The Immigrant

Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix star in James Gray's latest New York opus, a story about a woman turned out from Ellis Island to fend for herself on the mean streets of New York.

"...This particular immigrant, an unmarried Polish woman named Ewa (Cotillard), arrives at..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Killer of Moroccan Immigrant Will Likely Get Probation

Terry Turner’s suspended sentence devastates victim’s family

"...supporters of Adil Dghoughi are devastated. Dghoughi, a Moroccan immigrant living in Austin, was shot to death by Martindale..."

Nov. 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Killer of Unarmed Immigrant Gets a Unique Sentence

He'll spend victim’s next 10 birthdays behind bars

"...Turner has received his sentence for killing unarmed Moroccan immigrant Adil Dghoughi outside San Marcos in 2021. It’s an..."

Dec. 18, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Abbott Doubles Down on Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Even After El Paso

Texas governor’s anti-immigrant streak continues

"...one day before a white supremacist gunman motivated by anti-immigrant rhetoric killed 22 people in an El Paso Walmart,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

YCT Cancels Immigrant Hunt

Chairman says group fears university retaliation

"...of Texas Chairman Lorenzo Garcia has cancelled the illegal immigrant hunt originally planned for Wednesday...."

Nov. 19, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Opposition to Immigrant Detention Centers Mounting

"...legal help. “Imagine the effect [of isolation] on 1,400 immigrant workers unjustly and needlessly locked inside this for-profit prison,”..."

Sept. 27, 2007 News Post by Patricia J. Ruland

City Explores Creating an Office of Immigrant Affairs

Measure passed following council members' visit to border detention facilities

"...With no signs that attacks on the immigrant community will slow down any time soon, Austin City..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Public Forum Tomorrow on Local Immigrant Population

St. Edward’s University, beginning at 8:30am

"...probably aware that a large chunk of all those immigrants about whom everyone keeps talking reside in Texas, many..."

June 28, 2007 News Post by Cheryl Smith

Austin Playhouse’s The Immigrant

The company delivers a powerful and timely account of foreigners making a new home in the U.S.

"...Not knowing a scant detail about Mark Harelik's The Immigrant, I didn't realize what an interesting honor that was...."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The American Dream Deferred: SCOTUS Stalemates on Immigrant Rights

United States v. Texas

"...an opportunity to shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants – including more than 700,000 Texans – from deportation..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Immigrant Supporters Make Themselves Heard

Millions of people across the country take to streets in response to anti-immigrant legislation

"...al Qaeda. Of course, there were the voices of immigrant advocates vying for attention in the din, trying to..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...was 31-year-old Adil Dghoughi (pronounced Ah-deel Drou-ry), a Moroccan immigrant from a highly educated family who came to America..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council: The Anti-Immigrant Immigrant Commissioner

Council's zoning meeting may get a bit distracted

"...appointment of Rebecca Forest to the city's Commission on Immigrant Affairs, which now may be moot. After a video..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Opposition to Immigrant Detention Centers Mounts

Georgia detention center, Texas' usual suspects in spotlight

"...legal help. "Imagine the effect [of isolation] on 1,400 immigrant workers unjustly and needlessly locked inside this for-profit prison,"..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Martindale Man Who Shot Unarmed Immigrant Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Terry Turner killed Adil Dghoughi south of Austin in 2021

"...The basic facts of Terry Turner’s 2021 killing of..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Anti-Asian Racism Compounds the COVID-19 Crisis for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence

AFSSA Executive Director Darlene Lanham asks Central Texans to take a stand against coronavirus-motivated racism and to support our Asian communities

"...In the new world of COVID-19, Asian and immigrant survivors of violence face a triple threat: health risks..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Darlene Lanham

Court: Immigrant Detention Is Child Care

3rd Court of Appeals dismisses suit that challenged "family residential centers" that meet only minimal child welfare standards

"...minimize the standards protecting undocumented mothers and children in immigrant detention centers got their way last Wednesday, Nov. 28,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Commits to Immigrant Legal Services

Five-year plan for $375,000 approved last week

"...As part of its effort to support the local immigrant community amid continued attacks from state and federal lawmakers,..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas ACLU Files Suit Over Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4

New Texas law usurps federal immigration authority, suit claims

"...law and have no authority to enforce it, order immigrants to be pushed back across the border without the..."

Dec. 20, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Frontline Immigrant Workers Hesitant to Receive COVID Vaccine

Missing their shots

"...skepticism of their safety will become a critical challenge. Immigrant communities are among those that public health workers will..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of LA Immigrant Rights Ralliers

Attorneys file class-action lawsuit against LA Police Department on behalf of “community groups who organized a May Day immigrants rights rally at MacArthur Park in the city’s heavily Latino immigrant community”

"...behalf of “community groups who organized a May Day immigrants rights rally at MacArthur Park in the city’s heavily..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Cheryl Smith

Trial of Man Who Killed Fleeing Immigrant South of Austin Is Under Way

Adil Dghoughi died in San Marcos in 2021

"...years since Oct. 11, 2021, when Dghoughi, a 31-year-old immigrant working as a rideshare driver, found himself in an..."

Oct. 31, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

An Immigrant Family Brings Iranian Cuisine to Austin

Chef Amir Hajimaleki and his family honor the fundamentals of Persian cuisine in all six of their restaurants

"...An Iranian immigrant, chef Amir Hajimaleki is currently bringing his fourth, fifth,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Texas Dems Want Stronger Immigrant Detention Oversight

More than 5,000 immigrant children in detention centers

"...the state to supply pro-bono legal representation for all immigrants crossing the border through the nonprofit Texas Access to..."

July 31, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Mentally Ill Undocumented Immigrant on ICE Hold

Tania Silva arrested by APD on July 21

"...a mentally ill undocumented woman, has sparked protest from immigrant rights activists. The 21-year-old Austin Community College student was..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Immigrant Women Stuck in Detention

T. Don Hutto detainees can't get their day in court

"...under the executive branch's Department of Justice (and virulently anti-immigrant Attorney General Jeff Sessions). They don't provide for things..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

YCT Stages Immigrant Hunt

Conservative group says stunt will spark dialogue

"...around the UT campus with tags that say "illegal immigrant." If a UT student catches one of the bozos,..."

Nov. 18, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Immigrant Experience

Photographers Emma Whelan and Sandy Carson on American nostalgia

Nov. 15, 2012 Arts Post by Matthew Irwin

Solution to Illegal Immigrant Problem Is Clear: Self-Righteous Rhetoric

Nov. 5, 2007 Postmarks

Immigrant Detention Blues

Unknown number of immigrants languish in private detention center in Taylor; a small but growing group is working to make their situation public knowledge

"...1996 immigration-law amendments that mandated the detention of certain immigrants and asylum seekers, ICE now detains more than 200,000..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature by Diana Welch

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