Hillary Clinton: Back at the Hilltop
Clinton was at Georgetown University to present awards to former ISIS prisoner Nadia Murad, Rohingya advocate for peace in Myanmar Wai Wai Nu and BBC international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
DACA Recipients and DREAMers: Who Are They?
Over the next three weeks, discussions in Congress and in the media about DACA recipients and DREAMers — already heated — will intensify.
A Primer on Immigration
Here is a primer on immigration as our writer has come to understand it over the past 10 years, as a credentialed, non-advocate congressional journalist covering immigration reform and politics.
Weekend Round Up December 7, 2017
Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, “Glow,” Georgetown's exhibition of light art, will feature nine installations by local and international artists, with works lit from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly.
Brother and Sister: 50 Years of Performing
A Dec. 8 Russian Chamber Art Society concert will celebrate both Vera Danchenko-Stern’s 75th birthday and her 50 years of performing with her brother, violinist Victor Danchenko.
Diplomatic Encounter: Sweden
Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter is no stranger to the United States, to Washington, D.C., or, for that matter, to Georgetown. Comfortably sitting in her corner...
Weekend Round Up November 16, 2017
The French Embassy will celebrate the Beaujolais Nouveau, the National Gallery will launch its Anne Truitt show and American University will welcome Women in Film & Video.
Controversial Visa Lottery Back in the News
Uzbekistan, the country of origin of the “truck terrorist,” received 2,378 diversity visas in 2016; in 2010, when Sayfullo Saipov entered, his country of origin received the most diversity visas of all countries: 3,596.
Diplomatic Encounters: Japan
Nobuko’s winning smile and welcoming personality, along with the ambassador’s charm and sense of humor, have made Ken (short for Kenichiro) and Nobuko Sasae...
Immigration Agency Stepping Up Employer Sanctions
Thomas Homan, the new acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announced that he would be placing a new emphasis on sanctioning employers who knowingly employ workers without legal work permits.
