Kelly's Blog

   For this week I decided to focus on a CNN Article written by Catherine E. Sholchet. In this article, Sholcet talks about the recent Roxsana Hernandez, a transgender woman from Honduras who died while in ICE custody in New Mexico last year. Andrew Free, a transgender Law Center attorney who is working on Hernandez's case revealed that the surveillance video which contains footage of the events leading up to Roxsana Hernandez's death may have been deleted. The privately run ICE detention facility explains that the footage is held in memory for 90 days and the request for the footage was filed 3 months after the casualty. One key finding for Hernandez' death was that Hernandez didn't get the HIV medication she needed, according to other immigrants she was held with, they pleaded to the detention officers multiple times to give Hernandez the medical attention she needed. Hernandez died only one day after being placed in the Cibola County Correctional facility. 

For this weeks blog, I decided to write about a CNN article written by Rob Picheta. In this article, Picheta talks about European Union citizens living in the UK who could possibly be deported if they don't apply for settled status after a no-deal Brexit. Security minister Brandon Lewis recently told German newspaper the government will start removing residents who haven't applied to stay in the UK by the end of 2020. In order to apply for settled status one must prove their identity, prove that they live in the UK, and declare any criminal convictions. To date, the Home Office has reported 61% application were granted settled status, 38% were granted pre-settled status and two applications were rejected on "suitability grounds".  Many EU citizens who have lived in the UK for most of their lives are in danger of losing their homes, and I believe that this is unfair. Citizens should not suffer the consequences of a dysfunctional government.   EU citizens in Br

     For this week's blog, I decided to focus on a CNN article written by Claire Duffy. In this article, she explains Apple's latest move to employ over 443 DACA recipients. This was done to take a jab at the Trump administration and their recent actions of rescinding DACA in September of 2017. Apple CEO Tim Cook explains that these DACA recipients weren't hired out of "kindness or charity" rather they were hired because Dreamers embody Apple's innovation strategy. Furthermore, Cook emphasizes that the unique backgrounds and tangible skills of these Dreamers make the company more successful. I think this is inspiring and gives a lot of these Dreamers make the company more successful. I think this is inspiring and gives a lot of hope for other DACA recipients out there. There is a huge misconception that people from other countries "steal jobs" from Americans, but what these people don't realize is that these jobs are open to anyone as long as t