Author Archives: Kiara Carr

The Biden administration recently eased restrictions of ICE practices, blocking the detention of undocumented immigrants who are pregnant, nursing, and/or postpartum. The new policy asserts that, “except in special circumstances where a woman’s detention is mandatory, expectant mothers and those who have given birth up to one year previously will not be detained by ImmigrationContinue reading “Biden Administration’s New Policy for Detention of Undocumented Pregnant, Nursing, and/or Postpartum Immigrants”

Recently, Colorado has passed a series of laws aimed toward benefits for undocumented immigrants in the United States. Among these laws is HB21-1054, which “creates, unless otherwise required by federal law, a public or assisted housing benefit exception to the requirement that an applicant for federal, state, or local public benefits verify lawful presence inContinue reading “Housing Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants”

Amid recent immigration policies, one of which denies immigrants with TPS (temporary protected status) application for green cards, immigration judges across the United States express being overworked and under political pressure. Scarcity in number, lack of support staff, and political pressure from the Justice Department are among immigration judges’ primary concerns. As there are onlyContinue reading “Dreams Delayed and Sometimes, Denied”

Saturday morning, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, secured the ticket for the 2020 presidential election, becoming President-elect and Vice President-elect of the United States. The election, painted with tension, anticipation, and ardent feelings across the country, was further met with discontent and unacceptance as President Trump and his campaign suedContinue reading “President Trump and the 2020 Presidential Election”

Under Florida’s Amendment 4, convicted felons who have served their sentences are voting for the first time, an act that could potentially swing the 2020 presidential election. Amendment 4, the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, was crafted to “automatically restore the right to vote for people with prior felony convictions, except those convicted ofContinue reading “Convicted Floridian Felons Allowed to Vote in 2020 Presidential Election: What It Could Mean on a National Level”

California Proposition 25, the Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum, is on the California ballot as a veto referendum. Prop. 25 decides the fate of Senate Bill 10 which “eliminates the cash bail system, replacing it with an algorithm than determines whether a person is held in jail or let out on their ownContinue reading “California Proposition 25: Replacing Cash Bail with Risk Assessment”

Friday, October 1, President Trump announced in a tweet his and First Lady Trump’s positive diagnosis for COVID-19, sharing, Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! – President Trump: @realDonaldTrump Since President Trump’s announcement, his COVID-19 diagnosis and statusContinue reading “Presidential Crisis in a Global Pandemic”

California Proposition 21, Local Rent Control Initiative, will be on the state’s ballot for the November 3, 2020 election as an initiated state statute. A “yes” vote for California Prop. 21 “supports this ballot initiative to allow local governments to enact rent control on housing that was first occupied over 15 years ago, with an exceptionContinue reading “California’s Rent Control Initiative: Proposition 21”

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into effect SB-145, an amendment to existing state law that gives judges discretion regarding “whether an adult convicted of having vaginal sexual intercourse with a minor should register as a sex offender in cases in which the minor is 14 years or older and the adult is not more thanContinue reading “Center of Controversy: SB-145 – California’s New Sex Law”

As Congress returned September 8 from its month-long recess in August, Arizona’s unemployment system is running out of money. The CARES Act expired on July 31, 2020 and, amid its expiration, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) and Governor Doug Ducey implemented the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program in its place. In short, LWAContinue reading “Updated Status on Arizona’s Unemployment System and Funds”