Catherine Shoichet
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CNN Digital senior writer covering immigration and demographics. Alum of @TB_Times, @thecrimson and @ColumbiaJournMA. RTs ≠ endorsements.
Joined May 2010
Harvard graduation speaker: “When legal immigrants and others who are lawfully in this country. worry about being wrongly detained and even deported, perhaps it’s fitting that you hear from an immigrant like me."
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Harvard University held its commencement ceremony today as a federal district judge said she will issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from making changes to Harvard’s...
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser used to call Washington a "proud sanctuary city." Now she's taking a dramatically different tack, proposing a repeal of the law that limits the city Department of Corrections' cooperation with federal immigration authorities:
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Some advocates worry the nation’s capital could become one of the riskiest places for undocumented immigrants to live as a federal crackdown intensifies.
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Washington called itself a sanctuary city. Then Trump came back to town
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Some advocates worry the nation’s capital could become one of the riskiest places for undocumented immigrants to live as a federal crackdown intensifies.
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RT @priscialva: NEWS: Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling https://t.co/….
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A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a...
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RT @priscialva: NEW: The Trump admin is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority, known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to speed u….
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The pace of Trump’s deportation flights is so far similar to Biden’s, @priscialva and @silentcarto report
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President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, but so far, the pace of deportations has held steady compared to last year,...
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Why Trump's 'gold card' proposal is more complicated than it sounds
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Immigration law experts say the “gold card” proposal is far more complicated and uncertain than President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made it sound when they announced it last...
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RT @CNNHeroes: He responded to a surge of migrants and refugees by creating an orchestra. Together, they are changing lives and making beau….
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RT @CNNHeroes: This orchestra welcomes everyone. That means bringing together hundreds of people speaking more than 20 languages in the nam….
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Excited to see that Ron Davis Alvarez and his Dream Orchestra, which I wrote about earlier this year, are now the subject of a beautiful @CNNHeroes documentary. You can watch it and read more about the orchestra here:
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In Sweden, conductor Ron Davis Alvarez and his Dream Orchestra give hundreds of refugees, immigrants, and native Swedes the chance to learn an instrument and find community.
A conductor invited refugees who’d never played instruments to join his orchestra. It changed his life.
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It's 📅, otherwise known as #WorldEmojiDay 🎉 Celebrate by exploring the results of our recent texting quiz -- and taking it yourself:
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Are you literal or ironic with emojis? Celebrate World Emoji Day by exploring the results of CNN’s texting quiz — and then taking it yourself.
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The latest list of the most popular baby names in the US has a few surprises, including a new name reaching the boys’ top 10 and a social media influencer inspiring a new trend
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This veteran actor plays an immigration lawyer in the new movie “Problemista.” In real life he’s fighting his own case
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How a surprising detail in bank records helped a historian bust a longstanding myth about Irish immigrants
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RT @CNNPR: Two men mysteriously go missing in Florida with no ties except for one: the deputy who saw them last. Will these cases finally b….
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A new trove of records could help many reconnect with their Irish roots. They come from a surprising source
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The Texas park Trump is visiting has a surprising history
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A new book reveals an ‘overlooked’ chapter in Abraham Lincoln’s story
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I asked criminologists about immigration and crime in the US. Their answers may surprise you
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High-profile cases in Athens, Georgia, and New York City are renewing debate around immigration and crime. Scholars caution that “outliers” shouldn’t be what shapes policy.
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Meet Esther Howland, the 'mother of the American valentine' who 'would have killed it on Etsy'
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