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.
The southeast coast of the United States is preparing for a potentially unprecedented disaster in the form of Hurricane Irma. Currently making its way over the Caribbean, category five Hurricane Irma could be making a course for Florida. The historically strong storm has already ravaged several islands in the French Caribbean, with the governor of
Weeks after Charlottesville and a national uproar over the legacy of Confederate war memorials, a descendant of Civil War general Robert E. Lee has been forced to resign from his position as pastor of a North Carolina Church. The great-great-great-great-grand-nephew of the Confederacy’s best-known officer had appeared to make a speech an introduction at the
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protected nearly one million young adults from deportation. The decision marks the end of a long drama which began even before the president’s inauguration in January. Before taking office, Donald Trump was a vehement and outspoken opponent of
On Friday, the White House announced that President Donald Trump would make a decision on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Trump is expected to come to a conclusion some time on Tuesday. Any ultimatum on DACA has the potential to affect nearly one million young people living and working
A Republican representative from Colorado, Mike Hoffman, said on Thursday that he’s going to try forcing a vote in favor of an act which would protect undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. Politico reports that Hoffman plans to invoke what’s known as a “discharge petition” to push his proposal into a
A federal judge in Texas blocked important parts of SB 4, a controversial piece of legislation which effectively outlawed sanctuary cities and would have let law enforcement request proof of U.S. citizenship or residency at traffic stops. The ruling prevents the state from enforcing most of the law’s mandates until its merits can further be
With a lawsuit over the program looming in September, President Donald Trump is being forced to consider whether to repeal DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Known as ‘Dreamers,’ recipients of DACA are generally young adults who illegally immigrated to the United States as children. Contingent on being able to pass a criminal background
On Monday, the city council of Denver approved an ordinance geared toward protecting undocumented immigrants from wanton deportation and racial profiling. The ordinance, according to ABC News, puts into law what was already common practice. Passed unanimously with a 10-0 vote, the regulation stops short of declaring Denver a ‘sanctuary city.’ Since the beginning of
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a law last night that would place strict limits on how local and state police can interact with federal immigration officials. The law, as relayed by ABC News, bars Illinois law enforcement from “searching, arresting or detaining someone solely because of immigration status, or because of so-called immigration detainers.” Local
In the latest chapter of an increasingly strange saga, the Trump administration has continued to insist that Mexico will cover the costs of an enhanced border wall. The president, speaking at a press conference alongside Finnish Prime Minister Sauli Niinisto, hammered the point he’s made since inauguration. “One way or the other, Mexico is going