Department of Homeland Security Archives

The Trump administration’s travel ban chooses Africans as their next target

Maya Brown2020 Black History Month Opinions Special IssuesFebruary 23, 2020February 25, 2020

[Trump’s] ill-conceived notions about these countries is reflected in racist policies like the travel ban. The way he refers to them also demonstrates the little amount of respect he has for countries that may not be as developed as America.

New ‘public charge’ rule could affect status of student immigrants

Fanni FranklNews Top StorySeptember 29, 2019September 29, 2019

On Aug. 14, the Department of Homeland Security published the “Final Rule on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility,” which can deny permanent residency status to immigrants if the government deems they are likely to become dependent on the United States’s public benefits.

I am concerned about DACA, not President Trump’s comments

Jhonatan BonillaOpinions Top StoryJanuary 28, 2018January 28, 2018

I give very little weight to the words of a man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Kenyan activist gains political asylum in U.S.

Brittany StapelfeldNewsSeptember 17, 2012March 26, 2013

On the outside, Oliver Mashaka does not appear very different from his peers at Stony Brook University. He wears red SBU sweatpants to class, plays on the frisbee team and…