by Nicole Girten and Anabel Mendoza | Sep 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Immigration
Over 400 counties across the U.S. are considered “persistent poverty,” having high poverty rates for decades. Almost half of the 44 counties in Texas with persistent poverty are located along the U.S.-Mexico border and their high poverty rates and low wage employment...
by Samone Blair | Aug 21, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
Advocacy groups have accused U.S. immigration officials of providing pork and rancid halal meals to Muslim detainees at a Miami processing center. Attorneys from three organizations — Muslim Advocates, Americans for Immigrant Justice and Atlanta-based law firm...
by Shirin Ali and Anabel Mendoza | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
Earlier this month, a California judge ordered the release of more than 100 migrant children from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody; however, after ICE failed to meet specific prerequisites to release the children, the judge declared her order was...
by Anabel Mendoza | Jul 24, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
In early July, Frederick leaders announced a roughly $3 million COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program to help county and city residents meet their rent payments and avoid eviction. But, the program has received fewer applications than anticipated, totaling...
by Anabel Mendoza | Jul 17, 2020 | Immigration
The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded an order from Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week that required international students attending online-only U.S. colleges in the fall to either transfer to schools with in-person instruction or leave the...
by Anabel Mendoza | Jul 14, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
Last week, when ICE announced that international students attending online-only U.S. colleges in the fall must either transfer to schools with in-person instruction or leave the country, Amr Mecca felt the fear and shock so many international students have been...
