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When the government wrongly deports people, coming back to the US is almost impossible

It took 16 years for Herberth Cortez Gaitan to have his asylum case heard, 9 more for him to be deported — and 2 years for him to return to the US after a federal court found that immigration judges had made a mistake.

When the government wrongly deports people, coming back to the US is almost impossible
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Trump’s new order on families at the border raises even more questions about what happens next for child migrants

Trump’s new order on families at the border raises even more questions about what happens next for child migrants
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As immigration arrests rise, advocates warn immigrants to know their rights when agents show up

As immigration arrests rise, advocates warn immigrants to know their rights when agents show up
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Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention

Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention
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An immigrant detainee is sent over 1,000 miles away from his family and lawyer — and fights to return

An immigrant detainee is sent over 1,000 miles away from his family and lawyer — and fights to return
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He’s been deported twice. This third time, his family is leaving the US with him.

Here’s what one family will do to stay together. We’re following their story.

He’s been deported twice. This third time, his family is leaving the US with him.
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As California considers a ‘sanctuary state’ bill, this sheriff isn’t ready to give up his relationship with immigration agents

For Sheriff Scott Jones, how the city of Sacramento approaches immigration doesn’t matter — as long as he can keep allowing immigration agents into the county’s detention center and can contract with the federal government to detain immigrants.

As California considers a ‘sanctuary state’ bill, this sheriff isn’t ready to give up his relationship with immigration agents
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US law students, driven by their own family stories, are helping asylum-seekers

At the University of California, Davis, law students take on immigrant cases, with guidance, and double as cultural navigators too.

US law students, driven by their own family stories, are helping asylum-seekers
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A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement

Immigration officials are halting publishing a weekly report that names cities that don’t comply with requests to hold people beyond their release dates. They had published three reports — all with significant errors.

A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement
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The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood

Shanthi Sekaran’s novel, a Global Nation Book Club pick, delves into privilege, motherhood and immigration, legal and not.

The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood
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Attorney says woman deported from Phoenix might have had her conviction overturned

Federal authorities had previously granted Guadalupe Garcia permission to stay in the US. There is a federal civil rights case against Phoenix’s former sheriff and the types of raids that she was swept up in.

Attorney says woman deported from Phoenix might have had her conviction overturned
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Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security spent the final part of his military career working south of the border

Plus, this week in the president-elect’s policies, an immigration hardliner for attorney general and the prospects for continued segregation in America.

Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security spent the final part of his military career working south of the border
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Trump clarifies who he means to deport, but... they're already prioritized for deportation

President-elect Donald Trump has clarified his threat to deport undocumented immigrants. Early in the campaign he threatened to remove all of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Now he says only those with criminal records will be removed, which he places at two to three million people.

Trump clarifies who he means to deport, but... they're already prioritized for deportation