The recent deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a distinguished kidney transplant specialist and assistant professor at Brown University, has ignited a storm of controversy, highlighting the Trump administration’s aggressive stance on immigration and its apparent disregard for judicial authority. Dr. Alawieh, a Lebanese national holding a valid H-1B visa, was expelled from the United States […]
Deportation Without Due Process: The Trump Administration’s Latest Tactic
We are now witnessing the full effects of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration and mass deportation policies. Following the 2016 initiative to enhance border security with a wall, the administration has shifted its focus to those residing within the country. These policies have affected a broad range of individuals, including legal immigrants, visa holders, students, and […]
Arrest and Detention of Palestinian Activist Threatens American Democracy
On March 8, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born immigrant of Palestinian descent, due to his organizing efforts at Columbia University against the war in Gaza. The Trump Administration equated his actions with support for Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. He is currently […]
Women and Children Make Up Majority of Deportees to Guatemala Under New Deal
The majority of the nearly 400 asylum seekers that are being deported back to Guatemala under the Trump administration’s controversial deal with the country are women and children. U.S. immigration officials have denied the opportunity to seek asylum of 378 migrants from Honduras and El Salvador as of Tuesday of this week, forcing them to […]
Reproductive Justice and Immigrant Rights Activist to be Deported
Reproductive justice and immigrant rights activist Alejandra Pablos has been denied asylum and ordered to be deported by an immigration judge in Tucson, Arizona. Alejandra has lived in the United States almost her entire life and has been fighting deportation for eight years. Advocates are now calling on Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to pardon Alejandra. […]
