Venezuelan opposition activist dies in jail The politician was seized by masked men a day before Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term.

With immigration front and center in American politics, even immigrants and refugees who are directly affected hold differing ...

Ahead of the Speak Up for Justice panel, JURIST Associate Editorial Director Alanah Vargas spoke with Judge Eleazar Javier ...

Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect on July 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 11 more the day before. Here is what ...

While many graduating seniors face doubts about jobs and the future, three students at Albizu High School in Humboldt Park carry additional burdens inherent to their immigration status.

A Venezuelan man currently detained at the Krome detention center in Miami says he would rather return to the country he fled, despite fearing for his life, than remain locked up in what he describes ...

Criticism of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from a leftist perspective is absolutely necessary and some of it comes from those who, to varying degrees, support his government. Emiliano Teran ...

Eric Adams is sworn in as mayor of New York City on the stage of the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted) ...

Mayor Gene Nocera speaks after sworn in at Middletown City Hall in Middletown, Conn., Monday, June 16, 2025. Former Mayor Ben Florsheim resigned his position during his second term.

Unless it’s an uncontested race, most elections pit one side against another. But when the dust settles, and the winners are chosen – especially in local, municipal elections – it’s ...

The shift in Jacksonville City Council’s leadership has started its transition.