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Jazmin Ramirez

Unconventional Ceremonies Give First-Generation Graduates A Chance To Celebrate With Family

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

May 3, 2020

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Many first-generation students in Tennessee were looking forward to graduating in front of family and friends. But traditional ceremonies do not follow the new social distancing guidelines. So, students are celebrating virtually.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Jazmin Ramirez, Juan Aguilar, Maria Robles, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

Anxiety Builds For Tennessee DACA Recipients As Supreme Court Decision Nears

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

April 30, 2020

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The fate of thousands of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, best known as DACA, could be decided as soon as Monday. Tennessee’s so-called DREAMERS are feeling anxious as they await the important decision.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, DACA, Donald Trump, Jazmin Ramirez, U.S. Supreme Court

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