Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
On Tuesday, Texas and six other states filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Known colloquially by its acronym, DACA, the program granted temporary, renewable work permits to some 694,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived to the United States as children. President Donald Trump officially terminated scheme in
A strange Alabama law allowing sheriffs to pocket savings on inmate meals is bringing allegations of corruption to offices and counties across the state. For decades, writes the New York Times, sheriffs prospered by manipulating a Depression-era system imposed to save the state money. By feeding inmates for pennies per meal, officers can keep the
A class-action suit is bringing change to a Philadelphia corrections facility which once barred incarcerated fathers from spending time alone with their minor children. “When you’re far away from someone and can’t visit, it puts a strain on everything,” said Dayna Walter, partner of a jailed man and mother of his two-year old child. “You
Martin Tankleff served 17 years in prison, convicted of murdering his own parents. Last Thursday, the middle-age man who spent half his life behind bars settled with Suffolk County, N.Y., for $10 million. Following a chamber vote, the Ways and Means Committee of the local legislature approved the full amount for disbursement. Tankleff reached another,
Illinois bus company Suburban Express is facing a civil rights lawsuit after making a politically incorrect marketing pitch. State Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched the litigation, promising to put Suburban Express out of business for insulting Chinese students attending the University of Illinois. The Chicago Sun Times reports that the company touched off a ‘political
USA Gymnastics reached a confidential settlement with a Georgia athlete who claims the organization didn’t take enough steps to stop child abuse. The suit, filed in 2013, alleges that USA Gymnastics received at least four separate warnings about coach William McCabe. The plaintiff claims McCabe filmed her in various states of undress. According to a
President Donald Trump has vowed to keep Central American migrants away from the border, threatening Mexico with consequences unless it complies. Earlier in the month, the commander-in-chief posted a storm of angry Tweets, decrying a so-called ‘caravan’ of immigrants moving toward the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Politico.com, he’s instructed federal agents to bar any undocumented
For some 16 months, Karolina Wilson worked as a personal assistant to Fox television host Laura Ingraham. Wilson, writes The Washington Post, handled the celebrity anchor’s scheduling, checked and arranged her travel plans. She did what she could to make Ingraham’s life less hectic, down to sending e-mails and collaborating with household staff. The demands
Late last week, the Democratic National Committee launched a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Trump campaign, WikiLeaks organization, and Russian government. Alleging that the three actors collaborated to sabotage Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and skew the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump, the Committee is hoping to recoup some of its damages. Filed in federal
A fatal accident aboard a recent Southwest Airlines flight is forcing the federal government and manufacturers to reconsider inspection guidelines. Earlier in the week, New Mexico businesswoman and philanthropist Jennifer Riordan boarded an ordinary flight from LaGuardia International to Albuquerque. Less than twenty minutes in, an engine suddenly malfunctioned, exploding in midair. Debris blasted through