Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they’re making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change after a contentious presidential election.
Category: Immigration
Kamala Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to face down criticism of her record
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.
Kamala Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign tries to turn the larger issue of immigration from a liability into a strength.
Trump warns he’ll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs
Former President Donald Trump, who has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his reelection campaign, warned Wednesday that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if he’s reelected.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes first-in-the-nation attempt to employ undocumented students
California’s public university campuses will not be opening campus jobs to undocumented students after Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected legislation to create such a mandate.
Chicago’s Haitian community denounces Trump’s Ohio comments about pets and celebrates its culture
Several speakers reminded the crowd that Haitian American trader Jean Baptiste Point DuSable founded Chicago.
Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term
Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers, relying on like-minded governors and using the military.
In Chicago, a resilient and strong Haitian community celebrates its contributions to the city
Although there have not been widespread reports of threats or harassment in Chicago, the community plans to show support for the Haitians in Ohio with a “Stop the Haitian Hate” rally Sunday at 2 p.m. at Federal Plaza.
Jury finds Rubén Oseguera, son of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mencho,’ guilty of violent role in drug trafficking plot
The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader was convicted Friday of charges that he used violence, including the deadly downing of a military helicopter, to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations.
Federal authorities subpoena New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ director of asylum seeker operations
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director of New York City’s Office of Asylum Seeker Operations, the latest sign of escalating federal scrutiny into Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.