Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
A Chicago City Council committee recently approved a $16 million payment for the family of a woman who was accidentally shot dead by police. The New York Times reports that city corporation counsel Edward Siskel told members of the financial board that a payment to Bettie Jones’ family was the most sensible outcome. Taking the
The Trump administration is planning to cap the number of refugees admitted into the United States at 30,000, the lowest limit set in more than 38 years. The Monday announcement sets refugee quotas for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins October 1st. NBC News reports that cutting down on refugee entries has been a hallmark
A federal judge ruled that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s decision to rescind protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges should be reversed. But, reports the New York Times, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss put the ruling on hold for 30 days, to give the Education Department time to respond. Moss’s decision could drastically alter
Canadians who work or invest in the country’s booming marijuana industry risk a lifetime ban on travel to the United States. The statement, writes POLITICO, came from a ‘senior official’ overseeing U.S. border operations. The announcement could complicate Canada’s move toward marijuana legalization. Starting on October 17th, the country is set to move its cannabis
Three Virginia sheriffs are being sued for refusing to take inmates out of Hurricane Florence’s path. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District off Virginia, accuses of Norfolk Sheriff Joe Baron, Chesapeake Sheriff Jim O’Sullivan and Portsmouth Sheriff Michael Moore of irresponsibly ignoring mandatory evacuation orders. Between the three law
The New Mexico Attorney General’s office is investigating 36 deaths which may all be the fault of a single psychiatrist. Investigators say Dr. Edwin Hall has a history of over-prescribing potent medications. Records pulled from his Girard, New Mexico office show that Hall didn’t just push pills on patients—he combined them in dangerous ways, potentially
The Trump administration may reconsider asylum applications for separated families. The decision, reports Reuters, comes as the government tries to settle a series of lawsuits related to its ‘zero-tolerance’ take on immigration. If approved, immigrant parents and their children ‘will get a second chance to apply for asylum.’ Consideration would be extended even to those
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Islamic Republic of Iran to pay $104.7 million to victims of a 1996 truck bombing in Saudi Arabia. Chief Judge Beryl Howell rendered a default judgment against Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, representatives for neither of which attended the proceedings or attempted to defend themselves from the
A Peruvian immigrant in Alaska settled a lawsuit with Palmer police after its officers detained 38-year old Alex Caceda on civil immigration charges. The settlement, announced by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, curbs its litigation in exchange for $50,000, an official apology and changes to Palmer police procedure. Procedural changes, writes the Kansas City Star,
Right-wing politicians are taking a cue from the Trump administration’s playbook, warning voters that immigrants may take over the country under a Democratic government. “Everybody wants their community safe. Everybody wants America safe,” Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) told a group of Republican volunteers. “This is about community security. This is about opioids and the drugs