Despite the contentious discourse about immigration and the actual impact of increased immigration enforcement, the RMI government continues to encourage goodwill and diplomacy. When hurtful comments were made about Haitians and Marshallese at a town…
As federal immigration enforcement actions ramp up under the Trump administration, communities across the country are facing unexpected consequences—including Marshallese families who, despite holding legal status under the Compact of Free Association (COFA), are increasingly…
Read in English: Ottumwa’s JBS and Tyson plants lose workers whose legal resident or work status has been changed under new immigration policy Ilo allōñ in Janwōde eo ilo iiō in 2025, President Trump eaar…
Riiti ilo Majōl: JBS im Tyson ilo Ottumwa eṃōj aer luuji elōñ ri-jerbal ro bwe ejako aer pepa im mālim in jerbal kōn kakien eo ekāāl In January 2025, President Trump issued an executive order…
Whew! False alarm. But our FSM Ambassador to the United States, Jackson T. Soram, and his office need to keep working with U.S. ICE to continue to monitor our FSM citizens in the U.S. penal…
A Note from the Author and Editor: For the past month, I have been working on an update on the Marshallese who have been impacted by the immigration policy changes this year. There is some…
By Benson Gideon, COFA Advocate Editor’s Note: This statement is reprinted from a social media post with permission of the author. While some may believe that Marshallese nationals are not affected by U.S. immigration enforcement…
Opiij eo an mayor im opiij eo an lawyer eo an Fayettteville rej jiṃor jipañ mayor Molly Rawn ālikin an Kendon Underwood eo ej jerbal ilo kien eo an Arkansas ñan kōṃṃani kakien ko im…
Aelōñ eo ḷọk, ICE, kumi eo ṇa etan immigration and customs enforcement rar kōṃṃane juon eṃakūt eo eḷap ilo kajojo jikin ko ñan aer etale pepa ko an aolep rilikin ro. Nuuj ko rej bar…
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