by Jessica Floyd & Adam Barnes | Oct 10, 2018 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday concerning the length of time the Department of Homeland Security has to apprehend people awaiting deportation after they are released from custody for a previously committed crime. Current immigration law...
by Haiya Kofler | Oct 9, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – The author of a new book on prejudice and hate said Tuesday that the Senate confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice shows “extraordinarily triggering episodes” of “destructive forces” are permeating the national debate. Speaking at the...
by Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu & Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan | Aug 31, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
When Qiuxu Li, a 23-year-old Georgetown University law student, received her master’s degree a few months ago, she worried whether she could find a paid job in the U.S. before running out of the last $3,000 her family gave her. “It’s really hard for an international...
by Holly Honderich | Aug 18, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
MCALLEN, Texas – The final step of their journey was small. Crossing the bridge from Brownsville, Texas, into Matamoros, Mexico, requires a short walk, a $1 toll – in quarters – and a perfunctory customs stop. But for the members of “Grannies...
by Giulia Petroni | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Children and families marched together and protested at the U.S. Capitol on July 26, the court-ordered deadline for the Trump administration to reunite thousands of families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Children sang lullabies and drew...
by Medill News Service | Jul 27, 2018 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — On the court-ordered deadline to reunite families seperated at the border, children and families gathered to march and protest at the Hart Senate Office Building. The children sung lullabies and drew pictures of their families to demand that the...
