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Trump becomes the 47th President, orders borders closed for many would-be migrants

Trump becomes the 47th President, orders borders closed for many would-be migrants

by Jerry Wu | Jan 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, vowing to usher the country back to its “Golden Age” and issuing a flurry of executive orders and actions on his first day back in office. Just past noon,...
Immigration experts share concern about new Laken Riley Act

Immigration experts share concern about new Laken Riley Act

by Samanta Habashy | Jan 16, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – Supporters of the Laken Riley Act believe it would make Americans safer by detaining undocumented immigrants charged with crimes. But immigration experts cautioned that the legislation could have many unintended consequences including overburdening law...
Lawmakers press HHS Secretary on unaccompanied migrant children

Lawmakers press HHS Secretary on unaccompanied migrant children

by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – During a Wednesday House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee hearing, Republican lawmakers pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra about whether the department is prioritizing speed over public safety when it comes to placing...
Lawmakers clash on partisan immigration records in hearing on migrant children trafficking

Lawmakers clash on partisan immigration records in hearing on migrant children trafficking

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...
Supreme Court justices weigh technicalities and deportation in voluntary departure case

Supreme Court justices weigh technicalities and deportation in voluntary departure case

by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Audrey Pachuta | 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...
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