by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Dec 4, 2024 | Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and members of the Alaskan congressional delegation celebrated Alaskan culture and inter-state unity at the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the Capitol’s West Lawn Tuesday night. A crowd of a couple hundred...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the first House Homeland Security hearing on immigration since Republicans’ decisive 2024 election victory, both sides of the aisle derailed a conversation on migrant children trafficking to debate their administrations’ respective immigration...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 15, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus introduced its newest members for the 119th Congress and outlined key issues facing Latino voters during a press conference Friday morning. “Every crisis also brings great opportunity,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat,...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 12, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON — During oral arguments Tuesday, Supreme Court justices participated in a heated debate regarding the status of Hugo Abisaí Monsalvo Velázquez, an undocumented immigrant seeking to avoid deportation. Monsalvo Velázquez’s attorney contended that his...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 5, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Maryland and Washington on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:07 p.m. – Few voters feel strongly towards Alsobrooks By Ananya Chag...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 4, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Following a week of fallout from incendiary comments about U.S. Latinos, both Democrats and Republicans scramble to curry the favor of Latino voters from across the country. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have created Spanish-language advertisements,...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Oct 31, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — At Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s set overshadowed the lineup of warm-up acts, drawing sharp criticism for a series of jokes that targeted various communities, including incendiary remarks about Puerto...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Oct 30, 2024 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — For South Texas communities, the southern border is not a political tool making headlines but a feature of citizens’ everyday lives. South Texas boasts some of the most predominantly Hispanic counties in the state, and has a continuous exchange with their...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Oct 15, 2024 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — With only 21 days until the U.S. elections, the topic of immigration remains high on voters’ minds due to bipartisan calls for stricter border policies and politicians’ rhetoric against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Republican presidential...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Oct 10, 2024 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Once presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance spread false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, Haitian American Guerline Jozef knew trouble was coming to her community. “As I’m watching the debate, Trump went...