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A child of a Nigerian family seeking asylum is pursuing an education and excelling at chess as an outlet in the country he calls “home.” “I like deep thinking,” says Tanitoluma “Tani” Adewumi, who learned to play chess a year ago. His family came from Nigeria two years ago to…
UPDATE: Dec. 16, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. ET U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents said that Jakelin Caal Maquin, who died in CBP custody, had not eaten or had any water for several days before she and her father, along with a group of more than 160 refugees, turned…
The White House has ignored democratic norms in the implementation of its Muslim-focused immigration ban, including ignoring federal court orders and instructing federal agencies, such as U.S. Customs, not to speak with members of Congress. Attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia on Sunday condemned the executive…
By Frank Kineavy Khairuldeen Makhzoomi An Iraqi refugee is seeking an apology from Southwest Airlines after experiencing what he calls “Islamophobia” from the airline and its employees. On April 5 Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a 26-year-old political science major at the University of California-Berkeley, had the opportunity to attend the World Affairs…
By Sheryl Estrada (YouTube) We live in a world where an “educational” video game that depicts the 18th-century slave trade included a mini game, “Slave Tetris,” in which one had to stack Black slaves in a ship to win points, like Tetris the puzzle video game from the ’80s. Serious…
By Julissa Catalan Officials with the United Nations are seeking to have immigrants from Central America who are fleeing to the U.S. be classified as refugees. Currently, the thousands of undocumented Central Americans who have recently flooded the U.S. border are ineligible for asylum. In order to stay, these immigrants…