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Asylum Seekers Find Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki
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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 persecution in their home countries. For those the group reaches, these efforts are life-changing. Asylum seekers — migrants escaping their home countries in fear of… Read More
Asylum Seekers Find A Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki
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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 persecution in their home countries. For those the group reaches, these efforts are life-changing. Asylum seekers — migrants escaping their home countries in fear… 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 The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 of failures includes communication breakdown, lack of planning and insufficient care. PBS NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins talks to Ann Maxwell, assistant inspector general of the Department… Read More
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 Ackah all became citizens today. They live in the 15-county area covered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field office in Columbus. Secretary of… Read More
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.
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 Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The program allows undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children to temporarily stay… Read More
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Deportation Journeys Wind Through Ohio Detention Facilities
By: M.L. Schultze | WKSU
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Ohio is far from the U.S. southern border, but the policies and practices there are playing out here daily. The Cleveland Immigration Court has a caseload numbering in the thousands. Ohio jails and private prisons are collecting millions of dollars to house immigrants. And immigrant families who have lived in Ohio for years are planning their departures…. Read More
Homeland Security Chief Faces Off With Democrats On Border Crisis
By: Claudia Grisales | Brian Naylor | NPR
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Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is appearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee amid a heated debate between the GOP and Democrats about the administration’s immigration policies.
U.S. Sen. Brown Blames Trump Administration For Denying Access To Border Facility
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says he was denied access to a Customs and Border Control detention facility that houses children over the weekend. Brown wanted to see the facilities holding children that some other lawmakers have described as cramped and smelly. Brown is telling reporters he blames top administration officials for wanting to keep… Read More
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 efforts to crack down on people who lack legal residency status. As part of those investigations, some states have been asked to provide photos from… Read More
Trump Administration Sends Out Notices Of $500,000 Fines For Those In U.S. Illegally
By: Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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The Trump administration is seeking to fine some immigrants in the country illegally hundreds of thousands of dollars for failing to follow court’s directions so they can be removed.