by Nadya Faulx | Jun 11, 2013 | Immigration
Hundreds raced in Saturday’s Gaza Solidarity 5K at Rock Creek Park, raising more than $80,000 for vital social services in the Gaza Strip. Cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among children have doubled since last November’s conflict with Israel, said...
by Brina Monterroza | May 25, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON–As the Senate’s immigration bill moves to the floor, there’s fear that new deportation grounds for suspected gang members could hinder the chances of some undocumented immigrants seeking citizenship. Earlier this week, one of Sen. Charles E....
by Nadya Faulx | May 24, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—Texas Rep. Filemon Vela praised a think tank report on border security released Thursday for looking at the thorny issue from the vantage point of both the U.S. and Mexico—and for moving beyond apprehensions of people illegally crossing as a measurement....
by Colette Luke | May 22, 2013 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – Biometric checks for immigrants leaving the country aimed at strengthening security will be tested by Customs and Border Patrol agents to determine their effectiveness and impact on passenger delays at airports, a top CBP official told a House...
by Nadya Faulx | May 16, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—Uzoma Nwachukwu had only recently graduated from college and was working as an engineer in his native Nigeria when he got the news that he was finally going to receive the green card he had applied for just months before. Like thousands of other African...
by Nadya Faulx | May 14, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — For Palestinians around the world, the Nakba still weighs heavily in collective memory as one of the darkest moments in their history. Wednesday marks the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, an Arabic word meaning catastrophe. In the uprisings that followed...
