As a child, I rode my bike in my neighborhood and played until bedtime. My family ate dinner at the table together, camped and vacationed at Disney World. The values that make me an American were instilled in me during t ...
Daily Archives: July 24, 2018
I was born stateless and persecuted in Myanmar. Here is what it took for me to come to the U.S.
I was born in 1994, in Myanmar, to Rohingya parents. Although Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for generations, the government refuses to recognize us as one of the eight “national indigenous races” and we face constant pe ...
With focus on Mexico, apprehensions grow at Canadian border
People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to $4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, according to officials and court documents. ...
As the U.S. Shuts Its Doors, Migrants at the Mexican Border Continue to Hope
Faith can turn out to be unjustified, and trust is often misplaced, for there is, it seems, a scam to fit every need. Becoming an émigré also requires an extremely high tolerance for uncertainty. An émigré can only see o ...
‘That was not the deal’: McCarthy, Ryan renege on immigration vow
House GOP leaders are reneging on a vow to hold an immigration vote before the August recess, a move that puts House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in a particularly awkward spot as he seeks to become the next speaker. ...
U.S. to Update Judge as Deadline Looms to Reunite Migrant Kids
As of Monday, at least 879 parents had been reunited, although 463 may have been deported without their child, making it unclear when those parents will be back with their child, according to a joint court filing by the ...
Lawyers for Detained Pizza Deliverer Head to Court
A hearing is scheduled Tuesday afternoon in the case of Pablo Villavicencio (vee-uh-vih-SEHN'-see-oh). ...
Trump’s New Target in the Politics of Fear: Citizenship
Surveying the wreckage of McCarthyism in 1957, the political theorist Hannah Arendt wrote about efforts to denaturalize American citizens suspected of Communist ties. ...
Groups sue Miami-Dade County over immigration holds
WeCount, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and others filed a federal lawsuit Monday. ...
Judge denies Trump bid to toss immigration protections case
U.S. District Judge Denise Casper’s ruling means the case that seeks to block the administration from terminating temporary protected status for thousands of immigrants from those three countries can move forward. She al ...
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