Biography
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a Uruguayan people, Uruguayan father and a Mexican people, Mexican mother, Espina migrated with his family to Texas. He studied Political science, political sciences at Vassar College, graduating in 2020; He graduated in 2024 with a law degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Since his teens, Espina has been an advocate for socially disadvantaged people, and promoted the creation of Non-governmental organization, NGOs. In June 2017, he created Football for the Future, a volunteer-run nonprofit that hosted a free, annual summer camp in the Bryan-College Station area, aiming to provide low-income central Texas kids with free soccer and educational programs. The summer camp ran from 2017 to 2019, and had plans set for 2020, but announced its cancellation in May 2020 due to an increasing number of COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 cases among the community. As of May 2025, the nonprofit's status is unknown. In October 2019, he established the Detained Refugee Solidarity Fund, with the purpose of supporting migrants and refugees Migrant detentions under the first Trump administration, detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE detention centers. In December 2020, he was described as "the immigrant postman" () for his benevolence, writing letters to those detained and using the funds raised from the Detained Refugee Solidarity Fund to send alongside the letters, enabling detainees to contact their families. Currently, he is a social media content creator, posting to a combined 20 million followers across TikTok Instagram, and Facebook. In June 2024, Espina was summoned by Vice President Kamala Harris, and shortly afterwards, by President Joe Biden. Then, on August 21, 2024, Espina delivered a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.Awards
* 2024 Premios Juventud, "Inspiring Creator"References
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* * 1998 births Living people People from Montevideo American people of Uruguayan descent American people of Mexican descent Uruguayan people of Mexican descent Vassar College alumni American TikTokers Uruguayan TikTokers American human rights activists Immigrant rights activists Hispanic and Latino American activists {{US-activist-stub