Gracyn Thatcher
Gracyn Thatcher

Gracyn Thatcher is an undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in journalism and media with a news focus. She has interned at WVLT Channel 8, Knoxville’s CBS affiliate, as an MMJ and reporter. She is the 2025-2026 news director of The Volunteer Channel, UT’s student-run broadcast station, where she also works as digital content manager. She expects to graduate in May 2026.

‘It hurts all of us’: Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members and veterans

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump’s immigration policies took aim at a group normally safe from scrutiny: immigrant service members. Now, as the second Trump administration engages in its campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are once again targets.

‘We belong here’: Hundreds march across California for immigrant rights

Inspired by crusaders of the past, hundreds of activists, faith leaders and everyday Californians marched 40 miles this summer to advocate for immigrant rights and call for an end to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Farmers advocate for reform, workers fight for survival amid Trump immigration crackdown

Farmers are worried about their livelihoods and farmworkers are frightened for their lives as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continues – threatening an industry dependent on foreign-born labor.