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![A Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21194654023285-e1627055225788-900x422.jpg)
Why thousands of migrants are being detained by the U.S. as witnesses
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — Over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants have been sent to jail and held as potential witnesses in human smuggling cases,… Read More
![Hadley Park has a long history in North Nashville, Tenn. It was a plantation, tanks were staged there during the Vietnam War, and it is now home to the annual African Street Festival.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/avm_9595-edit1_custom-dcb46f2bb000704b3739500eeb43a43b55949b01-scaled-e1685921227947-900x422.jpg)
Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisible
By: Leah Donnella | NPR
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NPR) — How you describe Hadley Park might depend on where you stand. If you enter from the southeast corner, you’ll see a sweeping, tree-lined expanse — verdant… Read More
![Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaking at a press conference.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/apchildlaborstory-1-e1685313030237-900x422.png)
Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
By: Harm Venhuizen | AP
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including… Read More
![A man hugs a small child while two other refugees sit nearby.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pbsnewshour-refugees-e1674336098964-900x422.png)
New program allows American citizens to sponsor refugees fleeing violence and oppression
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The State Department announced a new program to help facilitate refugees coming to and settling in the United States. It’s called Welcome Corps and aims to… Read More
![A Guatemalan immigrant worker spreads lime while preparing fresh bedding for the cows at Stein Family Farms in Caledonia, N.Y on Mar. 8, 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gettyimages-653240562_custom-ea455f1ac8ded79fce8a504ccbe5afa688cc7ed9-scaled-e1658157281868-900x422.jpg)
The Senate is nearing a deal on immigration that could also lower food prices
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Senate Republicans and Democrats are inching closer to a deal on an immigration bill that farmers say if passed could help reduce food prices in part… Read More
![A Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21194654023285-e1627055225788-900x422.jpg)
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
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Asylum Seekers Find A 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… Read More
![Harvard University, shown here, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration over a rule change that would have barred international college students from taking fully online course loads in the United States. In court on Tuesday, a judge announced that the government would rescind the directive.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1255059516-0028fb925a1739174ec1e9e525c45bbec2f8bb83-900x422.jpg)
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.
![President Trump speaks at Snap-on Tools in Kenosha, Wis., before signing a 2017 executive order to tighten the rules for technology companies seeking to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the U.S.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ap_17109534945371-3736499880a87be33ec3c897e2d7e618d7df8fcf-scaled-e1592867312442-900x422.jpg)
Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year
By: Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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The White House says pausing immigration and a variety of temporary work visas will help respond to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
![Demonstrators arrive in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during a march in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Nov. 10.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gettyimages-1181474445-a62cf1405ec7f000afcab4925c714a0a5740427c-scaled-e1592490460828-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration In DACA Case
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
![President Trump previously banned most travel from China and from more than two dozen European nations and closed the borders with Canada and Mexico for most nonessential travel.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ap_20074598946588-2ef8177a7db03e4f52951c94a365172ddb07d856-scaled-e1587489066162-900x422.jpg)
Trump Says He’ll ‘Temporarily Suspend Immigration’ Over Coronavirus Fears
By: Krishnadev Calamur | NPR
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Details of the president’s plan, including to whom it would apply, how long it would last and when it would go into effect, are unclear.
![Clothing hangs to dry at a makeshift migrant camp for asylum seekers in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on earlier this month. About 60,000 migrants live in filthy and dangerous conditions as they await their day in U.S. immigration court.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-1204741967-e48e9d9fb80568aa4f3619b3276c5dabb1d82582-scaled-e1583963019372-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Supreme Court Allows ‘Remain In Mexico’ Program To Continue
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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The high court will allow the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for the White House.
