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For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

by Grace Deng | Mar 28, 2022 | Education, Featured, Immigration

Mahdi Kabuli likes math. Sure, geometry eludes him sometimes, but overall he’s really good at the subject. At 18, Kabuli is already thinking about college, where he wants to study economics or computer science. As of last year, nearing the end of his time at the top...
VIDEO: Adjusting to life in the U.S., six months after fleeing the Taliban

VIDEO: Adjusting to life in the U.S., six months after fleeing the Taliban

by Jenny Huh | Mar 23, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, National Security

WASHINGTON – On August 25, 2021, Aryan Fardeen, along with his wife, mother, and three siblings, boarded a plane in Kabul in an urgent attempt to escape the Taliban. Over the span of three months, they traveled to Kuwait, Germany and Philadelphia, before settling in...
Why Cameroonians and advocates want TPS designation, explained

Why Cameroonians and advocates want TPS designation, explained

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 22, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

What is TPS? Temporary Protected Status has been a hot-button issue with activists demanding its designation to numerous countries throughout the world. So, you might be wondering: what is TPS in the first place? “Temporary protected status is humanitarian relief for...
HANGING BY A THREAD: TWO CENTRAL AMERICANS ON RENEWING TPS

HANGING BY A THREAD: TWO CENTRAL AMERICANS ON RENEWING TPS

by Ali Bianco | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

ARIZONA BORDER, June 1999 — It has been two days and two nights of trudging through the Arizona desert. Faustino’s left leg is lifeless. As his feet drag through the sand, he recalls his previous endeavors at this same malicious journey. The first four attempts remain...
Family Reunion: Ukrainian Americans Seek Ways To Help Loved Ones Abroad

Family Reunion: Ukrainian Americans Seek Ways To Help Loved Ones Abroad

by Diego Ramos Bechara | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, National Security

It was about 5 a.m. on a Thursday when the blaring sound of a ringing phone shook Iryna Verona awake.  One glance at the screen and she knew she had to prepare herself for the worst. She lifted herself from the bed, and sat on the edge, her feet touching the cold...
TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

by Ali Bianco | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As Russian troops descended, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians started to flee their country. Eight days after the invasion, the Department of Homeland Security announced that Ukrainian refugees would be given temporary status, granting eligibility to...
TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

by Ali Bianco | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As countless Ukrainians begin to leave their homes following the Russian invasion, conversations have spurred around the Capitol about President Biden potentially designating the country for Temporary Protected Status. All the while, countless Central...
Senators weigh in on shifting from immigration lottery to merit-based system

Senators weigh in on shifting from immigration lottery to merit-based system

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON —  Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at shifting H1-B and L-1 visas from a lottery to a merit-based system. “Over a long period of time, I have found that the people that come into...
“We can’t do anything with words”: Immigrants and activists react to SOTU

“We can’t do anything with words”: Immigrants and activists react to SOTU

by Ali Bianco | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON – After President Joe Biden finished his first State of the Union address, immigrants and activists shared their reactions to Biden’s one-and-a-half minute statement on the state of immigration. For many who were hoping to hear potential policy proposals or...
Strategist: Biden’s SOTU immigration talks aimed at bipartisan support

Strategist: Biden’s SOTU immigration talks aimed at bipartisan support

by Jenny Huh | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — After Tuesday’s State of the Union address, I had a fascinating conversation with Jeff Shesol, former deputy chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Shesol analyzed the tone and manner in which President Biden discussed immigration, with a focus on...
Justices clash on how to resolve procedural questions in state legal intervention case

Justices clash on how to resolve procedural questions in state legal intervention case

by Ali Bianco | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that hinged on whether states can step in to defend a Trump-era immigration policy that the Biden administration opted not to enforce. “If we step back and refuse to let the trees obscure our view...

Activistas piden protección para los migrantes de Camerún

by Ellisya Lindsey and Julia Richardson | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

  WASHINGTON — Los activistas se concentraron frente a la Casa Blanca este mes para pedir al presidente Biden y al secretario Alejandro Mayorkas que concedieran el Estatus de Protección Temporal a los cameruneses. Como consecuencia de la actual crisis anglófona...
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