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High Court Rules Challenge to Trump Census Plan Is Premature
The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot states seats in the House of Representatives
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DACA Faces New Court Challenge in Texas
A federal court will consider whether to invalidate a program that shields from deportation immigrants brought to the United States as children, potentially creating complications for the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden
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Thanksgiving Food That Reflects the Diversity of Our Country
As American families sit down to their Thanksgiving meals, many of them will include dishes that reflect the diverse cultures that immigrants have brought to our nation. NBCLX talked to people from Indian, Puerto Rican and Jamaican families about the native recipes that have been incorporated into their Thanksgiving celebrations.
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Former President Bush Pays Tribute to Immigrants in New Book
A new book by former President George W. Bush will highlight an issue which now sets him apart from many of his fellow Republicans — immigration.
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For Immigrants, Marching with Black Lives Matter Has Risks
Among the thousands who march each day in support of the Black Lives Matter movement are immigrants and their advocates. But protesting for them has an added risk: inadvertently winding up in immigration custody. All over the country, immigrants are expressing solidarity with the movement that has taken off since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The same organizations that...
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Detained Immigrants Plead for Masks, Protection From Virus
The coronavirus is spreading in immigration detention, with more than 70 detainees in 12 states testing positive and hundreds of others under quarantine.
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Detained Immigrants Sue Over Conditions, Medical Care
Immigrants held in U.S. detention facilities filed a lawsuit Monday decrying what they called shoddy medical care and a failure by authorities to provide accommodations for disabilities.
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Photos: Protest Signs Spotted at Chicago Rally Against ICE
Activists and protesters rallied at Chicago’s Daley Plaza around 11 a.m. Saturday in solidarity with the immigrant community in the Windy City against possible ICE raids. The goal was to draw attention to planned raids by ICE this weekend, which were expected to take place in several large cities across the United States. Take a look at what the...
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California Eyes Health Care for Immigrants in US Illegally
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend about $98 million a year to cover low-income immigrants between the ages of 19 and 25 who are living in the country illegally.
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Dems Will Vote to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said the House will vote next week on a measure to block President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Government Shutdown Hinders Immigrants' Asylum Cases
The partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall is playing havoc with the nation’s already backlogged immigration courts, forcing the postponement of hearings for thousands of immigrants. For some of those asking for asylum in the U.S., the impasse could mean years more of waiting — and prolonged separation from loved ones overseas — until...
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Migrants Storm Through Guatemala Border to Mexico
Thousands of migrants from Central America gathered at the Guatemala-Mexico border Friday. After several broke the Guatemalan fence, the migrants rushed through the entry way to attempt to enter Mexico.
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Dulles Airport Debuts Facial Recognition Technology
Dulles International Airport has implemented facial recognition software for international travelers; the system will be used to identify visa holders as they leave the country. Passengers have their pictures taken before boarding, and those photos are compared to their visa photos.
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DHS Secretary Defends Practice of Separating Families at Border
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended the practice of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that her department is merely following laws. Speaking at a White House briefing Monday, Nielsen said the issue has been growing for years, the product of loopholes that have created an open border.
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Hillary Clinton on Family Separations: ‘I Warned About This During the Debates'
Hillary Clinton commented on migrant children being separated from their families at the border today during a speech at the Women’s Forum of New York, saying in part, “every person with a sense of compassion and decency should be outraged.”
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Trump Administration Pauses Legal Orientation for Immigrants
Immigrant advocates are outraged by a U.S. government decision to put on hold a program that helps tens of thousands of immigrants navigate the country’s complex immigration court system. The $8 million-a-year program that provides legal orientation to immigrants in deportation proceedings is on hold pending review, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees immigration courts.
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White House Defends Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
The White House defended the inclusion of a question regarding citizenship status on the 2020 census, saying it is necessary to protect voters under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. However, the question has not been included on the census since 1950.
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DACA Deadline Arrives With Diminished Urgency
Here is where DACA stands on the day it was set to expire:
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President Trump Outlines Pillars of Immigration Reform
President Trump drew both cheers and boos during the State of the Union as he outlined his administration’s key pillars for immigration reform.
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Immigrants Facing Deportation Find New Allies
About 30 Staten Island residents are meeting regularly with Latino neighbors who lack legal status, to study ways to help them, including offering space in their homes to their children if they are deported.