The Arab American News

1 week ago | arabamericannews.com | Christopher Alam

Seventy years after the U.S. government forcibly interred more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent, a majority of Americans now say the period marks a shameful and unjust chapter in American history. Those are the findings of a recent YouGov poll published in April which also found contrasting opinions on how Americans feel about reparations for different communities. The poll is the first of its kind to gauge American attitudes on Japanese internment since 1942.

1 week ago | arabamericannews.com | Selen Ozturk

With these increased stops and searches at U.S. borders and airports, electronic device searches are at an all-time high. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents searched more than 47,000 electronic devices last year, up tenfold from a decade ago — and “that number is going to explode,” said Richard Herman, founder of the immigration firm Herman Legal Group, at a Friday, May 2 American Community Media briefing on travelers’ rights at the U.S. border.

1 week ago | arabamericannews.com | Briana Gasorski

DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Police officials were recently made aware of an incident that led to an officer sharing information regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred between 2021 and 2022 at the Dearborn Heights Police Headquarters. The accused individual has not been employed by the department since 2023. The current Dearborn Heights Police Chief, Ahmed Haidar, was not chief at the time of the incident and has confirmed that the department will fully cooperate with the investigation.

2 weeks ago | arabamericannews.com | Ramzy Baroud

“Rights are granted to those who align with power,” Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, eloquently wrote from his cell. This poignant statement came soon after a judge ruled that the government had met the legal threshold to deport the young activist on the nebulous ground of “foreign policy.”“For the poor, for people of color, for those who resist injustice, rights are but words written on water,” Khalil further lamented.

2 weeks ago | arabamericannews.com | Emily Long

If you’ve received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don’t recognize, it’s not actually innocent. It’s likely the start of a “wrong phone number” scam, which is increasingly being used to steal money and information from victims. I personally have been sent variations on this theme: “Hello! I hope you had a good day.” “Are you able to work?” and just “Hello.”Fraudsters actually do not care how your day is going.