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Carlos Ballesteros

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La Voz Chicago
Un hombre del suroeste de Chicago fue deportado a México mientras esperaba la decisión de DACA
Jesús Alberto ‘Beto’ López Gutiérrez, de 25 años, fue deportado después de demandar a ICE.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
Jesus Alberto “Beto” Lopez-Gutierrez (center rear) with (from left) his father Miguel Lopez, sister Mariela Lopez, mother Lourdes Gonzalez and brother Miguel Lopez.
Politics
Southwest Side man quickly deported to Mexico while awaiting DACA decision
With the Trump administration seeking to kill the Obama-era program for immigrants, Jesus Alberto ‘Beto’ Lopez Gutierrez, 25, was deported after suing ICE.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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La Voz Chicago
‘Da miedo saber que puedo ser yo quien contagie con el virus a mis padres’, dice estudiante de secundaria
Son más de 3,000 los casos de COVID-19 entre jóvenes latinos, lo que preocupa a expertos en salud pública.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
Genesis Rivera, a senior at Whitney Young High School who tested positive for the coronavirus two weeks ago, sits in front of her home in Little Village, Thursday, May 28, 2020.
Metro/State
‘It’s scary knowing that I can be the one to give my parents the virus,’ high schooler says
COVID-19 cases among young Latinos in Illinois top 3,000, worrying health experts
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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La Voz Chicago
Siete de cada 10 latinos en el país están preocupados por pagar la renta, la comida y las facturas durante la pandemia, revela encuesta
Un poco más de 1,800 adultos latinos en todo el país fueron entrevistados, incluidos 235 de Illinois.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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El concejal de Pilsen busca eliminar la designación de distrito histórico
“Las designaciones históricas no preservan a las personas ni a las comunidades, simplemente protegen a los edificios”, dijo el concejal Byron Sigcho-Lopez.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
The Chicago Transit Authority’s Kedzie station on the Orange Line is in Gage Park, a neighborhood with one of the largest Latino populations in the city.
Seven in 10 Latinos worried about keeping up with rent, food, utilities during the pandemic, poll finds
“For many politicians, even well-intentioned ones, the Latino community is still a blindspot,” said Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus .
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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La Voz Chicago
Grupos comunitarios trabajan para donar dinero en efectivo a los inmigrantes indocumentados más necesitados
Una señal de solidaridad con la comunidad indocumentada de Chicago
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
These three buildings at 18th and Laflin streets would have been among hundreds included in a proposed Pilsen Landmark District.
City Hall
Pilsen alderman wants proposed historic district scrapped
“It became clear that landmark designations do not preserve people and communities, they merely protect buildings,” Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) said.
By Carlos Ballesteros