Randi B. Hagi
News Reporter, Assistant News EditorRandi B. Hagi first joined the WMRA team in 2019 as a freelance reporter. Her work has been featured on NPR and other NPR member stations; in The Harrisonburg Citizen, where she previously served as the assistant editor;The Mennonite; Mennonite World Review; and Eastern Mennonite University's Crossroads magazine.
Randi grew up bouncing around the East Coast with roots in West Virginia. Outside of the media world, she has also worked in restaurants, managed the kitchen at the nonprofit Our Community Place, and raised ducks and sheep. You can contact Randi at hagirb@jmu.edu.
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Un estudiante de secundaria en Staunton originario de América Central ha recibido la orden de abandonar Estados Unidos antes de cumplir 18 años, dejando atrás a su madre, padrastro y hermanos menores. Un grupo comunitario se ha movilizado para apoyarlo. Informa Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA. -
A high school student in Staunton, originally from Central America, has been ordered to leave the U.S. before his 18th birthday – leaving behind his mother, stepfather, and younger siblings. A community group has rallied to support him. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Over the past year, WMRA has been following the saga of one young family from Central America caught up in federal immigration policy. This spring, the father was released after spending nine months in the Caroline Detention Facility – but the family's future remains uncertain. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Fulks Run Ruritan Club held their annual Fourth of July yard sale this weekend. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi paid a visit to see the wares on display and hear how people were feeling about the country on its 250th birthday. -
In the hills outside Front Royal, scientists and animal keepers are at work ensuring that endangered species from America and beyond survive. One of their ongoing success stories has been that of the black-footed ferret. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA no pudo acceder a los registros detallados de arrestos de ICE tras una disputa de casi nueve meses relacionada con una solicitud presentada en virtud de la Ley de Libertad de Información (FOIA). Informa Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA. -
El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) confirmó que la semana pasada llevó a cabo un operativo de arrestos en el área de Ruckersville, justo antes de que entraran en vigor las restricciones impuestas por la ley estatal a su colaboración con las agencias locales de seguridad pública. Informa Randi B. Hagi, de WMRA. -
The historical society in Dayton has launched a monthly "Heirloom Market" series this summer, inviting local vendors to peddle wares and crafts handed down through the generations. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA has been denied detailed ICE arrest records following a nearly nine-month battle over a Freedom of Information Act request. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed they conducted an arrest operation in the Ruckersville area last week, just before state law restrictions on their partnerships with local law enforcement agencies go into effect. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
