Fourteen years in America. A one-way ticket to El Salvador.
Yessenia Ruano worked to build a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and church community. Now she’s fighting to stop it from being uprooted.
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Millions of immigrant families would be shut out under new child tax credit proposal
By requiring both filers to have a Social Security Number, approximately 4.5 million citizens and legally present children would be ineligible for the credit.
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House panel advances measure to cut off Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funds
“You know the saying, ‘women and children first’? Well for Republicans, billionaires go first, and women and children go overboard,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray said.
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A new generation of birth control skeptics leans right
More young women are embracing fertility tracking methods long popular among Catholics, looking to influencers, questioning doctors — and finding a home in MAGA.
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‘Toxic’ work environment at the largest U.S. feminist group prompts president to leave
In an exclusive interview with The 19th, Christian F. Nunes details her experiences at the National Organization for Women: ‘People were harder on me as a Black woman.’
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These Ukrainian women banded together after fleeing war. The U.S. may send them back.
As changes to parole programs leave them in limbo, women working for organizations helping immigrants and refugees are worried about their own status, too.
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Political tension and fears of violence may have depressed voter turnout in 2024
While voters overwhelmingly felt safe, women and gender-nonconforming people were more likely to skip going to the polls due to safety concerns, a new report says.
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Federal grants to assist domestic violence survivors are back — with more strings attached
Revised funding opportunities from the Office on Violence Against Women ban any activities characterizing domestic violence as a social justice issue.
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The nation's oldest and largest Indigenous sorority is bracing for DEI orders
Alpha Pi Omega is helping young Native women grow strong in their identities — but their future on college campuses is in question.
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The Black mothers behind one of the biggest environmental fights of the 20th century
When a toxic waste disaster unfolded in the 1970s, a White housewife became the face of the movement. Down the street, Black mothers worked twice as hard to be heard.