by Ali Bianco | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – A freshman GOP lawmaker’s immigration bill might be a non-starter under a Democrat-controlled Congress. But if Republicans retake either chamber in November, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s (R-Fla.) proposal could provide groundwork for increased border...
by Ali Bianco | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Evelyn Marroquin went to work last week at Montgomery County Public Schools, she walked up to her employers and told them that she would be out next Monday. “Ah,” they said, “It must be because of the Super Bowl.” But this wasn’t about a game....
by Ali Bianco | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The merits of overhauling the U.S. immigration courts into an independent system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, divided lawmakers and witnesses at a virtual hearing on Thursday. “Our country deserves an immigration court...
by Ali McCadden | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Gabriel Madison began advocating for immigration reform a few years ago in support of a friend who is undocumented. On Thursday, as part of a demonstration in front of the White House, he and 50 other protesters — in a heightened display of communal...
by Ali McCadden and Mikayla Denault | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Activists and progressive Democrats including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush protested on the Capitol lawn Thursday, demanding that Congress include immigration reform in the $3.5 trillion social spending bill and connect it to the $1...
