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Asylum Seekers Find Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For the last two years, the Athens United Immigrant Support Project (AUISP) has been working to help individuals who come to the United States fleeing abuse and… Read More
Silent Auction for Immigrant Support
The Athens United Immigrant Support Project is hosting a silent auction to support asylum seekers from Central and South America who are delayed (sometimes for many months and without resources)… Read More
Trump Administration To End ‘Catch And Release’ Immigration Policy, Says DHS Chief
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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The move is the latest by the Trump administration to curb the flow of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border.
Trump Administration’s New Asylum Rule Clears 1st Legal Hurdle
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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“It’s in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy,” U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly of Washington, D.C., said from the bench.
U.S. Is Rolling Out Its ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy On Central American Asylum-Seekers
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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The plan, expected to meet with a swift legal challenge, comes out of talks with Mexican officials. The administration is implementing it first at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry.
![Mirna Yolanda Contreras, 29 (left), and Paula Arita, 32, are both from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "Since we met in Puebla [Mexico], we have never separated. We became very good friends; we slept in the same place the whole time," Contreras said.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/valabregaf_1244_15dec18_14-4483b2e25f69b96b079331de0ec9518b80015993-e1547771660330-900x422.jpg)
‘I’m A Survivor Of Violence’: Portraits Of Women Waiting In Mexico For U.S. Asylum
By: Federica Valabrega | NPR
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Photographer Federica Valabrega photographed Central American women who fled domestic violence and joined a migrant caravan to seek asylum in the U.S.
Athens Asylum Heritage Conference to be Held
By: Adam Rich
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In this episode of “Conversations from Studio B” join Tom O’Grady and Bosha Green, from the Athens County Historical Society, in a discussion of upcoming Historical Society events. The 1st… Read More