Even Before Sanctuary Cities, Here's How Black Americans Protected Fugitive...
Abolitionist leaders even established networks to help lead slaves to freedom in Canada. Over the past few days, the national climate has grown increasingly tense over the issue of “sanctuary” cities...
View ArticleHomeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Takes High-School Detention to a New...
By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Thursday, Jan. 28, was a cold morning in Durham, North Carolina. Wildin David Guillen Acosta went outside to head to school, but never made it. He was thrown to the...
View ArticleAmy Goodman: Honduran student’s detention is senseless
Thursday, Jan. 28, was a cold morning in Durham, North Carolina. Wildin David Guillen Acosta went outside to head to school, but never made it. He was thrown to the ground and arrested by agents from...
View ArticleCrowdfunded beer pipeline to protect medieval city of Bruges
BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is called the Madman of Bruges — or Brugse Zot in Dutch. With the help of crowdfunding efforts among some 400 Madman fans,...
View Article10 Facts From History That Turn Gun Control Debate on Its Head
Gun control in the U.S.has historically been a racist’s weapon of choice against revolting slaves and Black militia Growing public consciousness about police brutality has boosted Black opinion on the...
View ArticleAir Force staff sergeant promotion list for August, 2015
The U.S. Air Force's list of airmen promoted to staff sergeant, as released on Aug. 20, 2015. Abadia Christopher Abarawa Emmanuel K Abbott Daniel Patr Abdullah Malizio J Abendroth Marie Ch Abesamis...
View ArticleHarriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass statues proposed
Two leading Maryland lawmakers on Friday proposed commissioning statues of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass to be placed inside the Maryland State House. Senate President Thomas V....
View ArticleFirst Drafts: Belgian family brewers blend tradition and innovation
Miek Van Melkebeke had other ideas for her future rather than taking over the family business — until she realized the impact of that decision. Her mother, Anne De Ryck, had kept the lineage intact,...
View ArticleHarriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass statues proposed
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two leading Maryland lawmakers on Friday proposed commissioning statues of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass to be placed inside the Maryland State House. Senate...
View ArticleHarriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass statues proposed
Two leading Maryland lawmakers on Friday proposed commissioning statues of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass to be placed inside the Maryland State House. Senate President Thomas V....
View ArticleCentral American immigrants, wary of recent raids sweeping up young people,...
When Wildin David Guillen Acosta left his apartment to head to high school one chilly morning in January, two immigration agents were waiting. Acosta, 19, immediately threw himself on the ground and...
View ArticleThe Story of Wildin: A Undocumented Minor from Honduras and Immigrant Detention
The podcast Criminal has an episode that may be of interest to ImmigrationProf readers. In 2014, 16-year-old Wildin Acosta left Olancho, Honduras and traveled toward the U.S. border. ......
View ArticleButterfield Travels to Georgia Detention Facility to Visit Wildin Acosta (GK...
(Source: GK Butterfield) WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement following his visit to Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, where Wildin...
View ArticleSupporters urge release of teen student facing deportation
A teen who says he risks death if he's deported to his native Honduras should be released from the custody of immigration officials and returned to North Carolina so he can finish high school,...
View ArticleDHS using unpopular raids to curb border crossings
The Obama administration is openly stepping up efforts to find and deport immigrants who were part of the 2014 surge of illegal crossings by unaccompanied children and families. The politically fraught...
View ArticleObama admin using unpopular raids to curb border crossings
The Obama administration is openly stepping up efforts to find and deport immigrants who were part of the 2014 surge of illegal crossings by unaccompanied children and families. The politically fraught...
View ArticleJoin a Gang or Die: Deported Central American Teens Face Harrowing Choice
It was 6:30 on a cold morning this past January, and Wildin Acosta, 19, was running late for school. As he rushed out the door of his red brick home in Durham, North Carolina, three Immigration and...
View ArticleTeen Picked Up by ICE on His Way to High School Faces Deportation to Honduras
Students at Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, are gathering on Capitol Hill today to demand the release of their undocumented classmate, 19-year-old Wildin Acosta. Acosta was detained by...
View ArticleUnderground BEER pipeline is being built in Belgium after brewery...
A Belgian brewery is weeks from turning on the taps of a two-mile beer pipeline, which not only makes bottling easier but will also help ease the city's traffic problem. De Halve Maan has built a pipe...
View ArticleBeer will be flowing underground in Bruges, Belgium
In the small, old Belgian town of Bruges just outside Brussels, a pipeline is being built underground exclusively for beer. The two-mile pipeline, which is expected to be completed this summer, will be...
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