by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 8, 2013 | Topics
Eight members of Congress were among those arrested Tuesday evening in the culmination of a rally for immigration reform outside Congress. The Congressmen were among approximately 200 protesters who were charged with “crowding, obstructing and incommoding” by refusing...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 7, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — In an effort to keep immigration in the headlines, thousands are expected to march at the National Mall on Tuesday for what’s being bill as a day for human dignity and respect. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi also is pushing to keep the issue in...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 2, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Despite the federal government shutdown, reform-minded lawmakers said this week they remain hopeful that an immigration bill will become law, adding their voices to national pressure to get legislation through the House of Representatives. The...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 1, 2013 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of federal employees deemed “non-essential” mingled with the usual Washington lunch crowds Tuesday as they started their furloughs, the result of the government shutdown. But first they spent the morning completing...