Paola Mendoza

Paola Mendoza is a film director, activist, and a coauthor of Together We Rise, Sanctuary, and SOLIS.

More than 50 people gathered at the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday to show that our country, a place that once welcomed immigrants, now disappears them.

Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget

At the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday, I organized more than 50 people to turn our grief into a collective demand: Free the 238 men unlawfully disappeared into CECOT.

Jun 2, 2025 / Paola Mendoza

A migrant child sits in the back of a border patrol vehicle after being apprehended by US Customs and Border protection officers on June 24, 2024, in Ruby, Arizona.

My Dystopian Novel Predicted Trump 2.0 My Dystopian Novel Predicted Trump 2.0

SOLIS was meant to serve as a warning of what could come. With Trump’s reelection, it should serve as a blueprint for the bravery and activism needed to fight back.

Dec 11, 2024 / Paola Mendoza

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