The Baltimore Sun
Since opening in 2015, Alma has sponsored four chefs from Venezuela on O-1 visas and is in the process of applying for a fifth. The merit-based program grants visas to individuals who posses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics to work in the U.S.
The Baltimore Sun
While the American Rescue Plan, the stimulus package Congress passed in March is more inclusive than its predecessors, immigration analysts have noted that it still excludes two groups: undocumented individuals, who file their federal income taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), and their U.S.-citizen or legal-immigrant children.
The Baltimore Sun, Ground Truth Project, USA Today
The trauma resulting from family separations and detentions ultimately can lead to long-term psychological effects, such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
The Baltimore Sun, AP News, The Washington Post
A Columbia couple are among a small network of families across the U.S. who are welcoming asylum-seekers into their homes for long-term stays. The plight of the mother and son they're hosting, they say, reminded them of their own family history.
The Baltimore Sun
The five Latina teenagers, all young immigrants to Baltimore, shared the same struggles: trying to find friends, feeling embarrassed when not understanding English, and working to make their way in a new country.
The Baltimore Sun
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed crowded conditions and health risks faced by Mexican crab pickers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, according to a new report.
PBS Newshour
The World Bank estimates that by 2050, there will be 143 million climate change-driven migrants from the regions of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia alone.
Girls’ Globe
In Gilgit, a rural region of north Pakistan, Shaheen I-Tech Lab is living proof that the internet and feminism go hand-in-hand. Created exclusively for women, the computer lab provides a safe, productive, and collaborative space to access the internet, free of cost.
The Independent
A resolution approved unanimously in December extended cross-border deliveries to rebel-held areas, but aid groups say diplomacy has not translated into action
