by Ebony Curry and Kelly Rissman | Jul 1, 2019 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — One week before President Trump’s planned mass deportation operations, hundreds of protesters marched in a bilingual community rally, sponsored by Sanctuary DMV and other immigrant advocacy groups, on Saturday evening. The rally also was spurred by...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | May 1, 2019 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Less than three weeks into his new job, acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan responded to tough questions about the department’s immigration enforcement Tuesday by saying “the system is full and we are beyond our capacity.” In a...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Apr 24, 2019 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – The questions of whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exceeded his authority and violated the Constitution in ordering that the 2020 census require people to disclose whether they are a citizen came before the Supreme Court Tuesday. In a controversial...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Apr 22, 2019 | Demographics, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – Thousands of children born in America who have moved to Mexico because their parents were deported or returned home voluntarily lack records and other documents needed to enroll in Mexican schools and access social services, officials of both countries...
by Brock Hall | Mar 14, 2019 | Immigration, Politics, Topics
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross denied that there was any “nefarious purpose” behind the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census in an appearance Thursday before the House Oversight Committee. Ross directed the Census Bureau last...
by Beverly Banks | Mar 6, 2019 | Immigration, Topics
PARIS — When he lived outside a metro station in Paris, Shikhali Mirzai received a sleeping bag, tent, and clothes from a student group dedicated to aiding refugees in the city. The kind gesture stayed with the then-22-year-old, who now helps the group...
