by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Immigration experts and advocates divided in response to Biden’s SOTU By Ali Bianco and Jenny Huh, 11:34 p.m. Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois, who attended yesterday’s “People’s State of the Union” protest, took to Twitter: “It’s great that POTUS wants to provide a...
by Ellisya Lindsey and Julia Richardson | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Activists gathered in front of the White House this month to call for President Biden and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to grant Temporary Protected Status for Cameroonians on Thursday. As a consequence of the ongoing Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon,...
by Ali Bianco | Feb 22, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – As Democratic lawmakers speak out against “inhumane treatment” of Black migrants at the southern border, senators from both sides remain divided on why Black people are underrepresented in immigration policy discussions, and how current policies are...
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 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Three years ago in Iran, Marziyeh Ehtesab won the Diversity Visa lottery, a U.S. government program that grants recipients permanent U.S. residency. But after paying all the necessary fees and filing for a visa, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was...
