Many Louisiana immigrants are currently trying to rectify situations that have led to their own or their loved ones' detainments. Immigration detention centers in this and many other states are often filled to capacity, if not overflowing, especially since many areas...
Month: July 2018
Immigration detention situation has father of 3 quite worried
As many Louisiana immigrants may attest, thousands of people come to the United States when they are unable to find jobs in their countries of origin. In fact, many later say they were living in such poverty that they felt it was better to risk illegally entering the...
U.S. immigration law: Some immigrants fear it
For those who were born and raised in Louisiana or other U.S. locations, it may be difficult to imagine the fear and stress many immigrants experience when they arrive in the United States. U.S. immigration law is complex and often changes. Navigating the immigration...
Woman suffered miscarriage in immigration detention center
U.S. immigration law instructs ICE officials to detain pregnant women in Louisiana and elsewhere who have not yet entered their third trimesters if their paperwork is not in order when they cross U.S. borders. A 23-year-old woman was approximately four months pregnant...
Immigration benefits the United States
Part of what makes the United States unique is that it is populated by immigrants from all over the globe. There are few residents here whose ancestors did not emigrate from other countries at some point in the past. The world has become a kind of global community,...
Woman who sought asylum worried her husband will be deported
A woman who emigrated from Guatemala to the United States recently told reporters about the many challenges she and her family have faced along the way. She came here seeking asylum; yet, not only has that not been granted, her husband, who also fled their country of...
