DOGE’s takeover of USIP failed. The ripple effects can hurt Trump policy.
WASHINGTON (AN) — Mary Speck was working at her office at a congressional-funded think tank on a Friday afternoon in March when she heard a loud message. "There was an address over the intercom saying: 'Lock yourselves in the office. Please stay in your office,'" said...
DOGE’s takeover of USIP failed. The ripple effects can hurt Trump policy.
WASHINGTON (AN) — Mary Speck was working at her office at a congressional-funded think tank on a Friday afternoon in March when she heard a loud message. "There was an address over the intercom saying: 'Lock yourselves in the office. Please stay in your office,'" said...
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Scams targeting immigrants take advantage of fears around immigration status and deportation
WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards...
Scams targeting immigrants take advantage of fears around immigration status and deportation
WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards...
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Immigrant Advocates Protest Outside Supreme Court As Justices Hear Oral Arguments for Birthright Citizenship
CASA, an organization aiming to improve the lives of immigrants and working-class families, led the protest as oral arguments began for the birthright citizenship case. Acting as plaintiffs, they advocated for Justices to uphold the historic interpretation of the 14th Amendment by maintaining lower court judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions.
Immigrant Advocates Protest Outside Supreme Court As Justices Hear Oral Arguments for Birthright Citizenship
CASA, an organization aiming to improve the lives of immigrants and working-class families, led the protest as oral arguments began for the birthright citizenship case. Acting as plaintiffs, they advocated for Justices to uphold the historic interpretation of the 14th Amendment by maintaining lower court judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions.
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Lawmakers challenge Homeland Security Secretary Noem over budget request, FEMA cuts
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before Congress to defend the Trump administration’s $175 billion budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, facing bipartisan criticism over proposed cuts to disaster aid and steep increases...
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‘For us, it’s personal’: Protesters gather at Supreme Court over birthright citizenship debate
The Constitution guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the United States, including children of undocumented immigrants. But President Donald Trump has pushed to end that constitutional right.
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Noem says Abrego Garcia will ‘never return’ as Democrats grill DHS secretary at budget hearing
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s deportations Thursday, May 8, as Democratic senators accused the president of illegally sending U.S. citizens and legal residents to other countries.
read moreSmall Maryland Town Grapples With Immigration Views After Murder Conviction
On April 14, a jury found El Salvadoran native Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, guilty of murder, rape, and kidnapping after less than an hour of deliberation at the Harford County Circuit Court.
First-gen Americans back Trump immigration policies at White House Egg Roll
Some first-generation Americans traveled from out of state to support President Donald Trump and his immigration policies at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21.
Undocumented, Unprotected, and Still Paying Taxes: Tax season raises fear in the immigration community as IRS and ICE agree to work with each other
WASHINGTON – As millions of Americans raced to meet the April 15th tax deadline, undocumented immigrants faced a different kind of pressure. They fear filing taxes could lead to their deportation. The anxiety was heightened this year as a newly disclosed agreement...
House Representatives disagree about whether sanctuary cities should comply with I.C.E. detention orders
Republicans and Democrats clashed over whether sanctuary cities should comply with federal orders to detain individuals I.C.E. potentially wants to deport.
Nonprofit organizations become a helpful resource in the naturalization process
Nationwide, 9 million immigrants are eligible for U.S. citizenship, yet 91 percent do not proceed with their applications, according to a survey conducted by the nonprofit loan service One Percent for America. Organizations like the Washington English Center offer support to make the naturalization process more accessible.
After a lifetime outside politics, an artist chooses his side: Trump
CHARLESTON, S.C. – White Converse shoes, green work pants scattered with paint stains, black hoodie and a cowboy hat covered with dozens of rock ‘n’ roll pins. Anderson Lee Smith, a 66-year-old, 6-foot-tall man with his long, gray hair tied back in a low ponytail,...
House Committee attacks Biden’s border policies
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement held a hearing on Mar.7 to examine President Joe Biden’s inability to maintain border security, calling for a change in the current immigration law. While both Democrats...
When the law clashes with common language
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants could be affected by a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision—and it could all come down to how justices interpret a single word.
Texas’ struggle with the government over border security continues one month after a migrant family died
WASHINGTON – Tensions between the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott continued to heighten after a mother and two children drowned in the Rio Grande last month as they tried to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. The drownings occurred near Eagle Pass’...
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