Tag: immigrants
My View: New Americans make big contributions
By Heather Peeler
This summer, ACT for Alexandria engaged residents, donors and nonprofit leaders to understand their vision for Alexandria and the ways in which...
The road to Juilliard
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
March 28, 2018, was an ordinary day for Bethlehem Hadgu – until it wasn’t.
The T.C. Williams High School senior was...
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office makes changes to ICE agreement
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office now requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take custody of inmates at the Alexandria Detention Center...
Newcomer Canek Aguirre runs for city council
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
When Canek Aguirre, a first-generation American citizen and the son of Mexican immigrants, was growing up in California, he often...
