murderers Of Immigrant Teen, Luis Ramirez Found Not Guilty Of Hate Crime

By Daniel Mauser at 12:05 PM.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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