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Screenshot of Michigan state Rep. Matt Maddock's (R-Milton) X post falsely claiming the Gonzaga University men's basketball team were "illegal invaders."
Michigan state Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) is facing widespread condemnation after he made an X post Wednesday night falsely claiming that team busses for the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team were full of “illegal invaders.”
Immigration
Texas’ SB 4 in limbo again after late-night court decision
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott a big but temporary win Tuesday in his battle to stop the flow of migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border. Late Tuesday night, the 5th Circuit ...
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Elections
Michigan GOP candidate launches xenophobic rant about ballot translations: ‘This is America, we speak English’
Michigan Republican congressional candidate Anthony Hudson posted a video where he opposed policies that would translate voter ballots into other languages, contending that someone needs to be able to speak English in order to vote.
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Immigration
ACLU: Due process rights violated in Omaha immigration courts
Immigrants whose cases are heard in Omaha’s Immigration Court are often denied their due process rights, according to a report from the ACLU of Nebraska. Data were collected from more than ...
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Immigration
Undercurrent of immigration myths felt as Congress debates border plan
It remains unclear if a border security proposal in Congress will cross the finish line and as the controversy continues, a group in Minnesota feels the public has lingering misconceptions about ...
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Immigration
Oklahoma GOP votes to censure Sen. James Lankford after he defends bipartisan border deal
The Oklahoma Republican Party voted to censure U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R) Saturday after he defended the bipartisan border bill that former President Donald Trump is attempting to stop.
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Immigration
Lawsuits mount over Texas’ plan to jail illegal immigrants
Texas is the epicenter of the U.S. immigration debate, and now faces a lawsuit over plans to jail those whose enter the state illegally. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Texas last week over a ...
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Immigration
OPINION: Today’s GOP is not powerful. It is pathetic
Edwin Eisendrath writes: "The only thing standing between the GOP and complete irrelevance is the deluge of right-wing propaganda."
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Chicago
Anti-migrant protesters batter Chicago alderwoman, aide at proposed migrant tent camp
Multiple xenophobic, anti-migrant protesters physically attacked a Chicago alderwoman and her aide in Brighton Park Thursday morning, briefly sending the latter to the hospital.
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Immigration
‘Move Out’ fees for immigrant renters in North Dakota draw scrutiny
As refugees and immigrant families try to carve out new futures in North Dakota, aid groups said some people are having their lives upended by housing-related issues. They point to costly fees when ...
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Economy
IRS tool seen as opportunity to empower undocumented workers
Summer is usually a busy time for the housing market, but advocates say housing is one of many parts of the economy undocumented workers are excluded from, despite paying taxes. They hope an Internal ...
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