The ICE Foreign Student Policy Should Be Rescinded
The ICE Foreign Student Policy On July 6th of 2020, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a new policy targeted towards foreign college students. This policy was formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in worldwide shut downs and quarantine. Some of the many businesses that shut down were schools and […]
International Students Must Be Allowed to Continue Their Studies in the US
New ICE Regulations On July 6th, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released modified guidelines regarding international college students taking courses online in the fall semester. Previously, foreign students were only allowed to take a limited number of online classes, but in the previous spring and fall semester they were given the flexibility to continue […]
ICE Should Not Have The Authority To Separate Families
What Has Been Happening As of 2019, there have been numerous ICE raids targeting illegal immigrants. The immigrants took up poorly paid jobs and hoped for a better future for their family. Undocumented families hide constantly from immigration authorities in fear of deportation. Recently, there was an ICE Raid on the Mississippi food processing plants which […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Time to Ice Out ICE
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security, accredited with enforcing the immigration policies of the United States. Given the recent exacerbation of President Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy, the morality behind detainment methodologies — or the lack thereof — have become a growing concern. […]
Misunderstanding Immigration Law: Why Abolishing ICE Is A Step Too Far
Introduction In a stunning upset, Democratic primary candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated 14-term incumbent Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th district primary. Ocasio-Cortez’s platform consisted of many progressive policies such as Medicare-For-All and free public college. However, one of her bolder ideas was to abolish ICE. With the idea being thrust into mainstream discussion, it’s important […]