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Julio Ricardo Varela

Boston

Co-Host at In The Thick

Founder and Publisher at Latino Rebels

Columnist at MSNBC

Founder, @latnewsletter (2024), Latino Rebels (2011). @MSNBC columnist. Futuro Media alum. In The Thick co-host (7 yrs). @suffolkmsoccer fan. Opinions mine 🇵🇷

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  • What Comes Next Starts in Boston

    1 month ago | thelatinonewsletter.org | Julio Ricardo Varela

    The Massachusetts State House, Boston (Photo by Julio Ricardo Varela) It’s been a while since I have shared an update about The Latino Newsletter, now in its 43rd week of publication. While we did achieve our 2025 Winter Pledge Goal of $4,000 raised (with just under $6,000 to go before we reach $20,000), we have a significant development to announce, which directly aligns with the vision of what The Latino Newsletter can be for local communities.

  • Opinion | The deep roots of ICE’s disdain for civil liberties

    1 month ago | msnbc.com | Julio Ricardo Varela

    Americans are witnessing a real-time dismantling of due process in this country, particularly when it comes to immigration enforcement. Last week, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to label Venezuelan immigrants as members of the Tren de Aragua gang and summarily ship them to foreign prisons.

  • Opinion | The deep roots of ICE’s disdain for civil liberties

    1 month ago | yahoo.com | Julio Ricardo Varela

    Americans are witnessing a real-time dismantling of due process in this country, particularly when it comes to immigration enforcement. Last week, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to label Venezuelan immigrants as members of the Tren de Aragua gang and summarily ship them to foreign prisons.

  • Rest in Power, Raúl Grijalva

    1 month ago | thelatinonewsletter.org | Julio Ricardo Varela

    Rep, Raúl Grijalva reading to school children in 2020 (Public Domain) On Thursday, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) passed away at 77 due to complications from cancer treatment. “First elected to Congress in 2002, Grijalva won re-election 11 times,” NBC News noted. “He rose to become chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, a post he held from 2015 to 2019, and most recently was the top Democrat on the committee.

  • Puerto Rico Independence Memo Tests GOP Interest

    1 month ago | thelatinonewsletter.org | Julio Ricardo Varela

    A draft memo in the form of a presidential executive order initiating a process for Puerto Rico’s independence under the Trump administration was generated by a Puerto Rican group as a lobbying document to gain Republican feedback and support, according to the group behind it.

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Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77
11 Apr 25

It's time to start handing @LatNewsletter over to others on a more consistent basis. We start in San Juan. Let's go, @DurgaOne and @Vaquero2XL.

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Tonight's BIG @LatNewsletter announcement. We're Opening a San Juan Bureau by @julito77 Welcome, @DurgaOne and @Vaquero2XL! #PuertoRico https://t.co/L5Be6IxSrv

Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77
11 Apr 25

RT @bykatiebuehler: BREAKING: A 9-0 Supreme Court UPHOLDS a court order requiring the Trump administration to bring a Maryland man, Kilmar…

Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77
10 Apr 25

Ideas? ICE wants to stop "Ideas" now.

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