The Ithacan

Concert series raises legal aid money for immigrants

By Eva Leon, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • September 10, 2025

In solidarity with immigrants in the area, a group of local volunteers is hosting Busking for Justice, a series of concerts to fundraise for legal aid and bail for immigrants who have been wrongfully detained....

Documenting national issues for class projects

By Noelle Cook, Staff Writer • April 5, 2023

Documentaries have been the backbone of film since the beginning, and Ithaca College is no exception to this history.

Editorial: Strict visa regulations are hindering peoples’ dreams

By The Ithacan • March 8, 2023

For many students, there are no visa expiration issues because they did not even get a chance to move abroad in the first place.

Students will participate in collaborative course during May session

By Elizabeth Kharabadze, Former Newsletter Editor • May 6, 2021

During the May session, students at Ithaca College and Houghton College in Houghton, New York will participate in a mini-course dedicated to discussion about immigration.

National Recap: Over 5,400 children split from parents at border

October 30, 2019

A new tally states the number of children separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border exceeds 5,400 since July 2017. U.S. immigration authorities conducted more than 1,500 of these separations...

FLEFF kicks off with event on immigration

By Krissy Waite, Assistant News Editor • April 3, 2019

Ithaca College hosted the opening keynote event April 1 for the 2019 FLEFF on how to use technology to document abuses against immigrant communities.

Locals protest Trump’s national emergency declaration

By Ryan King, Assistant News Editor • February 18, 2019

Some locals took to the Commons Feb. 18 to protest President Donald Trump’s recent declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on

Commentary: Walls are built from thoughts, not just by blood and bricks

By Joe Cruz • January 30, 2019

Despite our shared dystopian circumstances, we must remain optimistic, not for ourselves but for one another.

National Recap: Asylum seekers at southwest border increase

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor • December 12, 2018

According to the DHS, 92,959 claims of credible fear were made in the 2018 fiscal year by migrants who were attempting to enter the U.S. southwest border.

Editorial: Students provide example for immigration activism

November 28, 2018

Now more than ever, we need to be addressing issues of immigration compassionately and with sound logic.

National Recap: Birthright citizenship under threat

October 31, 2018

For years, Trump has decried “anchor babies,” who he claims cause unauthorized immigrants to stay in the U.S. However, this is the first legal action Trump has planned on taking against them.

Commentary: Immigration benefits the economy

By IC YAL Executive Board • September 12, 2018

That is what IC Young Americans for Liberty stands for on immigration. This would allow for the freer mobility of people to better their lives, while also contributing what they can to our society.