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Tens of Thousands Protest Trump Immigration Policies Nationwide

Tens of Thousands Protest Trump Immigration Policies Nationwide

by Holly Honderich | Jul 3, 2018 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON –Thousands of protesters clad in white and armed with signs denouncing President Donald Trump rallied Saturday in more than 90-degree heat against the Trump administration’s immigration policy and the “zero-tolerance” approach that has separated children...
Latino activists — and their kids — protest family separations at immigration rally

Latino activists — and their kids — protest family separations at immigration rally

by Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan | Jul 2, 2018 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – Despite temperatures that soared above 90, the “Families Belong Together” rally drew tens of thousands of people to Washington this weekend, including some not even old enough to carry a sign or shout a slogan. The children and grown-ups...
Thousands gather for family unification in D.C. protest

Thousands gather for family unification in D.C. protest

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...
Sessions’ “zero-tolerance” on asylum: One woman’s story

Sessions’ “zero-tolerance” on asylum: One woman’s story

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...
Hundreds of women march on Washington to protest Trump immigration policy

Hundreds of women march on Washington to protest Trump immigration policy

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...
Immigration authorities call for continued federal support along border, citing 2,000-agent shortage

Immigration authorities call for continued federal support along border, citing 2,000-agent shortage

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...
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