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U.S. Immigration Court Dates Delayed Indefinitely, Hopeful Immigrants Held at Bay for Years

By editorialteam on October 6, 2022

Political Activist Explains the Pain in Waiting

By Bushrah Namirimu | Observer Contributor

U.S. immigration courts have hit a historic backlog jam not seen in decades, generating multiyear delays for immigrants seeking asylum, according to a report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).

According to a Jan. 18 report from TRAC Immigration, there were almost 1.6 million “pending cases…at the end of December 2021…the largest in history.” TRAC also reported that “wait times” for an asylum claim hearing were averaging “58 months or just under 5 years.” read more

Immigration Borders: The Line Between Life and Death

By editorialteam on March 7, 2022

MWCC Student Shares Her Family’s Experiences With Travelling to the U.S.

By Kelly Johnson | Observer Contributor

Do you know anyone who has walked 4,000 miles over three months? What about someone who did that while carrying their infant children? To a place they didn’t know the language or if they would be accepted? The ambition of an individual to risk everything for a start at a new life happens every day, and you might be in class with someone who could share their family’s story with you.

Isabelle Mascary is a Professional Writing major at MWCC and is first-generation born in the USA. Her mother immigrated from Haiti at 17 years old, seeking better opportunities for herself and the future of her family. America provided many options over the years for Mascary’s mother to make a living, including attending cosmetology school, owning a children’s clothing business, and working as a CNA for more than 20 years. read more

Barriers at the Border

By editorialteam on April 10, 2020

Attorney sheds light on the realities of the immigration process

By Abbi Rameau
Observer Contributor

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Immigration attorney Cindy Burke recently spoke at MWCC, presenting the struggles immigrants face in U.S. detention centers and encouraging people to change their attitudes.

Burke addressed a crowded room of interested students for an hour, moving some students to tears. The event opened the conversation on immigration in a calm way where people expressed their opinions peacefully.

Burke detailed the conditions she saw at the border, speaking of chain link fences meant for 15 people holding up to 60 or more immigrants. She described four meals a day that are all the same: two slices of white bread and a piece of bologna, dumped over the top of the fences. read more

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