immigration

Fear, loneliness, and isolation: The story of one undocumented student at a US university

Eve — a pseudonym that is being used for her safety — is now an undergraduate at a U.S. university who has endured about 10 years of hardship as an undocumented person in the country. 

| Investigative News Editor

Trump administration terminates records of multiple international students

The Trump administration has revoked visas for over 25 international students at universities in the St. Louis area, including St. Louis University and Webster University, as well as terminated the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records of select international students at WashU as reported by local news outlets on Tuesday, April 15. The government-run SEVIS database tracks information about non-immigrant students in the US, including their visa status.  

| Managing News Editor

Trump’s immigration crackdown worries WashU students and faculty

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has incited concern among WashU students and faculty, and caused at least one department in the Medical School to send out a document detailing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is present on campus. 

| Staff Writer

‘Borderland: The Line Within’ screening fosters dialogue on immigration in the U.S.

The Gephardt Institute hosted a screening of Borderland: The Line Within, a documentary about the struggles of immigrants in the U.S. on Feb. 20.

| Contributing Writer

‘Border South’: A new take on the migrant documentary genre

Even though the waiting and the lack of progress can drag on for a while, the documentary uses it to show the reality of the journey.

Kamala Madireddi | Contributing Writer

Panel analyzes immigration policy and rhetoric in the Trump era

Speakers discussed the immigrant experience in the age of Trump at the panel, “Immigration and Racial Rhetoric in Trump’s America,” April 15.

| Staff Reporter

Danforth Center hosts event on religious response to immigrants and refugees

Leaders from three religious communities across the metro area and the International Institute of St. Louis discussed historical and contemporary immigrant and refugee issues in St. Louis in an event hosted by the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge Tuesday night.

Noah Slaughter | Contributing Reporter

GCP hosts panel on Muslim refugees and resettlement

The panel featured speakers with expertise in the academic study of refugees or who have experience in the resettlement process. The panelists answered questions concerning challenges facing Muslim refugees in the resettlement process, barriers particular to female refugees and the efforts to humanize these challenges.

| Staff Reporter

Immigration law clinic offered at Washington University law school

Starting this semester, Washington University’s law school now offers a clinic in immigration law for second and third-year law students. The clinic is structured to provide students with practical experience representing and counseling non-U.S. citizens in immigration law cases.

| Contributing Reporter

WU speaks out against immigration ban to secure global community

Following President Donald Trump’s election in November, Chancellor Mark Wrighton, on behalf of Washington University, released a statement emphasizing the importance of “[continuing] to make progress in enhancing diversity in our community and in creating an environment where all feel welcome.”

Bailey Winston | Staff Reporter

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