by Ashley Graham | Jun 30, 2018 | Immigration
WASHINGTON– Nearly ten thousand protestors from around the country marched outside the White House and the Capitol for immigration reform. The protest formed in response to President Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy, which resulted in the...
by Elizabeth Beyer | Jun 29, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
TUCSON, Arizona – Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced domestic violence is no longer grounds for migrants to gain asylum earlier this month as a part of his zero-tolerance immigration policy. One woman, who fled her home country with her son to escape that...
by Ashley Graham & Holly Honderich | Jun 28, 2018 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of women dressed in white surrounded the Justice Department Thursday to demand an end to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy toward illegal immigrants. Later in the day, over 500 were charged and later released in a Senate...
by Hannah Wiley | Apr 13, 2018 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON—Even as hundreds more National Guard troops from several states deploy this week to the U.S. border with Mexico, immigration authorities warned Thursday thousands of additional people will be needed. “Right now the National Guard is absolutely necessary. We...
by Enes Calli & Kate Cimini | Mar 26, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
Three years ago, when Amar was 18, he left Syria under the premise of a quick trip. A soft-spoken young man with an interest in engineering, Amar grew up on the Syrian coast. By his account, he had a loving family, a nice home, and college was in his future. In 2015,...
by Oyin Falana & Ricky Zipp | Mar 15, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
PARIS — Yara Al Hasbani was preparing for a dance recital in her hometown of Damascus in 2014, when her uncle called her and told her to come home. “When I arrived…I heard the voice of my mother screaming so loudly,” she recalled. “Then I...