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In Photos: Workers lead D.C. vigil mourning Pretti, rally against ICE violence

In Photos: Workers lead D.C. vigil mourning Pretti, rally against ICE violence

by Gloria Ngwa | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined federal workers in D.C. Wednesday night to host a vigil mourning the murder of Alex Pretti and protesting the massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge. Pretti, 37, was fatally shot by two federal agents in...
Jeffries emphasizes need for changes at ICE ahead of possible government

Jeffries emphasizes need for changes at ICE ahead of possible government

by Marissa Fernandez | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,  called for immediate and dramatic changes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a press conference Thursday. Jeffries’s comments come as the Senate works to avert a partial government shutdown. If a...
One year into Trump’s second term, protesters march to White House

One year into Trump’s second term, protesters march to White House

by Cate Bouvet | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, hundreds of people gathered to march to the White House to demand that ICE and the National Guard leave D.C. on Tuesday.  The march began at 14th and U Street NW, where protesters held yellow picket...
ICE data-sharing concerns dominate Homeland Security Committee hearing

ICE data-sharing concerns dominate Homeland Security Committee hearing

by Alexia Sextou | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers grilled officials from the Transportation Security Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about their involvement in enforcing immigration law in the Homeland Security Committee’s first full hearing of the year...
In Photos: Protesters walk out of work over Trump’s first year in office

In Photos: Protesters walk out of work over Trump’s first year in office

by André Hiroki | Jan 21, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Protesters in Washington joined a nationwide walkout on Jan. 20, marking one year since President Donald Trump returned to office for a second term. Demonstrators gathered around Pershing Park after leaving work and school as part of a visible protest...
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