By Kristina Wong The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday held vigorous debate on undocumented immigrants’ enlistment in the military during its annual marathon markup of its 2017 defense authorization bill. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), a Marine veteran, introduced an amendment that would direct the Defense secretary to establish a […]
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Meet 2 Central American Refugee Kids Who Are Stuck In The U.S. Immigration System
21 Apr
by Foster, on News
by Esther Yu-Hsi Lee FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA — David and Alex, two Guatemalan teenage cousins, were part of the wave of unaccompanied children who arrived in the United States from Central America starting in late 2013. They separately entered the country one year and seven months apart to leave dire […]
For a 12-year-old migrant in Mexico, a typical holding cell in Acayucán, Veracruz, is packed. Sets of bunk beds are stacked along the edges of a single cell. The walls are generally a stark pale gray or white. Five months ago, when Human Rights Watch senior counsel Michael Bochenek visited […]
The Obama administration is determined to continue its deportation campaign, despite calls to halt raids and provide temporary protections. Operation Border Guardian In a statement from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency conducted additional “enforcement actions” at his discretion […]