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AOC Criticizes Kamala Harris After VP Advises Guatemalans Not To Come To The U.S.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) scolded Vice President Kamala Harris after she gave a speech in Guatemala, discouraging residents from migrating to the United States. “I want to emphasize that the goal of our work is to help Guatemalans find hope at home,” Harris said during a press conference in the Central American […]
“Everybody’s Scared”: Panic At Immigrant Detention Center After Positive Coronavirus Test
Reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice and immigration. Panic has gripped an immigrant detention center in New Jersey where a staffer tested positive for COVID-19 last week, according to several detainees who complained in telephone interviews that officials have shared little information, at times failed […]
Trevor Noah set to produce movie about formerly homeless, 8 year-old immigrant chess prodigy
An 8-year-old, Nigerian boy is getting a motion picture to be based off of his life. Paramount Pictures has green lit a film based on 8-year-old Tani Adewumi and his family. The film is currently untitled but will center around the Adewumi family’s life while […]
New York Times: ICE to begin nationwide immigration raids Sunday
The effort comes weeks after President Donald Trump had tweeted ICE’s plans to conduct the raids, then delayed the operation after additional details became public. The officials, who spoke to the Times on the condition of anonymity because of the preliminary stage of the […]