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Deported veteran who has advocated for others, returns and becomes a U.S. citizen
By Kate Morrissey ~ LA Times ~ April 14, 2018 Hector Barajas, who has become the voice for hundreds of deported U.S. military veterans around the world, returned Friday to the country he served and became a citizen. Barajas began raising awareness about deported veterans after his own removal from ... -
Trump Plans to Send National Guard to the Mexican Border
By Julie Hirschfeld Davis ~ New York Times ~ April 5, 2018 President Trump, expressing his disdain for Nafta and Obama-era immigration policies, said he will send the military to guard the United States border with Mexico. By ASSOCIATED PRESS. Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — The White House ... -
Arizona Supreme Court rules Arizona colleges can't give in-state tuition to DACA recipients
By Rebecca Savransky ~ The Hill ~ April 9, 2018 The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday that recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are not eligible to receive in-state tuition rates at Arizona colleges. Justices on the Arizona Supreme Court agreed with the Arizona Court of Appeals ... -
'SNL' Features DACA
By SNL ~ Inside Higher Education ~ April 9, 2018 President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has caused distress on many campuses and lobbying by many educators. The issue is now also the subject of Saturday Night Live's satire. -
When Migrants Are Treated Like Slaves
By Jacqueline Stevens ~ New York Times ~ April 6, 2018 We’re familiar with grim stories about black-shirted federal agents barging into apartment complexes, convenience stores and school pickup sites to round up and deport immigrants. We’ve heard far less about the forced labor — some call it slavery — ... -
The Day After Trump’s ICE Raid in a Small Tennessee Town, 550 Kids Stayed Home ...
By Ryan Devereaux& Alice Speri ~ The Intercept ~ April 10, 2018 THE RURAL COMMUNITY of Morristown, Tennessee, is reeling following the largest raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a business in a decade. On Thursday, agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations wing, also known as HSI, stormed the Southeastern ... -
'He hasn't done anything wrong': Activists protest Auburn man's ICE detention
By Ellen Garrison, Anita Chabria and Stephen Maganini ~ SacBee ~ April 8, 2018 Isaias Mosqueda Cisneros usually spends Sundays at his sons' soccer games. His wife, Erika Mosqueda, said she can't remember a time the family has missed their sons' games. This Sunday, Mosqueda Cisneros, who is undocumented and ... -
Despite vow to end ‘catch and release,’ Trump has freed 100,000 who illegally crossed the ...
By Maria Sachetti ~ Washington Post ~ April 13, 2018 The Trump administration has freed about 100,000 immigrants caught at the U.S.-Mexico border in the 15 months since the president took office, newly released government figures show, despite repeated promises to end President Barack Obama’s “catch and release” policies. Homeland ... -
14 Million Visitors to U.S. Face Social Media Screening
By Sewell Chan ~ New York Times ~ April 2, 2018 The Trump administration said Friday that it planned to require nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States to submit their social-media user names for the past five years.CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times. Nearly ... -
Trump administration seeks to impose quotas on immigration judges, speed up deportations
By Nick Miroff ~ Chicago Tribune ~ April 8, 2018 The Trump administration has introduced production quotas for U.S. immigration judges in an effort to process cases faster and reduce enormous court backlogs. The judges will be expected to clear at least 700 cases a year to receive a "satisfactory" performance ...