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The restaurant front of Jersey Kebab, located in Haddon Township, New Jersey, covered with supportive notes,
March 30. PHOTO: GRACE O’MEARA ’27/THE HAWK

Community celebrates Jersey Kebab reopening after immigration raid

Grace O’Meara ’27, News Reporter April 9, 2025

Hundreds of people lined up outside Jersey Kebab, a restaurant in Haddon Township, New Jersey, to celebrate the release of owner Emine Emanet after she and her husband, Celal Emanet, were arrested by Immigration...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

‘Remain in Mexico’ program limits the right to claim asylum

Caroline Trimble ’26, Hawk Columnist February 26, 2025

President Donald Trump has taken steps towards fulfilling yet another promise he made on the campaign trail: reinstating his controversial Migrant Protection Protocols. Most commonly referred to as the...

ILLUSTRATION: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK

Philadelphia community prepares for immigration raids

Tayla Evans ’27, Special to the Hawk February 19, 2025

For years, Philadelphia has held a sanctuary city status, meaning local law enforcement does not work with federal agents to enforce immigration policies. Since becoming a sanctuary city in 2016, Philadelphia...

Editorial: A commendable stand on immigration

The Editorial Board February 19, 2025

The national conversation on immigration has intensified in recent weeks with the enactment of new policies specifically targeting undocumented immigrants. This has prompted a wide range of responses,...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Conservative visa reforms restrict freedom

Caroline Trimble ’26, Hawk Columnist September 25, 2024

The authors of Project 2025 argue that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is in desperate need of reform. The document says the DHS is a “bloated, bureaucratic, and expensive” organization that...

What you should know: Haitians in America

Luke Sanelli ’26, News Editor September 18, 2024

Are Haitians in the U.S. “illegally?” According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there were approximately 731,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the U.S in 2022. About two-thirds are naturalized...

Ad Hawk: The newest Black Americans

Ad Hawk: The newest Black Americans

Brian J. Yates April 17, 2024

I want to begin with some critical statistics. First, by approximately 2042, America will become a majority-minority nation, which is already the case for Americans under 16 since 2019. Second, in 2024,...

GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

Radical hospitality and the Annunciation House

Hana Haile March 20, 2024
What they are owed
Students attending the Encuentro event during UnDocu Week. PHOTO COURTESY OF HANA HAILE ’24

UnDocu Week teaches St. Joe’s community about systematic immigration issues

Hannah Madeya April 6, 2023

Immersing, learning, growing and advocacy are four major takeaways from Campus Ministry’s UnDocu Week event.  From March 27-31, Campus Ministry held their annual UnDocu Week. The event was created...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro with LEAD members in October 2019

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAMARIS GIMENEZ ’23

LEAD Program supports students of color pursuing law

Don Sullivan November 9, 2021

Damaris Gimenez ’23 was in middle school when she first began to consider a career in law. “I thought that if I wanted to make a difference it would be in terms of law and fighting for people...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD ’23/ THE HAWK

Immigrants are people too; Why we need to keep talking about immigration reform

Sophia Feingold September 21, 2021

My mom met my dad in an online chatroom.   Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, my mother was seeking to expand her worldview, and in doing so, she found love with a guy from Pennsylvania. It was...

Immoral and Illogical: Trump's Deportation of Infected Migrants

Immoral and Illogical: Trump’s Deportation of Infected Migrants

Paul Koenig June 30, 2020

On my second trip to El Salvador through Campus Ministry’s Winter Immersion Program, one of the Salvadoran guides imparted to my group this very profound and deeply humanizing message: “It doesn’t...

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