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Kashmiri Researcher's Study Chosen For Global Anthropology Congress

Kashmiri Researcher's Study Chosen For Global Anthropology Congress

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar – In a significant recognition of academic work rooted in Jammu and Kashmir's traditional knowledge systems, a research paper by Kashmiri researcher Irfan Ali Banka has been officially accepted for presentation...

Ancient Royal Tomb Found at Caracol in Major Maya Discovery

Ancient Royal Tomb Found at Caracol in Major Maya Discovery

The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) says that the landmark discovery of a tomb at the Caracol archaeological site sheds greater light on Maya civilization both in the Belizean and regional context. The tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the...

William F. Buckley was gifted but no history-maker | GUEST COMMENTARY

William F. Buckley was gifted but no history-maker | GUEST COMMENTARY

William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008, masterminded a conservative, Catholic challenge to selective liberal dogmas. His fame exceeded his intellectual depth and principles. He knew what he was against more than he knew what he was for. And what he was...

What an America First Guestworker Policy Could Look Like

What an America First Guestworker Policy Could Look Like

Liberals view mass immigration as a terror weapon to be used against the recalcitrant native population. Before Trump, this was the unstated but obvious purpose of American border policy. Even now, it is the de facto immigration policy of every...

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.

On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note,...

'Bring Him Back' rally for deported 20-year-old draws 100 supporters

'Bring Him Back' rally for deported 20-year-old draws 100 supporters

"Bring him back." Nearly 100 people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, July 9, calling for the return of 20-year-old Pascual Pedro of West Liberty, who was detained and deported to...

Artistry and faith unite for new museum collection

Artistry and faith unite for new museum collection

July 9, 2025 The Blessed Stanley Rother Museum will soon house seven new prints by the renowned artist Carmen Lind Pettersen to its collection. These prints, donated by an anonymous benefactor, are accompanied by a rare book entitled “The Maya of...

August 2025 Visa Bulletin Released: What Employers Need to Know

August 2025 Visa Bulletin Released: What Employers Need to Know

The Department of State released the August 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will accept the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates chart notes retrogression for EB-2...

Will an American pope mean a wave of new American saints?

Will an American pope mean a wave of new American saints?

The announcement of a new pope is often followed by canonizations of saints from the pope’s home country - either because the new pontiff has a personal affinity for a particular individual whose cause for canonization is open, or because the...

'Hit home that things have changed': Detained mother and daughter reflect ICE detention trends

'Hit home that things have changed': Detained mother and daughter reflect ICE detention trends

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained more than 56,000 people as of mid-June of this year, according to Transaction Records Access Clearinghouse, or TRAC.What the numbers showRising actions by ICE over the last six months, and falling...

Inmigrantes

Inmigrantes

By DAVID LENDERTS Imagine what it must be like to move from your homeland to a new country, leaving behind familiar skies, land and climate; leaving behind familiar social customs, cuisine, family, friends, and even, in many cases, language. For...

ICE Arrests Surge to Five-Year High While Deportation Rate Remains Below Half

ICE Arrests Surge to Five-Year High While Deportation Rate Remains Below Half

Internal ICE data show immigration arrests have reached their highest level since 2020, but only about half of those detained are being deported. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested roughly 30,000 immigrants in...

Duffy, Nadler spar over NYC subway safety: ‘You’re lying about people being lit on fire’

Duffy, Nadler spar over NYC subway safety: ‘You’re lying about people being lit on fire’

A heated clash erupted Tuesday between Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, as the two sparred over the safety of New York City’s subway system and turned a...

Guest Column: When our divisions online meet us in real life

Guest Column: When our divisions online meet us in real life

I was leaving immigration court the other day, feeling fairly good about the fact two of my clients had avoided deportation orders, when I heard the words “Christine Flowers, you are a disgusting human being.” At first, I thought it was a friend...

Belize’s march of peace to the ICJ

Just over three decades ago, when the PUP government in Belize was exhorting the population, including the Opposition UDP, to join in the campaign to support the passage of the Maritime Areas Act (MAA) as a vehicle toward ending the centuries-old...

Delta In a Minute 7-10

Delta In a Minute 7-10

HATTIESBURG, MS - Law enforcement officials in Hattiesburg have announced a youth curfew in response to an outbreak of shootings over Independence Day weekend. From Sunday through Thursday, those 18 and older cannot be out unsupervised from 11...

Photos: Community Members Protest Deportation of Pascual Pedro in Davenport

Photos: Community Members Protest Deportation of Pascual Pedro in Davenport

After a West Liberty man was deported, more than 100 people protested at the Davenport Congressional Office building in Davenport on Thursday to demand his release back into the country. He was deported to Guatemala where he is living with his...

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in  Guantánamo Bay

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Position Of First Lady Is Quite Challenging – Oluremi Tinubu

Position Of First Lady Is Quite Challenging – Oluremi Tinubu

She said this on Wednesday at the 3rd Annual Global First Ladies Alliance Academy, where nine other First Ladies from around the world came together to address pressing global challenges, including artificial intelligence growth, food security,...

What she never imagined: A love story 50 years in the making

What she never imagined: A love story 50 years in the making

Sherrill Keown Holloman didn’t expect to fall in love again — not after losing her husband tragically, not after 18 years of carrying on alone, and certainly not with someone she hadn’t seen in 51 years. Then last July, a message came from an old...

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