Lourdes Cárdenas

Lourdes Cárdenas is an independent journalist based in El Paso, Texas, and a journalism professor at New Mexico State University. She usually covers stories related to immigration, drug trafficking and Latinos in the US.

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In 2025, We Must Show Up for Each Other and Our Movements

Here’s How Truthout Is Preparing for Trump’s Day One

Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades Is Repatriated

“Nonprofit Killer” Bill Favors Corporations, Not People