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.
On Monday, attorneys presented their closing arguments in a case pitting prisoners against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Filed in 2013, the five-week trial brings to a close Dockery, et. al. v. Hall, et. al., a class action suit alleging barbaric living conditions at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian, Mississippi. Although a verdict’s
Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold resigned on Friday, four months after being implicated in a sexual harassment scandal. The Republican politician had initially promised to serve out the rest of his term without seeking re-election. “While I had planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it’s time
The son of outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R) is renewing a civil suit against former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, once billed as the toughest lawman in America. Arpaio, responsible for organizing illegal immigrant round-ups and accused of civil rights violations, allegedly constructed a trumped-up case against Flake’s family members. Over the course of some
What originally began as a criminal investigation into an East Tennessee slaughterhouse turned into a massive immigration operation on Thursday, as agents discovered nearly 100 illegal immigrants in the employ of Southeast Provisions. During the course of the raid, 97 workers subject to deportation were rounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Ten of
One hundred and fifty members of the Arizona National Guard will be deployed along the United States border with Mexico in the coming week, said state Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday. The announcement, made over Twitter and through an official briefing, will be the first military posting in President Donald Trump’s grand plan to curb
A Boston woman whose mentally ill son was fatally shot by police officers is filing a federal civil rights suit against the city. The strange and tragic case has its roots in a 911 call placed out of concern. When Hope Coleman’s 31-year old son Terrence refused to come inside on a cold day, she
President Donald Trump is declaring all-out war on illegal immigration, telling world leaders and reporters of a plan to put soldiers along the United States’ southern border. During a Tuesday summit at the White House, the commander-in-chief said he intends to deploy American military forces along the U.S.-Mexico border until a taller, stronger wall can
President Donald Trump meted out harsh words to the Senate Monday, warning that “our country is being stolen” by undocumented immigrants. In an effort to end a Senate filibuster, the commander-in-chief blasted lawmakers’ inaction while calling on the Mexican government to stop ‘caravans’ of Central American migrants from making headway toward the border. “Mexico has
A decline in firearm sales under the Trump administration is heaving gunmakers like Remington into financial turmoil. The centuries-old centerpiece of American rifle manufacturing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier in the week, leaving analysts to ponder the reasons for its sudden failure. Just days after the announcement, a judge approved a company request to
A collection of states are busy preparing legal action against the Trump administration after its Commerce Department announced that a new citizenship question will begin appearing on the 2020 U.S. Census. Including a question on citizenship status was enough to send congressional Democrats and civil rights advocates into a near-frenzy. According to Politico.com, the pressure