Michelle Chen

1 week ago | dissentmagazine.org | Lloyd Barba |Sergio Gonzalez |Sergio González |Patrick Iber |Michelle Chen

The Deportation Machine An interview with Dara Lind and Omar Jadwat on immigration policy in the second Trump administration. The Desperate Need for an Immigration Overhaul Biden could ease the suffering inflicted by his predecessors on migrants to the United States. But his administration is unlikely to resolve the structural injustices at the root of the immigration enforcement system.

1 month ago | jamanetwork.com | Shannon Wu |Luis Ramirez |Luis Ramírez |Michelle Chen

Importance  There is increasing interest in use of neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NAT) in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) to reduce surgical morbidity and forego adjuvant therapy, while potentially improving survival outcomes. Objective  To assess the cost to Medicare of NAT compared with up-front surgery. Design, Setting, and Participants  This cohort study was a post hoc analysis of a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the feasibility of neoadjuvant atezolizumab.

1 month ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Michelle Chen

hen immigration agents accosted Mahmoud Khalil and his wife in the lobby of their apartment building in New York City in early March, the Palestinian solidarity activist, former Columbia University graduate student, and expecting father became the symbolic target of the Trump Administration’s crusade to expel noncitizen activists who have participated in nationwide campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

1 month ago | scotscoop.com | Michelle Chen

San Mateo County is helping fund Women and Allies (WANDA), an organization supporting single mothers in the county. The Measure K funds, given through a reimbursement grant program, will support eligible mothers facing housing instability. WANDA was founded in 2007 by friends who saw the challenges of raising children. According to Susan Kokores, one of the three founders, the organization was based on asset-building programs established in other parts of the country.

1 month ago | portside.org | Michelle Chen

The Dark, McCarthyist History of Deporting Activists Published March 22, 2025 When immigration agents accosted Mahmoud Khalil and his wife in the lobby of their apartment building in New York City in early March, the Palestinian solidarity activist, former Columbia University graduate student, and expecting father became the symbolic target of the Trump Administration’s crusade to expel noncitizen activists who have participated in nationwide campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza....