Artists from abroad are worried that the current climate is making American tours not worth the time and effort.
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She’s cared for America’s elderly for decades. Trump wants her gone by Sept. 8
The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.
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Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain
Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he’s revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence.
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DHS is urging DACA recipients to self-deport
“DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country,” said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged “every person here illegally” to self-deport.
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Denounced by GOP lawmakers, blue state governors defend immigration policies
GOP lawmakers on Thursday blasted Democratic immigration policies as coddling violent criminals. Democrats portrayed Trump’s escalating migrant sweeps as a dangerous assault on civil liberties.
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Glendale mayor has ‘mixed feelings’ as city ends contract with ICE
The city of Glendale, Calif. is ending an agreement with ICE to temporarily hold migrant detainees in the local jail. NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Mayor Ara Najarian about the decision.
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Trump mobilizes Marines for duty in Los Angeles
U.S. Northern Command says the infantry battalion would be supporting the National Guard troops “who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area.”
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Why Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented, according to a general
“They’ve thrown the entire playbook out,” says a retired general on Trump’s National Guard deployment
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As National Guard deploys, Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán sees ‘sign of a dictator’
Despite pushback from California Democrats, the Trump administration sent the National Guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Nanette Barragán says the move is escalating fear.
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DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement
The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in “night operations and rural interdiction,” as well as “guard duty and riot control” inside detention facilities.
