Ryan Farrick is a 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.
Immigration activists in Texas are preparing to protest state laws geared toward outlawing sanctuary cities and cutting back protections for undocumented aliens. Among the chief concerns of activist groups and immigrants alike is the possible termination of a program started under former President Barack Obama. Commonly referred to by its acronym, the Deferred Action for
President Donald Trump’s travel ban is due back in court on Monday, six weeks before the Supreme Court is scheduled to take on the controversial case. Politico.com reports that arguments are set to center around certain part of the ban’s enforceability. While the Supreme Court hasn’t yet offered any definitive ruling on the executive order’s
Two days ago, Donald Trump announced he was granting a pardon to former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The octogenarian ex-lawman had been found guilty of criminal contempt of court. Arpaio was supposed to be sentenced during an October hearing and could have faced a term of up to six months in jail. Speaking a
One of the suspects detained in connection to last week’s terror attack in Barcelona has been released by Spanish police. Saleh El Karib was let loose from detention after being held and interrogated by Catalonia law enforcement for several days. The Moroccan-origin man was originally picked up by police due to his relations to two
With September just around the corner, President Donald Trump is running out of time to make a final decision on the fate of DACA and immigrant ‘Dreamers.’ DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was initiated under the Obama administration to provide a path forward for illegal aliens who arrived to the United
President Trump has threatened to shut down the federal government if funding for a proposed border wall isn’t approved. Speaking at a rally in Arizona on Tuesday, the commander-in-chief promised to wage war on Washington if his homeland security vision isn’t realized on September. Politicians on both sides of the political fence have expressed skepticism
President Donald Trump hinted at a possible pardon for Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff once billed as the toughest lawman in America. Speaking at a rally in Phoenix, the commander-in-chief said he thought Arpaio’s treatment at the hands of the law wouldn’t last. “I’ll make a prediction,” Trump said. “I think he’s going to
Canadian authorities have said an influx of mostly Haitian refugees from the United States is ‘unsustainable.’ Data recently released by the Canadian government showed that the number of asylum-seekers who illegally entered the country by land has tripled since June. Just two months ago, fewer than a thousand people tried slipping across the border before
On Thursday, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake published an op-ed criticizing the president’s stance on immigration. The Republican congressman penned his New York Times article at a turbulent time for President Trump, who has been facing a significant backlash from legislators over his handling of a white supremacist rally in Virginia. Rather than touching on Trump’s
Officials in two Arizona counties confirmed the presence of plague-infected fleas around the small town of Taylor. The Public Health departments of Navajo and Coconino counties sifted through countless burrows in search of the potentially plague-ridden pests. Samples were collected from a handful of private properties scattered around the outskirts of town before being sent