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An Icy Start to 2021: Winter Weather Advisories for Freezing Rain Issued
By: Nicholas Snider
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB)—Another winter system will begin working its way through southeast Ohio Thursday night into Friday morning. The National Weather Service in has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for… Read More

ICE Agrees To Rescind Policy Barring Foreign Students From Online Study In the U.S.
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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A federal judge announced on Tuesday that ICE has reached an agreement with schools that sued it over the rule change. The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.

ICE: Foreign Students Must Leave The U.S. If Their Colleges Go Online-Only This Fall
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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New federal rules will prohibit international students from completing fully online courses of study while in the U.S. Monday’s announcement comes as more colleges release their plans for the fall.

Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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NPR’s analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.

DeWine Warns Feds: Don’t Use Ohio Facial Data For ICE Raids
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some states have been asked to provide photos from driver’s licenses so the feds can use facial recognition software for identification and location purposes. Federal immigration officials are ramping up… Read More

Hunger, Fear, Desperation: What Came Of An Ordinary ICE Raid In Kentucky
By: Nomaan Merchant | Associated Press
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It had taken a decade for Brandon Tomas Tomas to establish a life in America: a wife, a steady job and five American-born children. It took 20 seconds for that… Read More

Immigrant Activist Protest Shuts Down Street In Ohio Capital
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A protest against U.S. immigration policy and recent deportations temporarily shut down a street in Ohio’s capital, resulting in 12 arrests. Protesters blocked the street across… Read More

Former ICE Chief Counsel Facing Prison Time For Stealing Immigrants’ Identities
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were “particularly vulnerable,” the government said.

Far From Southwest, Children Of Workplace Raids Await Fate
By: Associated Press
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NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Two of the largest workplace immigration raids yet under the Trump administration, carried out just weeks apart in Ohio, have upended the lives of hundreds of… Read More

Woman Moves To Church, Hoping To Avoid Deportation To Mexico
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A woman trying to avoid being deported to Mexico and separated from her U.S.-citizen children has moved into an Ohio church offering her sanctuary in a… Read More

VIDEO: Snow in Athens, Hocking River Ice Jams
By: WOUB Contributing Photographer
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Video courtesy of WCMH-TV.