Obama’s Deferred Action Programs Still Blocked – Millions of immigrants will have to keep waiting to see if new temporary protections against deportation can go into effect. This week, a federal appeals court kept in place a Texas judge’s block on executive actions on immigration ordered by President Obama. The White House is still waiting for the decision on its original appeal, and attorneys and activists say they are still sure courts will eventually give a green light to the programs known as DACA and DAPA. José López Zamorano reports from the nation’s capital.
Purépecha Embroidery Workshops Motivate Civic Participation in Coachella Valley – Floral emroidery done with the “magic needle” is a technique that for decades has given a distinctive seal to the Purépecha town of Ocumicho, Michoacán, in western Mexico. Now this art has captivated the imagination of dozens of residents of the agricultural Coachella Valley, thanks to a teacher of this type of embroidery who started sharing the art with her neighbors. Our correspondent Rubén Tapia reports that the workshops also became a space of reflection on how to improve this desert community that borders with Arizona. This feature story is part of our series Raices: Los Maestros, about artists who are passing on their art to the next generation.
