by Naomi Taxay | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
As President Donald Trump ordered federal troops into Chicago to assist with deportation efforts, immigrants and their advocates found an ally in Pope Leo XIV. A native of the city, the new pope urged U.S. bishops to confront the government’s escalating targeting of...
by Katareena Roska | Sep 25, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – When news of President Donald Trump’s latest proclamation regarding the H-1B visa broke, Sydney rushed to check on her close friends. Sydney, an H-1B visa holder from Taiwan, requested that her real name be withheld to protect her privacy. “One of my...
by Jiah Choe and Norah D'Cruze | Apr 15, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
Sara arrived in the United States as a 7-year-old refugee when her family fled religious persecution in Bangladesh. Eleven years later, Sara now calls Montgomery County, Md., home. But if the Trump administration has its way, she would be immediately deported because...
by Norah D'Cruze | Mar 25, 2025 | Featured, Immigration, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON– As Illinois and the Midwest’s first Latina congresswoman, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said she feels a responsibility to uplift immigrant communities like those she came from. This has meant protesting President Donald Trump and his administration’s attack...
by Samanta Habashy | Mar 6, 2025 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite the Trump administration’s threats to withhold funding, four Democratic mayors defended their cities’ sanctuary policies before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams,...
