immigration – Temple Update

Trump’s First Acts as President

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:53:13 +0000

Trump signs executive order pulling the United States out of The World Health Organization. All Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees have been placed on paid leave by the Trump administration with the intent to terminate their contracts, according to a post by the White House Press Secretary. View More » ]]>

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot end DACA

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:10:18 +0000

The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants on Thursday. The decision is a big legal defeat for President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration, which has been a major focus of his domestic agenda. The ruling said the government failed to give an adequate justification for ending the federal program.

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Washington Reacts to Trump’s First SOTU Address

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:14:54 +0000

President Trump stuck to the script for the most part on Tuesday night as he delivered his first State of the Union address. The President spoke of his recent tax plan success, the economy, his new plan for immigration, national security, and the need for bipartisanship when it comes to infrastructure. “Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground…

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Exclusive Sit-Down Interview: Student’s Family Deported Under President Trump’s Executive Action

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 22:11:49 +0000

President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order that bars refugees and immigrants from 7 different Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States hit a little too close to home for one Temple biology student this weekend. Joey Assali waited at home to greet his Syrian family on Saturday morning, they should have arrived in Allentown, PA to start their new life in the U.S.A.

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Faculty Senate Backs Sanctuary Campus Effort

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:35:26 +0000

Temple University is one of many colleges nationwide that are making a call-to-action to protect undocumented immigrants on campus. The Temple Senate approved a bill addressed to President Englert on Friday, in which the school’s faculty and students joined forces to petition for a sanctuary campus at Temple University. One of the faculty members who presented the bill was Director of…

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‘Familias Separadas’ Highlights Untold Stories of Immigration

Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:12:16 +0000

As the daughter of two immigrants, South Philadelphia artist Michelle Angela Ortiz regards the topic of immigration as a very important issue. “My mother is from Columbia and my father is from Puerto Rico and we have lived near the 9th Street Market for over 40 years,” said Ortiz. “I was always surrounded by immigrants from all over the world who have a common goal of trying to move themselves…

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