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    While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with
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    For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'

    Nov 18, 2020
    The 2020 election is expected to usher in a major shift in immigration enforcement — particularly in suburban Atlanta, where newly elected sheriffs are pledging to limit how they cooperate with ICE.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Demonstrators stand along the road in front of the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy on April 10, 2020. The event was one of several car rallies calling for the release of immigrants detained at the ICE facility during COVID-19.
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    'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention

    Jul 01, 2020
    More than 2,700 immigrants have tested positive for COVID-19 in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention nationwide, pushing immigrants to the brink and lawyers to fight for their release.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Last month, day laborers and their supporters participated in a similar "Caravan for Essential and Excluded Workers'' calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ensure that COVID-19 related emergency financial aid from the federal CARES Act reached day l
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    Undocumented Workers Demand Better, Safer Working Conditions During Pandemic

    May 01, 2020
    Caravan protests around the nation are pushing officials to provide safer working environments. Many undocumented workers don't have access to protective equipment, paid sick time or health care.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Some governors are taking notice of the pool of medical professionals in immigrant communities and the bigger role they could play against the coronavirus.
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    How Immigrant Medical Professionals Are Helping To Fight The Coronavirus

    Apr 16, 2020
    A growing number of health care workers in the U.S. are immigrants. Some states are issuing emergency orders authorizing licensing waivers for internationally trained health care providers.
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    National
    The Justice Department, led by Attorney General William Barr, said Friday that it is formally amending regulations and pushing forward with a plan to collect DNA from immigration detainees.
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    Trump Administration Poised To Start Collecting DNA From Immigration Detainees

    Mar 06, 2020
    The Trump Administration says the policy change will help law enforcement apprehend criminal suspects. Rights advocates describe it as a serious breach of privacy against vulnerable populations.
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    Group Sues, Saying Las Vegas Jail Wrongly Detains Immigrants

    Jan 18, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 28-year-old woman and a civil rights organization are accusing Las Vegas of violating the constitutional rights of those held at the city jail by detaining them after their jail sentence and turning them over to federal immigration authorities.

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    The Salt
    The 20-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a boat loaded with refugees and migrants is the work of Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz. Its bread-and-fruit motif encapsulates how food is interlocked with the history of human migration.
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    How One Small Bag Of Food On A Giant Sculpture Tells A Million Immigrant Tales

    Dec 10, 2019
    The theme of the work in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square is welcoming strangers. "The bag is a metaphor for nourishment ... the idea of bringing something to the table," says artist Timothy Schmalz.
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    Principal T.J. Funderburg welcomes his mostly immigrant students during morning assembly at Cactus Elementary School.
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    Unskilled Jobs Draw Migrants, Changing Face Of Small Towns Across America

    Nov 04, 2019
    A meatpacking town in the Texas Panhandle is a magnet for immigrants who will do unpopular jobs. The once majority-white county has adjusted to its more diverse population.
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    National
    Cubans wait their turn to enter Panama's embassy in Havana to apply for travel visas to Panama last March. The U.S. State Department eliminated a coveted five-year tourist visa for Cubans, dealing a heavy blow to entrepreneurs and Cuban members of divide
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    How The Trump Administration Uses 'Workarounds' To Reshape Legal Immigration

    Oct 10, 2019
    The White House wanted sweeping changes on legal immigration. Congress didn't bite. Now critics say the administration is using "backdoor" rules and regulations to keep low-income immigrants out.
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    Book Reviews
    Aarti Shahani as a child with her sister and her father.
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    In 'Here We Are,' Heart-Rending Challenges Of Immigration Are Exposed

    Oct 01, 2019
    Aarti Shahani reports on Silicon Valley for NPR. But, as she details in her memoir, she's also from a family that followed a contorted, painful path to citizenship.
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    Politics
    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.
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    Immigration Chief: 'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Who Can Stand On Their Own 2 Feet'

    Aug 13, 2019
    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."
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    National
    Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, speaks during a briefing at the White House on Monday. Trump administration officials announced new rules that aim to deny permanent residency to migrants who may need to u
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    Trump Administration Rule Would Penalize Immigrants For Needing Benefits

    Aug 12, 2019
    The "public charge" rule would limit the ability of immigrants to get green cards if they are likely to use government benefits, such as SNAP or housing aid.
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    Analysis
    "Help Wanted/No Irish Need Apply" sign photographed in 1998 at O'Riley Hibernian Pub in Lawrence, Mass.
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    With Latest Nativist Rhetoric, Trump Takes America Back To Where It Came From

