by Meggie Morris and Siri Bulusu | Apr 20, 2016 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins told Congress Tuesday that his agency’s partnership with federal immigration authorities is working — undocumented individuals suspected of being involved in transnational gang activity and violent crime are being...
by Matt Yurus | Jul 15, 2015 | Immigration
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, speaking to members of the media at the National Press Club Tuesday, said that his city is ground zero for immigration reform. He challenged other cities to serve as the models for the federal government to follow.
by Dean DeChiaro | Jul 7, 2015 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — The surge of Central American children crossing the southern border into the United States that made headlines last summer has abated, but one Republican Senate leader insists the Obama administration is still not aggressive enough in kicking the kids out...
by Matt Yurus | Jul 1, 2015 | Demographics, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Transgender advocates lay down in the street outside the White House on Tuesday as part of a rally demanding that the president release undocumented transgender individuals from what they called unsafe immigration detention facilities. Transgender...
by Tanni Deb | Jun 11, 2015 | Immigration
Mental illness is sometimes taboo in the South Asian community because it’s associated with being weak, according to experts. Mental health advocate and therapist, Shamyla Tareen, and clinical psychologist, Imran Riaz, explores this issue to help remove the...
by Andersen Xia | Jun 3, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Deyaa Alrwishdi, a Syrian lawyer, is seeking asylum in the Unites States after participating in a series of anti-government activities in the 2011 revolution. His application has been held over for more than 10 months. Alrwishdi’s case is one of...
