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Cómo un centro de salud en Franklin se convirtió en un punto de encuentro para la comunidad latina rural
November 08, 2025
El espacio ya atiende a cerca de cinco mil pacientes al año, en su mayoría trabajadores agrícolas y familias latinas del oeste de Carolina del Norte.
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Cuatro agencias locales en Carolina del Norte adoptan el modelo más agresivo del programa 287(g)
October 27, 2025
La Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Columbus y tres departamentos de policía en otros condados firmaron el modelo “Task Force.”
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Bard Student, an Afghan Refugee, Is Detained by ICE After Routine Immigration Interview
October 17, 2025
The arrest has sparked outrage and calls for his release from local faith leaders, elected officials, and members of the Bard community.
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‘Bring her back’: Delaware abuse victim rescued from ICE deportation
October 13, 2025
Other U visa holders across the country, who have temporary legal status, have also been detained and deported as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
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Door County celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
October 06, 2025
Hispanic and Latino people are represented in every industry in Door County. They are business owners, artists, bartenders, hospitality workers, welders, teachers, government employees, farm workers, roofers and more.
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Oklahoma signs $100 million contract to house detained migrants in Watonga correctional facility
October 06, 2025
The $100 million represents Oklahoma taxpayer money, whether it comes directly from the state’s coffers or the federal government’s.
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The Most Detailed Maps of H-1B Visa Holders Joining America’s Top Research Institutions
September 25, 2025
A new analysis by The Xylom shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers.
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Food and Environment Reporting Network
Is farm labor at risk?
September 22, 2025
Both farmers and workers are worried about what Trump’s immigration crackdown will mean for their livelihoods, their families, and the nation’s food supply.
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Rural Illinois’ food economy depends on immigrants
September 17, 2025
While every farm-dependent county in the state has lost population in the past decade, counties tied to meatpacking and food processing are holding on thanks to foreign-born workers — a trend that could be upended by Trump’s deportation plans.
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First section of new border wall in Az’s San Rafael Valley visible Monday
September 16, 2025
Construction of black-painted steel barrier a ‘nail in the coffin’ for biodiversity in region, activists maintain.
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What happens when ICE takes away a Colorado family? A teammate disappears. A colleague misses work. Neighbors are gone.
September 05, 2025
The arrest has eroded any sense of safety felt by immigrant families who came to the Upper Arkansas Valley with government permission to live and work in recent years.
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Federal operation at Hyundai site in Georgia leads to over 475 detentions
September 05, 2025
Raid was largest single site operation ever carried out by Homeland Security’s enforcement division.
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Without a country to take him, Cuban immigrant spends month in limbo inside Wyoming jail
August 29, 2025
Seeking refuge from Fidel Castro’s government, Josue Rodriguez Perez came to the U.S. as a teen. Now he’s being shuffled between detainment centers, including a 40-day stretch in a Casper jail cell.
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Honduran Immigrant Gerson Turcios Wins Temporary Stay to Remain in America, Is Transported Back to Orange County from Louisiana
August 25, 2025
The order gives the attorneys for the 23-year-old, whose arrest outside his Rhinebeck home sparked local outcry, the opportunity to present arguments for asylum.
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How Maine churches are reckoning with fear of immigration raids
August 24, 2025
Faith leaders are working to set up protocols for interacting with federal agents and ensuring immigrants know their rights, as well as helping to launch an ICE Watch initiative.
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