Maya Rhodan

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The Number of Asylum Seekers Has Risen by 2,000% in 10 Years. Who Should Get to Stay?

Tens of thousands of people cross the border every year in search of asylum in America. Who among them should get to stay?

By Maya Rhodan

5 Things to Know About the Asylum Process and How It Works

Learn what an asylum seeker is and how migrants apply for asylum

By Maya Rhodan

The Number of Asylum Seekers Has Risen by 2,000% in 10 Years. Who Should Get to Stay?

It is still dark out when Border Patrol agent Herman Rivera’s radio crackles to life. His fellow agents, posted nearby on levee roads above the Rio Grande, report movement along the border with Mexico in...

By Julia Lull and Maya Rhodan

White House Issues New Rule for Asylum Seekers

The sweeping move is part of the administration's ongoing effort to restrict migration

By Maya Rhodan

Red and Blue States Went Different Ways on Voting Rights on Tuesday

Voters in blue states supported ballot measures related to expanding access to the ballot, while voters in red states voted in favor of stricter rules. In several states on Tuesday, voters were asked to weigh...

By Maya Rhodan

Election Day Brought Voting Problem in Georgia

Election Day in Georgia brought long lines, technical difficulties and last-minute lawsuits as voters cast ballots in the hotly contested race for governor. Voting issues have been at the forefront of the race between Democrat...

By Maya Rhodan

Trump's Threat to Turn Back Migrants Isn't Legal, Experts Say

If migrants want to seek asylum in the United States, they have the right to try

By Maya Rhodan

President Donald Trump Wants to Stop the Caravan. Here's What Experts Think Would Help

For the second year in a row, President Donald Trump is upset about a caravan of Central American migrants headed to the United States. As the group of some 4,000 people from El Salvador, Guatemala...

By Maya Rhodan

Family Border Crossings Spiked in September: Report

The number of families crossing the southwestern border into the U.S. illegally spiked last month, according to a report in the Washington Post. Citing an unpublished report from the Department of Homeland Security, which has...

By Maya Rhodan

Why Democrats Are Targeting Secretaries of State in the Elections

In most states, the office of secretary of state is far from glamorous. Though the duties vary, it's largely an administrative role involving keeping records and issuing licenses. But Democrats have made it a priority...

By Maya Rhodan

Administration Targets Immigrants on Food Stamps

The Trump Administration is proposing a federal rule that would make it so that immigrants who use public benefits could be deemed ineligible for legal status in the U.S. Under the rule, using food stamps,...

By Maya Rhodan

Michelle Obama Continues Push to Get People to the Polls With New PSA

Michelle Obama is ramping up her efforts to get Americans to the polls. On Thursday, When We All Vote, the non-partisan organization she co-chairs, released an emotional new ad that addresses all the excuses people...

By Maya Rhodan

North Carolina Struggles With Evacuation Orders

As the rain pounded Fayetteville, cars pulled in and out of the parking lot at Campbellton Landing on Person Street. One-by-one, drivers and passengers hopped out of their vehicles to face the pounding rain, all...

By Maya Rhodan

After the Storm Comes the Water

Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still poses a major threat to the Carolinas. The death toll rose steadily throughout the day on Saturday. In North Carolina’s Cumberland County,...

By Maya Rhodan / Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolinians Cleared the Shelves Ahead of Hurricane Florence

Growing up in Chicago, I didn't have much experience with extreme weather. Sure, there was a snowstorm when I was eight years old that was massive enough to shut down public schools, a rare occurrence...

By Maya Rhodan

North Carolina Prepares for the Worst

Twice a day for the past week, Michael Sprayberry, the Director of North Carolina’s Division of Emergency Management has briefed officials working out of the sprawling glass and steel building that is serving as the...

By Maya Rhodan

North Carolina Buckles Down

As Hurricane Florence hurdled towards the East Coast, its final destination remains uncertain, but North Carolinians who appear to be in the storm's path were taking few chances. As it approached dry land, the storm...

By Maya Rhodan / Raleigh, N.C.

The Trump Administration Is Pursuing a Family Detention Policy for Immigrants

Hoping to deter undocumented immigrants from crossing the Mexican border, the Trump Administration separated more than 2,000 parents and children over the summer. When a June 20 executive order ended the practice, the Administration sought...

By Maya Rhodan

Border Crossers Get a Warm Welcome at Texas Charity

In the late afternoon on a steamy August Friday around a dozen volunteers burst into applause as the glass doors of the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas spring...

By Maya Rhodan

At the U.S. Border, an Invisible Wall Already Exists

For most, The Gateway International Bridge functions as it should, allowing people to get between the U.S. and Mexico. But on a hot Sunday afternoon, a dozen migrants at the mouth of the bridge weren't...

By Maya Rhodan/Matamoros, Mexico
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