Using executive orders and new legislative proposals, the Biden administration is attempting a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration system – changes that are aimed at reversing the policies of the Donald Trump years. “We are dedicated to achieving and,…
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Maryland immigrants await Biden moves on immigration policy promises
Yoslin Amaya Hernandez, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, is hesitant to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory just yet. She says she is uncertain whether he will live up to the promises he’s made on immigration policy. Biden…
Revised citizenship test is harder, more conservative and may worsen backlogs, experts say
The path to citizenship now may be harder as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services implemented revisions to its naturalization test.
Immigrants, led by Jamaicans, slow Baltimore population loss
Steve McMurray owns what some say is the best Jamaican restaurant in Baltimore, doubling as an informal cultural center for what the U.S. Census reported as the city’s largest immigrant group. Baltimore is rapidly losing people, but immigrants continue to move there, helping to stem the population loss.
Cardin, Brown say Andrews military families are paying for Trump’s wall
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland – With sewage backups, flooding, mold and pests, and frequent internet, phone, and air conditioning outages, Joint Base Andrews is in desperate need of a new child care center. Congress allocated $13 million to replace the…
Liberians seek extension of program to allow their legal stay in the U.S. to continue
In just a number of days, the Deferred Enforced Departure program, or D.E.D., which grants Liberians a safe haven in America, will expire. Liberians from throughout the region joined with other supporters at a rally in Hyattsville in hopes of getting President Trump to extend the March 31 deadline.
The Washington Bullpen, Episode 9
WASHINGTON – For Episode 9 of “The Washington Bullpen” podcast, host Jarod Golub has a segment on the California mass shooting, an update on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s departure, the lowdown on the Trump administration’s latest attempt to fight immigration…
The Washington Bullpen, Episode 8
WASHINGTON – On Episode 8, host Jarod Golub discusses the tragic shooting that occurred at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, President Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship with an executive order and brings the latest on the University of…
Battle for Maryland’s only open House seat puts focus on Trump policies
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – President Donald Trump wasn’t in attendance during a Tuesday debate in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, but his controversial comments and policies came up several times during the night. That was not much of a surprise in…