by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 27, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The U.S. should stop trying to combat Central American criminal groups solely through deportation and start tackling the societal issues that allow the groups a foothold in the country, transnational crime experts said Tuesday. “The U.S. does not...
by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 8, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Nineteen years after the largest terrorist attack on American soil, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center said Thursday that the U.S. is still at war with al-Qaida. “I personally have my phone on me 24/7 waiting for the alert that something...
by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves toward the implementation of smart forms of identification, such as the new REAL ID, immigration advocates fear that this technology will be used to target undocumented immigrants. During a Rutgers Law School panel on Wednesday, Mizue...
by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates Tuesday accused police in schools of presence in schools of causing undocumented students to leave the classroom, increasing the dropout rate among immigrants. At a National Immigration Law Center panel on Tuesday, Latino advocate...
by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 1, 2020 | Demographics, Politics
WASHINGTON — The largest coalition representing Latino interests in the U.S. said Thursday that it wants the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential election to focus on Hispanic priorities, including more hiring of Hispanics and increased disaster relief funds to places...
