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Immigration Texas’ SB 4 in limbo again after late-night court decision By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 3/20/24
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’ By Richard Eberwein – 3/05/24
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 By DEBORAH VAN FLEET Nebraska News Connection – 2/16/24
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 By MIKE MOEN Minnesota News Connection – 2/07/24
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 By Richard Eberwein – 1/29/24
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 By ROZ BROWN Texas News Service – 1/08/24
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 By Edwin Eisendrath – 1/03/24
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 By Austin Linfante – 10/20/23
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 By MIKE MOEN Prairie News Service – 9/06/23
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 By MIKE MOEN Minnesota News Connection – 7/27/23
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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