by Jamie Gareh | Apr 14, 2026 | Foreign Affairs, Immigration
WASHINGTON – At a recent “No Kings” rally outside the U.S. Capitol, a few demonstrators waved a large Iranian flag. The U.S. and Israel had launched the war in Iran exactly one month earlier. As protestors chanted, a woman, carrying the old flag of Iran — from...
by Matthew Shea | Jun 11, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON (AN) — Mary Speck was working at her office at a congressional-funded think tank on a Friday afternoon in March when she heard a loud message. “There was an address over the intercom saying: ‘Lock yourselves in the office. Please stay in your...
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by Atmika Iyer | Jun 10, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards...
by Atmika Iyer | May 22, 2025 | Immigration
Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) paid tribute to the American rock n’ roll singer Bruce Springsteen by inciting a collective rendition of “Born in the U.S.A” on May 15 outside the Supreme Court with several immigrant advocates. “Born in the U.S.A.” is a song...
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by Angeles Ponpa | May 21, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before Congress to defend the Trump administration’s $175 billion budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, facing bipartisan criticism over proposed cuts to disaster aid and steep increases...
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by Ashley N. Soriano | May 21, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
For hours, protesters stood outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. as justices heard oral arguments in a case involving birthright citizenship on May 15. Right now, the Constitution guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. — and that includes children...
