immigration
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Trump’s Action Plan for His 1st 100 Days as President
While on the campaign trail at the end of October, President-elect Donald Trump made a stop in Gettysburg, Pa., and outlined his plans for his first 100 days in office. The plan focuses on three main areas: cleaning up Washington, D.C., protecting American workers and restoring rule of law. NPR reports that Trump also laid…
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‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio Loses Bid for 7th Term
“America’s Toughest Sheriff” is no more. Arizona has voted Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office, dismissing his bid for a seventh term following several legal problems involving racial profiling. Most recently, just a few weeks before the election, Arpaio was officially charged with criminal contempt of court for ignoring a judge’s order…
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Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Charged With Criminal Contempt of Court
Longtime Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio was officially charged with criminal contempt of court Tuesday for ignoring a judge’s order to stop profiling Latinos in his signature immigration patrols, the Associated Press reports. Although prosecutors promised two weeks ago to prosecute Arpaio, the charge was not officially filed until U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton…
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Ariz. Police Officers May No Longer Detain People Just Based on Race, Color or National Origin
Arizona police officers will no longer be required to demand papers of people suspected of being in the country illegally, the state announced Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times. This comes as part of a legal settlement with the National Immigration Law Center and other immigrants’ rights groups. The state will also pay $1.4 million…
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UK Votes to Leave the European Union
The United Kingdom will no longer remain in the European Union, voting 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent in favor of the “Brexit” referendum. Prime Minister David Cameron announced, shortly after the decision became clear, that he will not remain in office and will step down by October. “I do not think it would be right…
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Low-Income Tenant Leaders, Allies, Protest Displacement of Museum Square Residents in DC
Low-income tenant leaders, residents and allies protested at Museum Square in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning on behalf of tenants of the Chinatown apartment complex. The residents have been fighting for their right to remain in the area since being told in 2014 that the building’s Section 8 contract was due to expire and the owner,…
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Classmates Pay for Teen’s Mom to Fly From Nigeria to Baltimore to Attend His Graduation
When Michael Tertsea was 14, he was offered the opportunity to get an education and play basketball at the John Carroll School in Bel Air, Md. To pursue his dreams, he left his village in Nigeria and his mother, the Washington Post reports. Four years later, the towering 6-foot-10 teen, who has received a full scholarship…