    Jul 16, 2019
    By repeating that these immigrants are "not you" the president defined them as "the other" in stark terms. The battle lines could not be clearer, and the battle is nearly as old as America itself.
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    Politics
    A youth in Tijuana, Mexico, stands by the border fence that separates Mexico from the United States, where candles and crosses stand in memory of migrants who have died during their journey toward the U.S.
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    Trump Administration Hits Some Immigrants In U.S. Illegally With Fines Up To $500,000

    Jul 02, 2019
    The Department of Homeland Security targeted individuals for "failing to depart the U.S. as previously agreed," among other factors. It's the latest effort to clamp down on interior enforcement.
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    Politics
    President Trump tours a portion of the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., last month.
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    Trump To Outline Immigration Plan That Would Overhaul Who Is Allowed Into The U.S.

    May 15, 2019
    A key plank of the president's election was his hard-line stance on immigration. And now he is ready to roll out his legislative approach.
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    National
    A mother and her three daughters at the border crossing dividing Juárez, Mexico, and El-Paso, Texas. The family traveled from Guatemala to reach the U.S.
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    Trump Spokesman Calls Plan To Send Immigrants To 'Sanctuary Cities' An 'Olive Branch'

    Apr 14, 2019
    White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Bidley said a threat by President Trump to send detained immigrants to sanctuary cities should not be seen as a form of "political retribution."
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    Code Switch
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    With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy

    Jan 10, 2019
    President Trump continues his quest to curb illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One expert says there have always been ebbs and flows to how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants.
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    Europe
    Inger Støjberg, Denmark's minister for immigration, photographed in 2016, touted new government plans to move unwanted migrants onto a small island.
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    Denmark's Latest Stand Against 'Undesirable' Migrants: Ship Them To An Island

    Dec 04, 2018
    Lawmakers have agreed to send rejected refugees or those with criminal records to an uninhabited island once used to test diseased animals.
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    Europe
    A man raises his arm in a Nazi salute in response to heckling from leftists at a protest gathering the day after a fatal stabbing by migrant suspects triggered large protests in the city of Chemnitz in eastern Germany.
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    Anti-Immigrant Protest Turns Violent In Eastern German City Of Chemnitz

    Aug 27, 2018
    The rally had right-wing protesters, some thrusting Nazi salutes, as well as leftist counterprotesters. It was triggered by the arrest of a Syrian and Iraqi man in connection with a fatal stabbing.
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    Shots - Health News
    Munoz works in the radiology department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also serves as a volunteer interpreter between English-speaking doctors and Spanish-speaking patients. <em></em>
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    With Scarce Access To Interpreters, Immigrants Struggle To Understand Doctors' Orders

    Aug 15, 2018
    Despite laws guaranteeing access to health care, non-English speakers in the U.S. often rely on family and friends as ad hoc interpreters — and may misunderstand what doctors think they're conveying.
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    The Salt
    Christina Dedora of Sanctuary Herbs of Providence works with herb farmer Chang Xiong to produce herbal teas.
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    Politics Planted The Seed For A Business In Herbs And Teas

    Jul 10, 2018
    The 2016 U.S. presidential election led two women to create a business steeped in changing how immigrants are viewed by celebrating their contributions to agriculture.
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    Simon Says
    Protesters in front of The Red Hen in Lexington, Va. on Tuesday, June 26. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked to leave the Red Hen restaurant by its owner.
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    For Restaurant Staff, A Rare Chance To Protest The Trump Administration

    Jun 30, 2018
    NPR's Scott Simon reflects on recent protests of Trump administration officials at restaurants.
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    National
    Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration is using the tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents.
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    Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

    Jun 24, 2018
    Administration officials unveiled the plan to reunify families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, but offered few details on how and when reunifications would happen.
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    Shots - Health News
    Maria Hernandez runs Vela, a non-profit in Austin that helps children with disabilities. She says some undocumented parents are afraid of signing up for services for their citizen children.
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    Fearing Deportation, Some Immigrants Opt Out Of Health Benefits For Their Kids

    Jun 22, 2018
    A growing number of American children are losing out on Medicaid — and other programs — because their parents are undocumented immigrants and fear detainment and deportation.
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    Shots - Health News
    A 4-year-old Honduran girl carries a doll while walking with her immigrant mother. Both were released Sunday from federal detention in McAllen, Texas.
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    Separating Kids From Their Parents Can Lead To Long-Term Health Problems

    Jun 20, 2018
    Though the federal government is changing its policy of separating immigrant children and parents, some children who were detained may suffer ongoing health consequences from the trauma.

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