New Threat Of Deportation Raises Fear In North Carolina Immigrant Communities
After witnessing a murder, Wendy Miranda-Fernandez fled her native country, El Salvador, and was given asylum in Durham, North Carolina.
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With A Deported Father, California Teen Lives Life Between Borders
Zola Cervantes knows firsthand the impact deportation can have on a family. The 17-year-old has been traveling across the border to see her father in Mexico, since he was deported six years ago.
North Carolina Honors Student Facing Deportation Can Stay
A North Carolina college student bracing for a deportation hearing has learned she can stay in the U.S. after all.
Sanctuary Churches: Who Controls The Story?
This week on the podcast, Adrian Florido tackles this debate: When immigrants facing deportation seek sanctuary, should they make their stories public? Do they decide or does the church?
Deportation Fears Prompt Immigrants To Cancel Food Stamps
Groups that help low-income families get food aid report a big drop in the number of immigrants seeking help. Some are canceling government benefits for fear it will affect their immigration status.
Los Angeles Health Clinic 'A Microcosm' Of The Nation's Anxieties
A South LA clinic started by Muslim doctors and students has served mostly low-income Latino and African-American patients for 20 years. Staff and patients now say they worry about their future.
Religious Communities Continue The Long Tradition Of Offering Sanctuary
As a response to immigration enforcement, religious communities are preparing to shelter people at risk of deportation. They're drawing on the ancient tradition of offering sanctuary for refugees.
Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst
On top of the fear immigrant parents have of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, they worry about the children they could be separated from. So they're making plans, just in case.
Overwhelmed Courts Could Limit Impact Of Adding Immigration Officers
Much attention has been given to President Trump's plans for enforcing immigration laws, but not much has been said about how deportations might affect an already-stressed immigration court system.
Sanctuary Churches Brace For Clash With Trump Administration
Churches across the country are preparing to offer shelter and protection to immigrants in the country illegally. That sets up a conflict between Trump's policies on immigration and religious freedom.