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1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

Tuesday, September 2 by AP

It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley.She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager.“The worry is they’ll pull you over when you’re driving and ask for... Read More.

Trump DOJ and Drummond partner to end in-state tuition for illegal immigrants

Wednesday, August 6 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a joint motion Tuesday with President Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice to put an end to a state law that unconstitutionally gives in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. “Today marks the end of a longstanding exploitation of Oklahoma taxpayers, who for many years have subsidized colleges and universities... Read More.

California closes $12 billion deficit by cutting back immigrants’ access to health care

Monday, June 30 by AP

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit. It's the third year in a row the nation's most populous state has been forced to slash funding... Read More.

Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for over 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries

Friday, May 30 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.The justices lifted a... Read More.

More Than 100 Immigrants Detained at Illegal After-Hours Nightclub in Colorado

Monday, April 28 by AP

Colorado (AP) — More than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally were taken into custody early Sunday following a federal raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, authorities said.Video posted online by the Drug Enforcement Administration showed agents announcing their presence outside the building and ordering patrons... Read More.

Oklahoma launches ‘Operation Guardian’ to deport hundreds of incarcerated illegal immigrants

Thursday, February 6 by News 9

Operation Guardian is Oklahoma’s latest effort to tackle public safety concerns related to criminal activities by illegal immigrants.The Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commissioner Tim Tipton released a 10-page proposal that outlines plans to deport hundreds of incarcerated illegal immigrants in Oklahoma.Commissioner Tipton provided key figures in the plan to define the scope of the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: immigrants

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

Trump DOJ and Drummond partner to end in-state tuition for illegal immigrants

California closes $12 billion deficit by cutting back immigrants’ access to health care

Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for over 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries

More Than 100 Immigrants Detained at Illegal After-Hours Nightclub in Colorado

Oklahoma launches ‘Operation Guardian’ to deport hundreds of incarcerated illegal immigrants

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