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Julio Ricardo Varela

Julio Ricardo Varela

Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder of “The Latino Newsletter” and co-editor of “Pressing Issues from Free Press.”

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Bad Bunny, surrounded by performers, holds a microphone against a red background.

MAGA is screaming foul over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Here’s why the NFL doesn’t seem to care.

5-year-old Liam Ramos detained by ICE on Jan. 20, 2026 outside of his home in Columbia Heights, MN.

How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America

The Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish displays a sign that reads "ICE WAS HERE" on Dec. 3, 2025.

This Boston-area church’s nativity scene received swift backlash for all the wrong reasons

Dancers perform at an NFL halftime for Hispanic Heritage Month Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.

I used to be ambivalent about Hispanic Heritage Month. But this time, I’m all in.

Donald Trump speaks

Trump’s deadly strike on a boat from Venezuela was an act of war

A supporter holds a sign that reads " Latinos for Trump"

Trump’s failing Latino voters — and Democrats are missing a huge opportunity

View of baseball batter from behind the catcher as they hit

The hypocrisy in Trump blocking a Venezuelan team’s entry to the U.S.

San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers statement about turning around ICE didn’t come out of the blue

Protesters demonstrate in front of U.S. Marines guarding a federal building on June 14, 2025 in Los Angeles.

Trump overplayed his hand in L.A. Now he’s going to try it in Chicago and New York City

A person holds a Mexican flag.

The long history behind Los Angeles protestors’ Mexican flags