Janell Ross

4 days ago | capitalbnews.org | Janell Ross

Kyren Lacy was a 6-foot-2 Southeastern Conference football player with a broad, if often absent, smile, a love for Buffalo Wild Wings and lemonade. Some sports analysts even predicted that the Louisiana State University senior might go to a National Football League team as early as the second round of the draft this year. Instead, Lacy died by suicide at 24 and was buried on the final day of the NFL draft.

3 weeks ago | theemancipator.org | Brandon Tensley |Janell Ross

This story was first published by Capital B. As the Trump administration’s deportation efforts continue, here’s a refresher — compiled using information from the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Immigration Law Center — on the rights of migrants. Develop an emergency plan with your family. Memorize what to do, where to go, and whom to call or see if a family member is detained or deported.

1 month ago | capitalbnews.org | Brandon Tensley |Janell Ross

The U.S. is on the brink of a constitutional crisis, some legal scholars say, as disputes over immigration enforcement increase the friction between the Trump administration and the judicial branch. Momodou Taal, a Cornell University graduate student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests, has decided to leave the U.S. rather than face detention and deportation.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Tensley |Janell Ross

The U.S. is on the brink of a constitutional crisis, some legal scholars say, as disputes over immigration enforcement increase the friction between the Trump administration and the judicial branch. Momodou Taal, a Cornell University graduate student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests, has decided to leave the U.S. rather than face detention and deportation.

Mar 5, 2025 | capitalbnews.org | Janell Ross

In a matter of weeks, everything changed. A trip to the grocery store. Going to Mass. Meeting with recent arrivals from her native Haiti, or asking them to meet her. It all suddenly feels too risky for Farah Larrieux. Now that Donald Trump has returned to the Oval Office with a compliant Congress and what he sees as a mandate to purge the nation of an untold number of immigrants like herself, Larrieux only goes where she absolutely must. Work, then home. Drive slowly.