The Trump presidency has made more than 400 changes to US immigration policy since it took office, waging what immigration advocates are calling ‘Trump’s war on immigrants.’ The Trump administration went on the offensive in January 2017, accelerating changes to...
“If they’re illegal, they don’t deserve to stay.” My mouth dropped as I heard these words from one of my relatives, an immigrant himself. My family emigrated to the United States from India about 30 years ago. They were fortunate enough to have been able to stay. ...
Thousands of South Asian students at US universities will be forced to return home if their schools and programs go fully online for the fall semester due to COVID-19. In a statement released yesterday (July 6), the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)...
As I write this, five men from India are on hunger strike in a detention facility in Jena, Louisiana and are being subject to forced-hydration by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). And in a detention facility in El Paso, Texas, three South Asian men on hunger...
Auntie, I feel like I grew up with you. When I pass you in the street or see you in the spice store, I feel like you’re one of the people who saw me grow up, kept my welfare close to your heart, and had an unspoken authority in my community. I grew up in one of the...
