April 18, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: immigration

Editorial: The cuts are hitting home

#employment, #federal government, #immigration
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By Michelle Rosenfeld, Annandale resident If you live in Annandale, recent actions from the federal government aren’t some far-off political drama – they’re personal. Your neighbors are being laid off. Lifesaving research is being defunded. Families are being torn apart by mass deportations. These decisions affect our schools, our hospitals, our construction sites, our economy, … Continued

Immigrant rights groups respond to mass deportation threat

#federal government, #immigration, #legal
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Facing the threat of mass deportations, local immigrant rights groups are stepping up their rapid response activities to protect vulnerable community members. President-Elect Trump’s threat to deport millions of people, including those with legal status, is causing fear among Northern Virginia’s immigrant communities. People are afraid to enroll their children in school or go the … Continued

More than 3 percent of all Mason District residents are in deportation proceedings

#courts, #demographics, #immigration, #law
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The Immigration Court at 1901 S. Bell St. in Crystal City handles deportation, asylum, and related cases from all over Virginia. [A. Baros/VOA] In Mason District, 3.6 percent of the total population are in deportation proceedings.  That number reflects the huge backlog of deportation cases in Virginia, as well as the large immigrant population in … Continued

Afghan refugee challenges Rep. Connolly in Democratic primary

#Annandale, #Connolly, #elections, #immigration, #politics

Congressional candidate Zainab Mohsini (right) with volunteers (from the left) Billy Bates, Will McLauchlin, and Jackson Anderson. Campaigning during a pandemic is so much more challenging, says congressional candidate Zainab Mohsini. It’s especially difficult for a political neophyte and progressive like Mohsini, an immigrant from Afghanistan, who’s up against the well-known and well-funded Rep. Gerry … Continued

Fewer immigrants applying for childcare

#children, #families, #government services, #immigrants, #immigration
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Story time at the CDC. Fewer immigrant families are enrolling their children in the Child Development Center (CDC) operated by the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) as a result of the climate of fear created by the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant policies. In addition to the high-profile ICE raids and stepped-up deportation actions, the Administration’s … Continued

Kaine and Stewart clash over Trump, Kavanagh, immigration, and much more

#elections, #government services, #immigration, #politics
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Corey Stewart (left) and Sen. Tim Kaine face off in a debate. [WAMU] When Corey Stewart, the Republican challenging Sen. Tim Kaine in the Nov.  6 election, blasted Kaine for “voting against everything Trump proposed” at a Sept. 26 debate, that line got some applause. “If the president proposes things that are bad, sure I’ll … Continued

Sheriff terminates agreement with ICE

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The Adult Detention Center. Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid announced Jan. 23 that the Sheriff’s Office will terminate its intergovernmental service agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That means the Sheriff’s Office will no longer hold people in the Adult Detention Center past their release date unless an ICE administrative request to detain … Continued