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The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry.

Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: 'You Cannot Hire American Here'

Aug 21, 2019
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.
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Changes to the expedited removal process allow low-level immigration officers to determine if an undocumented immigrant has been living in the U.S. for less than two years.

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

Jul 22, 2019
The changes will allow ICE officials to deport undocumented immigrants who can't prove they have been in the U.S. for more than two years, without a hearing before a judge. It takes effect Tuesday.
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Law
In many cases, federal agents can request access to state DMV records by filling out a form. This is an example of a Homeland Security request that was made to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in 2017.

ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say

Jul 08, 2019
Some of ICE's efforts target undocumented immigrants who have legally obtained driver's licenses, says Alvaro Bedoya of Georgetown Law's privacy and technology center.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured in January, must sign off on the latest state budget by June 15. The new $213 billion plan includes an expansion of the state's Medicaid program for low-income adults under the age of 26, regardless of immigration s

California's Budget Proposal Would Expand Health Care To Some Undocumented Immigrants

Jun 10, 2019

The Democratic-controlled Legislature agreed to let low-income residents under 26 to receive Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status. It could cover up to 138,000 people — a cost of $98 million.

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A sample Drive Only license from Connecticut.

Licensed Undocumented Immigrants May Lead To Safer Roads, Connecticut Finds

May 24, 2019
Allowing undocumented immigrants in Connecticut to obtain driver's licenses may have reduced hit-and-run crashes in the state. Eight other states are considering similar laws.
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National
In most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure have to receive dialysis as an emergency treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Some advocates say kidney transplants for undocumented immigrants would be a cheaper way to treat the problem.

Transplants A Cheaper, Better Option For Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Failure

May 12, 2019
Across the country, there are about 6,500 undocumented immigrants with kidney failure, according to the National Institutes of Health. What kind of care they get depends on where they live.
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Nevada Lawmakers Consider Undocumented Immigrant Bill

Mar 30, 2019
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Law enforcement groups have spoken in support of a bill that says police must have probable cause before holding an undocumented immigrant for federal authorities.

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Newscast headlines

Nevada Bill Aims For Reporting Of Undocumented Transfers

Mar 23, 2019
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada bill seeks to require police departments to tell lawmakers how many undocumented people they transfer to federal authorities.

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Politics
<em>The New York Times</em> report says that at least two supervisors at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey were aware that two female employees were not in the country legally.

Trump Golf Club Allegedly Employed Undocumented Immigrants

Dec 07, 2018
Two employees worked with falsified papers at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, their lawyer said. The president has visited the club more than 70 times since taking office.
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Arleene Correa Valencia stands by the creek on the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley.

After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa's Undocumented Workers

Sep 01, 2018
Napa Valley's wine industry relies heavily on immigrants, but the undocumented are often ineligible for services when disaster strikes. An artist depicts how the 2017 fires impacted this community.
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Politics
First lady Melania Trump arrives Thursday on a visit to a border protection facility in Tucson, Ariz.

Melania Trump Travels To Arizona To Visit A Migrant Facility

Jun 28, 2018
It's the first lady's second visit to a detention center for migrant children in two weeks. She wore white pants and a black top — with no apparent message on the back.
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National

3 Charts That Show What's Actually Happening Along The Southern Border

Jun 22, 2018
The number of people taken into custody at the southern U.S. border with Mexico has been decreasing since 2000. Economists say the reasons people choose to cross the border illegally are changing.
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Law

At Least 5 Dead After Border Patrol Car Chase Ends With A Crash In Texas

Jun 18, 2018
The SUV topped 100 mph before the driver lost control and more than a dozen passengers were ejected from the mangled vehicle. Officials said nearly everyone involved is undocumented.
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Las Vegas Mother, Undocumented Mexican Immigrant Released From ICE Custody; Case Pending

Apr 07, 2018

A Las Vegas mother and undocumented Mexican immigrant has been released after being held by authorities for several days. 

