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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

About 115 Georgetown students marched to the Capitol Sunday, Jan. 19 in support of immigration reform. The March for America drew tens of thousands of immigrants and activists.

DeGioia Condemns ‘Unconscionable’ Termination of DACA

By Christian Paz September 5, 2017

University President John J. DeGioia condemned President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, calling it an "unconscionable decision" in a university-wide...

New Post Offers Support to Undocumented Students

By Christian Paz September 1, 2017

The university has appointed its first full-time associate director for undocumented student services to provide support for students without documentation and coordinate legal information and resources...

Community Members Launch Defense of DACA

By Jesus Rodriguez September 1, 2017

Sen. Dick Durbin (SFS ’66, LAW ’69), a Democrat from Illinois, rose to the Senate floor Aug. 2 to tell the story of one of the more than 750,00 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

GUSA Signs DACA Pledge of Support

By Matthew Larson April 25, 2017

The Georgetown University Student Association officially signed on to a regional student government coalition’s Student Association Statement of Support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

Georgetown Medical Student Club Promotes Awareness for Students Without Documentation

By Alex Mooney February 24, 2017

Georgetown University Medical Center students launched a group last fall to raise awareness among medical students and administrators about the experiences of students without documentation. The group,...

VIEWPOINT: An Uncertain Future

By Luis Gonzalez January 20, 2017

When Associate Vice President for Federal Relations Scott Fleming approached UndocuHoyas last semester to see if anyone wanted to share their story with Congressman Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), I never imagined...

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Luis Rosales (MSB ’18), a student who immigrated from El Salvador, received a full-ride scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, allowing him to transfer to Georgetown from Montgomery College this year.

Immigrant Student Receives Full-Ride Scholarship to Georgetown

By Cecia Soza September 2, 2016

When El Salvador was facing violence and economic turmoil in the late 1990s following a bloody civil war, a 9-year-old Luis Rosales (MSB ’18) was brought to the United States by his parents. “There...

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