President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy affects not only immigrants but entire communities in the city of Philadelphia.
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UPR at Risk of Losing $5.4 Million in Health Research Funding Under Trump's Proposed Cuts
Office of Government Ethics Conceals Data on Public Officials' Finances
‘If They Come, I’ll Distract Them:’ A Child’s Plan to Protect His Mother from ICE Raids
Fiscal Control Board Claims It Wants to Leave Puerto Rico, But Its Actions Tell a Different Story
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UPR Río Piedras Students Struggle with Hunger, Homelessness, and Financial Hardship
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A study among campus students revealed that 62% of them subsist on $500 monthly amid rising food and transportation costs and a shortage of affordable housing near the university.
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DRNA Misses Out on Millions in Federal Funds for Climate Adaptation in Puerto Rico
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Some of this money could have been used to implement initiatives from the Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan, which needs to be resubmitted to the Legislature for approval.
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Moratorium on UPR Programs Was Aimed to Unlock Withheld Funds from the Fiscal Control Board
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Outgoing President Luis Ferrao acknowledged that the proposal sought to access part of the $102 million that the Fiscal Control Board has reserved for 2025, but the Board denied specifically having requested a program moratorium as a condition for ensuring financial sustainability.
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Puerto Rico Highway Authority Fails to Address Flooding on PR-64 in Mayagüez
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The construction of the Western Bypass in Mayagüez, along with other commercial developments on the outskirts, has destroyed wetlands and altered the hydrology of ecosystems adjacent to the Caño Boquilla in this municipality, worsening the flooding that continuously affects residents in the El Maní sector.
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Dominican Women in Puerto Rico Face the Burden of Immigration Policies
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The fear of deportation places migrant women in a more vulnerable position despite their crucial role in sustaining some of the island’s communities, social worker Elithet Silva Martínez says.
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Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia Battle Historical Inequalities in Health Services
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For more than 80 years, health experts, scholars, and community advocates have emphasized the dire need for better access to physicians and health centers for Puerto Rican Philadelphians. However, issues with timely doctor visits, preventative health, health insurance, and the lack of doctors from the community in North Philly remain.
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Foreign Labor Fails to Solve Puerto Rico’s Coffee Harvest Challenges
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The bureaucratic hurdles in visa processing, high costs of importing labor, and lack of affordable housing for agricultural workers have hindered the Department of Agriculture’s initiative to address the challenge of harvesting coffee in the mountainous regions of Puerto Rico.
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Housing Crisis in Florida: The Puerto Rican Face of Evictions
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Marilyn Vázquez’s smile fades when she recalls her experiences in 2022. It’s not easy to recount how she ended up on the streets, gave away most of her belongings, and crammed what was left into a hotel room in Kissimmee, Florida, where she lived for a year. It’s difficult for her to talk about it because she knows this scenario could happen again at any moment. “No one tells you how to survive if you have to live in a hotel, what you must do,” she says. “I spent six months crying.