Did you know there are immigration raids taking place in Puerto Rico? On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance reporter Carlos Berrios Polanco on ICE’s presence in Puerto Rico and how the island’s Dominican migrant community is living in fear and uncertainty.
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February 14th, 2025: Jimmy Carter’s Central American Legacy
Following the passing of former US president Jimmy Carter last December, the LMC speaks with Jorge Cuellar about the dark and complicated legacy of his foreign policy in Central America and why it still remains relevant today.
Jorge Cuellar is an assistant professor of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
February 7th, 2025: The Guayaquil Four
Last December, four Afro-Latino boys were taken by the Ecuadorian military and were never seen alive again. On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Claudia O’Brien Moscoso about the case of the Guayaquil Four and how it raises the question of institutional racism and political instability in Ecuador.