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D.C. Streetcar riders reflect on service during its final days

By Yuri Perelman | April 16

The sun shone brightly on the last Monday in March while Stephanie Kellogg sat on a bench at the corner of H Street NE and 4th Street NE. She was waiting to catch a ride on the D.C. Streetcar to Union Station. Kellogg is a social services worker who commutes to her job at the H Street Corridor from ...

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Protests spike in D.C. amidst the U.S.’s ongoing conflict with Iran

By Ella Altman and Unity Jirkovsky-Gual | March 27

Ken Kutcha stood in front of the fences surrounding a small crowd and held up a sign reading: “No War on Iran,” in large block letters. On March 7, dozens of people gathered outside the White House to denounce The United States and Israel’s war on Iran, holding signs and reciting anti-war ...

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Lawmakers skip President Trump’s State of the Union for ‘People’s State of the Union’

By Safia Malhotra | March 24

Lawmakers and activists alike gathered near the Capitol on Feb. 24 to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address, inviting Americans from across the country to share how they were impacted by the administration’s recent policies. Hundreds gathered on the National Mall for the “People’s ...

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Student protestors call for an end to ICE

By Madeleine Olive Beal Redd | February 12

Increased violence across the nation between civilians and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers brought Washington, D.C., students to Howard University’s campus in below freezing temperatures. On Jan. 30, hundreds of students and protestors engaged in a walkout and marched to the White ...

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La muerte de ciudadanos baleados en Minneapolis incentivan protestas afuera de los cuarteles generales de ICE.

By Yuri Perelman and Sophia Cooper | February 12

Un gran grupo de manifestantes se reunió al frente de los cuarteles generales de la Agencia de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) el 24 de enero para protestar contra de un agente de ICE el cual disparó y asesinó a Alex Pretti esa mañana en Minneapolis. Pretti quien era un enfermero del Departamento ...

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Hundreds gather to honor the life of Alex Pretti

By Siobhan Stubbe | February 9

Federal workers and D.C. residents came together outside the Department of Veteran Affairs on Jan. 28 to honor the life and legacy of Alex Pretti, one of several people to die at the hands of federal immigration agents. Pretti was shot and killed by two Customs and Border Protection agents on ...

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Death of Minneapolis shooting victim drives protest outside ICE headquarters

By Yuri Perelman and Sophia Cooper | February 2

A large crowd rallied together in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters on Jan. 24 to protest an ICE agent shooting and killing Alex Pretti that morning in Minneapolis. Pretti was an ICU nurse for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and a part of a community network ...