Tempe, Arizona – August 4 2019: Arizona State University (Shutterstock) By Isabela Dias, Mother Jones Jose Patiño remembers how his mother cried when the acceptance letter from Arizona State ...
Investigation Confirms Immigrant Women Held by ICE Underwent Illegal Medical Procedures at Georgia Facility
By Linda Nwoke, A Journal Exclusive In September 2020, the news broke on a class-action lawsuit filed by former detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, against several parti...
Are You in an Abusive Relationship? You Can Get a Green Card Through VAWA
By Mary Campbell In 2021, the United Nations published the report “Measuring the Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women During COVID-19.” It said that since the pandemic, violence against women h...
The Supreme Court Takes on Enforcement Priorities and Other Immigration Questions in its 2022 – 2023 Term
By Emma Winger, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court will tackle more hot button immigration issues in its 2022 – 2023 term. Front and center is the Biden administration’s effort to set immigratio...
Congress Proposes the Case Backlog and Transparency Act to Tackle USCIS Backlogs
Washington, D.C., United States – June 14, 2018: Official American government website of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. (Shutterstock) By Raul Pinto The backlog of pendi...
Immigrants and Domestic Violence: What You Need to Know
By Journal Staff Writer October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And, immigrants are particularly vulnerable because many may not speak English, are often separated from family and friends, and m...
Mayor Adams Discusses Immigration With Reverend Al Sharpton
New polling suggests Americans aren’t buying Republican’s latest political stunt on immigration. A new survey finds just 29 percent of Americans approve of Republican governors busing and flying m...
Governor Hochul Announces Launch of New York State’s Institute for Immigration Integration Research & Policy to Help Immigrants Transition to Community Life, Further Education, and The Workforce
By governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of New York State’s Institute for Immigration Integration Research & Policy to help immigrants transition to community life, further...
‘Second Chances’: Racist Law Preventing Citizenship for Black Immigrants Leaves Man Fighting His Case From Afar
By Liz Vinson, SPL Center After being deported, Kelvin Silva said he sometimes finds himself lying on the floor of his apartment, crying. He’s lonely – and alone. He’s scared, knowing that he’...
Manhattan District Attorney Hon Alvin Bragg Discusses Immigration Fraud and Justice for All
By Linda Nwoke, Journal Exclusive As the borough’s first black prosecutor, Manhattan District Attorney Hon. Alvin Bragg is an experienced attorney with over twenty years of experience and is fam...