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Dalton, Ga., suffered some of the worst job losses in the country a decade ago. Now employers here have a different problem: too many open jobs, and not enough applicants to fill them.

Why Employers In Georgia Are Watching The Immigration Debate Closely

Feb 19, 2018
In Dalton, Ga., the self-proclaimed "carpet capital of the world," business leaders are worried about what will happen if DACA protections disappear.
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Sen. Heller Sponsors Bill To Deport Undocumented Immigrants Connected To Gangs

Feb 08, 2018

Republican Senator Dean Heller has filed legislation to expedite the removal of undocumented immigrants in the country who are affiliated with criminal street gangs.

This comes days after President Donald Trump called for a crackdown on criminal immigrant gangs.

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Luis Vicente Pedrote-Salinas responds to a question during a news conference on July 11, 2017, in Chicago. Pedrote-Salinas is a Mexican immigrant ordered to leave the country who filed a lawsuit against Chicago police alleging he was wrongly listed in a

Activists: Gang Database Disproportionately Targets Young Men Of Color

Jan 27, 2018
Latino and immigrant groups in Chicago say the electronic gang database is inaccurate, there's no way for people to clear their names from it, and that it's leading to some deportations.
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News
Border Patrol checkpoints, like this one in Arizona, are a fact of life for thousands of undocumented immigrants and their families in the Rio Grande Valley. They exist up to 100 miles north of the border.

Border Patrol Says Checkpoints Will Remain Open During Hurricane Harvey

Aug 25, 2017
Advocates warn the move will force undocumented immigrants to ignore evacuation warnings for fear they will be caught and deported.
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Claudia Quiñonez (center) leads protesters in a chant at a rally for DACA in Washington, D.C.

Five Years In, What's Next For DACA?

Aug 15, 2017
Immigrant rights groups and students gathered at the White House to protest the possible repeal of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
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Shots - Health News
Chrissy Baigent holds a human pelvic bone from the field.

To Solve Gruesome Desert Mysteries, Scientists Become Body Collectors

Jul 01, 2017
People are dumping corpses in the high desert of western Colorado. But those unloading bodies aren't criminal masterminds. They're scientists. And out here, the usual rules of human decay don't apply.
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U.S. Border Patrolmen Steve Shields (left) and Ed Pyeatt march five people to a holding center in Texas shortly after their apprehension in the desert in 1981.

How Did We Get To 11 Million Unauthorized Immigrants?

Mar 07, 2017
The story of how that population grew so large is a long one that's mostly about Mexico, and full of unintended consequences.
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Donor Calls For ‘Sanctuary’ At Las Vegas-Area Schools, Colleges

Dec 01, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada education philanthropist is calling for Las Vegas-area schools and college campuses to declare themselves sanctuaries for undocumented students, staff and family members who might face deportation.

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Around the Nation
The government last year denied the asylum request of Hilda Ramirez and her son, Ivan. They recently were taken in by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.

U.S. Churches Offer Safe Haven For A New Generation Of Immigrants

Feb 09, 2016
A dozen congregations are harboring immigrants facing deportation. It echoes the sanctuary movement of the 1980s, when hundreds of churches sheltered Central Americans escaping war and violence.
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Around the Nation
Homeless fire victims live in tents like these in Middletown, Calif. Patricia Madrigal's tent is yellow and gray.

Proof Of Citizenship Up In Flames After California Wildfires

Nov 04, 2015
"The little that we had is gone": Immigration status can compound the loss families face after devastating wildfires.
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Shots - Health News
Alvaro Fuentes, executive director of the Community Clinic Consortium, led efforts to revive health care services for undocumented adults in Contra Costa County.

California Counties Add Health Care For Immigrant Adults

Sep 24, 2015
Local governments say the move to cover preventive health care for people who are in the country illegally will save money overall by reducing the high cost of emergency room visits.

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