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Omicron Fears, Rising Covid-19 Cases Interrupt New York City

By Thalia Juarez and Allison Prang | The Wall Street Journal

Covid-19, this time by way of its Omicron variant, has yet again upended life in New York City, with case counts surging ahead of the holidays. Residents are lining up at testing sites, some restaurants have closed, and performances on and off Broadway have been canceled.

Her car broke down, then ICE detained her. Maryland advocates hope new bill will limit similar scenarios

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

Advocates are pushing for statewide legislation that would ensure local and state law enforcement only honor ICE requests for arrests if they are accompanied by a warrant signed by a judge.

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‘I’m not here to take anyone’s job’: Mexican crab pickers quietly work in Maryland as immigration debate rages

By Jeff Barker and Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

Seasonal workers from Mexico endure months of cultural and geographical isolation in Maryland in exchange for paychecks from crab processing plants.

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Baltimore students fight for equity in high school admissions process

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

Student leaders are fighting for an overhaul of the high school admissions process after finding that the district’s eligibility requirements puts English-learners at a disadvantage.

'I wanted to fight back’: Meet the Baltimore woman who sued Trump for ending DACA

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

María Perales Sánchez of Baltimore, along with her alma mater, Princeton University, sued the Trump administration for ending a program that protected people who immigrated to the U.S. as children from deportation.

Beyond Bars: Children attempt to maintain bond with incarcerated moms

By Thalia Juarez | The Capital Gazette

A program at the Maryland women's prison in Jessup attempts to reduce the trauma children experience from having an incarcerated parent by allowing them to have special visits with their mothers inside the prison's gym. The purpose is to decrease the possibility of intergenerational incarceration — generations of families behind bars.

A glimpse into a centuries-old tradition celebrated in Baltimore's Latino communities

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

A quinceañera isn’t just about the flashy party, decadent cake or fancy dress. The centuries-old tradition has cultural and religious significance and Baltimore families are keeping the tradition alive.

Attorneys see longer detention times for migrant children in Maryland as ICE detains potential sponsors

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

Since the Office of Refugee Resettlement began sharing information for immigration enforcement, nationally, ICE has arrested more than 40 people who came forward in the sponsorship process.

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Latinos are getting coronavirus at increasingly high rates in Baltimore and Maryland, while Johns Hopkins sees rise in hospitalizations

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

Social, economic, and health disparities are among the reasons Latino populations are becoming sick and sometimes dying at disproportionate rates, health experts say.

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Immigrant women experiencing intimate partner violence find support at community event in Spanish

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

“I left my house that day and we had nowhere to go. For two nights my kids and I slept on the streets.” Immigrant women who have experienced intimate partner violence find support and a safe space at the Annapolis Regional Library.

Students protest, petition to urge Hopkins, University of Maryland to cut ties with ICE

By Thalia Juarez | The Baltimore Sun

With protests and petitions, students on the two campuses have begun demanding the institutions sever ties with ICE.