Deepa Fernandes
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Trump ended DACA. This woman is suing to keep the program alive.
As the US Supreme Court prepares to decide the fate of DACA recipients, one plaintiff is hopeful — and nervous — for the future. → Read More
Undocumented workers fight for wages under the threat of deportation
Advocates say that these immigration enforcement threats keep workers from telling their stories of wage theft to law enforcement. Wage theft costs Los Angeles workers $26 million a week, according to the University of California, Los Angeles. → Read More
With kids’ health suffering, one Guatemalan town is trying to adapt to climate change.
When the weather changed and kids became malnourished, one Guatemalan indigenous community made big changes. And they seem to be working. → Read More
These children suffered for months after extreme weather wrecked their town in Peru
A cough that has lasted months, fevers and diarrhea that keeps coming back. Small children are still suffering months after extreme weather lead to flooding in a small Peruvian town. Is climate change to blame? → Read More
This 10-year-old was already suing the government over climate policy. Then climate change really hit home.
Sea level rise projections suggest Levi Draheim’s home on Florida’s east coast will be sitting in water in 30-40 years. A hurricane last year already flooded him out of his school. So, he’s suing the federal government to try to force it to take stronger action to fight climate change. → Read More
These kids are hoping to save Galapagos tortoises — and their own home — from climate change
High School students from Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands are learning about climate change and working to protect their islands’ tortoises and other unique wildlife from its effects. → Read More
This new green building may be just the thing to help a Florida town stand up to climate change. Or not.
A small Florida community wants to build the greenest, most climate change-resilient hotel around. But some say the only way to built in a climate-friendly way there is not to build at all. → Read More
One small Florida city tries to adapt to climate change, mostly alone
In a state facing facing big challenges from climate change, but where few are facing up to the problem, the small city of Satellite Beach stands out for its aggressive moves to stay ahead of rising seas. But the efforts highlight the limits of what one town can do. → Read More
For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'
Magali Torres, who lives in Florida and is originally from Mexico, is closely watching whether Congress and the White House can agree on a path that will allow her to continue to work legally in the US and worry less about deportation. → Read More
Lessons for Hollywood's women from tomato pickers in Florida
Sexual assault in the tomato fields in Florida was rampant. Now, it's not. And farmworkers believe other women can learn from them about how to stop the abusive behavior in the workplace. → Read More
Is tourism harming the Galápagos Islands?
The wildlife in the Galápagos Islands is unafraid of humans, but is tourism and the selfie culture damaging the very sights people come to see? → Read More
Guatemala’s changing climate is forcing families to leave their homes, livelihoods
This father of seven is one example of a global phenomenon — people being displaced by the effects of climate change. → Read More
The latest victims of extreme weather: grapes and bananas
When northern Peru's agricultural region was hit by back-to-back extreme weather events, fruit production normally bound for the US was decimated. → Read More
Before Houston flooded, there was Piura, Peru
Can climate change be blamed for a devastating flood in Peru? The local government says yes and is preparing for future extreme weather. → Read More
What happens when an undocumented minor dies in the United States?
A Guatemalan family struggles with the aftermath of their son's death in the US. → Read More
Humans are damaging the fragile Galapagos ecosystem. Maybe coffee can help save it.
The Galapagos Islands are known for the astonishing wildlife that inspired Charles Darwin. But the unique ecosystem of the isolated Pacific islands is in trouble, and now it’s getting an assist from an unexpected source: a local coffee plantation. → Read More
These American kids are adapting to new lives in El Salvador after their dad was deported
Despite not speaking Spanish, nor having ever visited her husband’s native country, Andrea Hernández packed up her four kids and decided to move to El Salvador. → Read More
Will Trump continue Obama's program to aid Central American teens fleeing gangs?
In December 2014, the Obama administration rolled the Central American Minors (CAM) Program, which gives young people the option of asking for US asylum while still in their home country. → Read More
A brother and sister flee gang violence in El Salvador and start over in the US
They had their mother's blessing, but she misses them terribly. → Read More
El Salvador's new metal-mining ban is terrifying for 'artisanal' miners
It's a win for the environment, and the government says it will retrain artisanal miners for new careers, but they're skeptical of politicians' promises. → Read More