
Marcela E. García
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Columnist, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board member at @BostonGlobe's @GlobeOpinion | Born & raised in 🇲🇽
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The case of Chelsea High School grad Geovani Esau De La Cruz Catalan, now in ICE detention, "is igniting outrage and fear across immigrant communities in Massachusetts," writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/0r5rR7Q

The case of Geovani Esau De La Cruz Catalan, a Chelsea High School grad now in ICE detention, underscores "a chilling and deeply destabilizing reality: Even those who don’t make any trouble are no longer safe," writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/4ZxbzWW


In today’s political climate, when immigrant communities are living in fear and diversity initiatives are under attack, Ruben Quesada’s presence in law enforcement is more than symbolic, writes Marcela E. García. It’s a powerful statement. trib.al/VzMUMWz

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras. A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/22/ice…




Trump wants to ban masks at protests — but not on ICE agents arresting immigrants, writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/5EGI3JB

The question BU ought to answer is why it took so long for concerns about soccer coach Nancy Feldman to be taken seriously, writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/Ogt6qB2





An Instagram account by an unknown author is casting a harsh spotlight on Boston’s failure to solve its addiction crisis, writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/5RcpMSD

By hosting a 30-show residency in Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny is “boosting the island’s economy, drawing attention to its culture, and delivering a powerful political message,” writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/YvrifPL

Bad Bunny’s 30-show residency in Puerto Rico “is not just a homecoming. It’s a declaration of cultural sovereignty,” writes Marcela E. García. “He’s offering the rest of the world a blueprint on how to marry art and activism.” trib.al/iGza257

A wave of Latino festival cancellations is rooted in something highly corrosive: fear of ICE, writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/ivrSB20

Granted, it wasn’t as egregious as a recent case in Nantucket. But when my husband and I dealt with a neighbor who cut down two of our maple trees, we learned about the limits to trees’ legal protections, writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/y1DUwYz

“Tree-cutting disputes between neighbors are surprisingly common,” writes Marcela E. García, and Massachusetts law “actually lags when it comes to protecting trees.” trib.al/nzGkH9y