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Stein spokeswoman Laura Brewer said that state Department of Justice officials are examining the case to see if North Carolina residents have a stake in the issues that Maryland and the District of Columbia are raising in the new lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md.
Relatives, advocates and lawmakers rallied Friday outside of the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building against the deportation of more than 100 Iraqi-American immigrants arrested in raids last weekend. Event organizers contend sending the majority-Chaldean detainees to Iraq will put them in jeopardy of genocide by ISIS for being Christians.
“We haven’t made a decision yet,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) on Capitol Hill on June 16. Rep. Richmond was referring to the latest attempt by Donald Trump to meet with the CBC. The CBC hasn’t had a formal opportunity to discuss a second meeting with Trump.
Advocates for Chaldean Christians detained by federal immigration enforcement are in a race against time to halt their deportation back to war-torn Iraq. Beginning last Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested dozens of Chaldean Christians in the Detroit metropolitan area, and most were quickly sent to detention at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
Relatives, advocates and lawmakers rallied Friday outside of the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building against the deportation of more than 100 Iraqi-American immigrants arrested in raids last weekend. Event organizers contend sending the majority-Chaldean detainees to Iraq will put them in jeopardy of genocide by ISIS for being Christians.
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, will be holding a town hall meeting Monday night in Ferndale. Communications Director Nicole Julius said this will be a general town hall and that attendees will get to ask questions of their choosing on any topic. “Attendees do not need to submit questions prior to the event,” said Julius. “They can arrive with their questions.”
On Monday June 12, dozens gathered outside the Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield to protest a recent wave of ICE raids that targeted, captured and detained dozens of Iraqi immigrants at multiple locations across Metro Detroit, including local churches, homes and even a hospital.
As dozens of Chaldeans face possible deportation, loved ones and supporters continue to fight for their right to stay in the U.S. Another protest held outside Detroit's Federal Building, as a lawsuit is filed seeking a temporary stay of deportations. Her family is Syrian and her brother came to the U.S when he was 6 years old. She says he is now facing deportation over a marijuana charge.
The United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) in conjunction with over twenty women business leaders, CEO’s and entrepreneurs successfully concluded a briefing on Capitol Hill, titled “Transformation and Economic Empowerment of Women: Case Studies of Georgia and Azerbaijan.” The initiative was launched by women-entrepreneurs, in particular CEO of “C.L.
One of the 114 Iraqi immigrants arrested in Michigan on Sunday has been granted temporary relief and can stay in the U.S. until at least Aug. 10, his attorney said. Haydar Butris, 38, of Sterling Heights, was detained by federal immigration agents as part of a sweep of Iraqi nationals with criminal records. They were part of almost 200 Iraqi nationals arrested by U.S.