![Immigration Graphic](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AP_420327853649-e1482165579901-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Why it Was so Difficult for HHS to Reunite Separated Migrant Families
By: PBS Newshour
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A new watchdog report reveals troubling details about how the U.S. government handled the separation of migrant families as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. The litany… Read More
![Maree Gavhed, her husband Abdloulaye Soumana and her children celebrate her new citizenship.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/maree_family-e1582678565941-900x422.jpeg)
More Than 200 Ohioans Become U.S. Citizens in Statehouse Ceremony
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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219 people from 54 countries became US citizens in a ceremony at the Statehouse today. And they were pretty pleased about it. Sage Shahid, Maree Gavhed, Man Biswa and Augustine… Read More
![President Trump announces that his administration will add more countries to its travel ban, saying the move is needed for national security. Trump discussed the plan Wednesday during a news conference at the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/trump-travel-ban-d113a0b6a45f0784eff1fde12d68fc20373c6138-scaled-e1579713257907-900x422.jpg)
Trump Says He’ll Add ‘A Few Countries’ To Controversial U.S. Travel Ban
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The president confirms a plan to expand one of the signature pieces of his immigration policy, in a move that could double the number of countries on the prohibited list.
![The U.S. Supreme Court Building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AP_19144799698627-e1558736876140-900x422.jpg)
Ohio DREAMers Share Their Stories Ahead of U.S. Supreme Court Case on DACA
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A major piece of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy is set for a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court after the lower courts rejected the attempt to phase-out the Deferred… Read More
![In this March 3, 2015, photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee in an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York during a series of early morning raids.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_673439878344-ebc56fcb5fbf0051fdcea76d6c68c618c7445bbf-e1569767771463-900x422.jpg)
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move To Fast-Track Deportations
By: Kat Lonsdorf | NPR
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On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures.
![President Trump on Thursday ordered that the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the U.S. in the coming year be cut to 18,000, down from the administration's previous refugee ceiling of 30,000.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19269637190097-08dc2739481166c089c34ff61b27c6d544152780-e1569606462263-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Drastically Cuts Number Of Refugees Allowed To Enter The U.S.
By: Bobby Allyn | NPR
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The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980.
![Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19266642000858-4fbdcafa20b28c85100498485eae3143fac1a2e6-e1569333305953-900x422.jpg)
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.
![Workers break ground on new border wall construction about 20 miles west of Santa Teresa, N.M., last month. The Trump administration has started the arduous process of canceling $3.6 billion in military construction projects to fund its plans to build more of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19235764094566-4738a30205dd79c569d99f62e331c85ba5dc3a40-e1567605820341-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Diverts $3.6 Billion From Military Projects To Border Wall
By: Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper began notifying lawmakers which projects will be canceled in their districts. “It is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
![California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit he is co-leading with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey over the Trump administration's plan to detain immigrant children indefinitely.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19238657489768-f2f0e827fd6d728bfeada7e929115fd1302d8ac3-e1566914420161-900x422.jpg)
19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children
By: Richard Gonzales I NPR
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The states are taking legal action to prevent the Trump administration from dropping out of an agreement on how long it can hold children in federal facilities and under what standards.
![The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/npr-final-illustration-karina-perez-fe65b2d95f9ef4852eec7317a1f3d8df6c730f1e-e1566396800729-900x422.jpg)
Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: ‘You Cannot Hire American Here’
By: John Burnett | NPR
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Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.
![More than half of immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are housed in remote rural prisons, according to a new NPR analysis, about 52%. That number is increasing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-527577183-d6559fe54c9a7985ec49d9980d2c8e68e6ecac53-e1565901073940-900x422.jpg)
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.
![Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said Monday at the White House that immigrants legally in the U.S. may no longer be eligible for green cards if they use food stamps, Medicaid and other public benefits.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1167577995-e825ca14fc086627a237bac86d4692abecbae517-e1565726396149-900x422.jpg)
Immigration Chief: ‘Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Who Can Stand On Their Own 2 Feet’
By: Sasha Ingber | Rachel Martin | NPR
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Ken Cuccinelli, acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, says the new rule, which can deny green cards to immigrants who use government benefits, is part of Trump “keeping his promises.”
![Ashley Tabaddor, a federal immigration judge in Los Angeles, is the President of the National Association of Immigration Judges.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_18264654503374-7f508a72af87aafc9f6127885a1ad8fff76b68b5-e1565702465537-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Seeks Decertification Of Immigration Judges’ Union
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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The administration argues that immigration judges are managers who are barred from forming a union. The leader of the union says the administration wants the judges to speed up deportation cases.