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.
Airbnb investigated and removed registered hosts from Charlottesville, VA, who appeared to be associated with upcoming ‘Unite the Right’ rally of white nationalists. Concerned users alerted Airbnb that members of the online neo-Nazi community The Daily Stormer were planning to use local properties to sleep and stage parties. Following a quick search of internal engines,
The Canadian city of Montreal opened the grounds of one of its largest stadiums to asylum-seekers fleeing the United States. Hundreds of refugees began moving into the city’s former Olympic Stadium on Monday, taking up temporary residence in a public hall. Outfitted with dozens of cots, internet service, locker room showers, and concession stands, the
A surprising set of figures recently released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows that deportations under President Trump are proceeding at a much slower pace than they were under his predecessor, Barack Obama. The agency’s records show that, between February 1st and June 30th, ICE officials detained and deported 84,473 people. Effectively, immigration officials have
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a lawsuit against the Justice Department Monday, following threats from the White House to curtail federal grants for so-called sanctuary cities. Cutting funds from sanctuary cities has been a top priority for the Trump administration ever since the President assumed office in January. The Department of Justice recently implemented a
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 83 illegal immigrants in New Orleans and Memphis, most of whom had no criminal record. Of the 83 individuals taken into custody, 64 were categorized by ICE as ‘noncriminal.’ While the agency has maintained its priority is to seek out and deport illegal immigrants who commit crimes within the
Following five days of a deliberation, a Brooklyn-based jury found Martin Shkreli guilty of two counts of securities fraud as well as conspiracy. The 34-year old businessman was acquitted of five charges of conspiracy. Shkreli’s sentence hasn’t yet been set. After tossing a nervous smirk to his legal counsel, Skhreli headed outside to decry the
The recently-released transcript of a January phone call between Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto showed the commander-in-chief boasting about his electoral victory and pressuring his southern counterpart to stay silent on the subject of a border wall. The conversation’s contents were released Thursday by The Washington Post, which were purportedly obtained from
On Wednesday, President Trump threw his weight behind a bill that would slash legal immigration to the United States in half within a decade. While the proposal isn’t likely to gain enough traction to pass into law, the commander-in-chief’s support showcases the latest item on the administration increasingly anti-immigration agenda. The effort, introduced to Congress
Last week, the Trump administration told a U.S. appeals court that federal laws protecting workers were never meant to shield gay Americans from discrimination. The Department of Justice laid out its fiery rationale in a friend of the court brief submitted to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan last Wednesday. Reuters coverage of
Chicago is due to pay nearly $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which alleges the city ignored its own rules when issuing citations related to red-light cameras. Mayor Rahm Emanuel agreed to the $38.75 settlement, which alleged that Chicago failed to give adequate notice to the recipients of speed- and red-light camera violations. “We’re