A man named Kilmar Abrego Garcia is in big trouble. He was sent to El Salvador by mistake. This happened even though a court said he should not be sent there. Now, he is stuck in a tough prison in El Salvador. This prison is known for holding many gang members. The U. S. government is paying El Salvador to keep these people. Garcia left El Salvador in 2011 to escape...
A Russian scientist, Kseniia Petrova, is currently in a Louisiana immigration facility. She was detained after her visa was canceled. This happened because she didn't declare frog embryo samples in her luggage. She had been working at Harvard University on a J-1 scholar visa since May 2023. Her lawyer, Gregory Romanovsky, says she's scared of going back to Russia. Sh...
The political landscape in the United States is heating up, with a prominent Republican figure suggesting drastic measures to counter judicial decisions that have opposed Donald Trump's initiatives. Mike Johnson, a key figure in the House of Representatives, recently hinted at the possibility of defunding, restructuring, or even eliminating federal courts. This propo...
Activism can be a dangerous game, especially when it involves politics and powerful nations. Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate from Columbia University, found this out the hard way. He's a pro-Palestinian activist who has been accused of hiding information on his green card application. The Trump administration claims this makes him a threat to national security. The admini...
A professional soccer player found himself in a nightmare situation. He was sent to El Salvador by the U. S. government, all because of a tattoo. This tattoo was a tribute to his favorite soccer team, Real Madrid. But officials mistook it for a gang symbol. The player, Jerce Reyes Barrios, had fled Venezuela to escape political persecution. He had even applied for as...
The Trump administration is thinking about putting new travel restrictions on citizens from many countries. This isn't just a small list. We're talking about 41 countries, split into three groups. The first group of 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba, and North Korea, would face a complete visa suspension. This means no visas at all. The second gr...
Khalil, a Syrian national, was recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The reason? His involvement in a protest in Times Square, New York, where thousands of Hamas and Hezbollah supporters gathered. The protest was led by Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a group Khalil often leads. Khalil is a former graduate student at Columbia University, an...
The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a significant change. They are moving their regional office out of Boston. This decision is part of a larger plan to relocate offices from cities that offer sanctuary to immigrants. The news came just a day after Boston's Mayor, Michelle Wu, stood up for the city's approach to immigration during a congressio...
The Tate brothers, Andrew and Tristan, found themselves in the spotlight again as they touched down in Florida. The duo, who are facing serious charges in Romania, including human trafficking and sexual intercourse with a minor, were met with a less than warm welcome by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis made it clear that the brothers were not welcome in the st...
The conversation around government efficiency and spending cuts is often misguided. It's not about making things run smoothly; it's about maintaining order and following the rules. Imagine if you caught some criminals in your neighborhood and brought them to the police. The police wouldn't praise you; they'd arrest you for taking the law into your own hands. This is ...