Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sat with Morning Edition to discuss the president’s approach to migrant arrivals and where he feels the strategy has worked.
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Trump’s speeches follow a familiar playlist, featuring greatest hits among new tunes
Donald Trump’s campaign speeches are like his signature rally playlists — never the same topics in the same order, heavy on the greatest hits but with room to riff on what’s popular.
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Away from his New York trial, Donald Trump’s campaign rallies are business as usual
In Wisconsin and Michigan, Donald Trump largely avoided the hush money trial that has mostly sidelined his campaign efforts as he tried to woo voters with a familiar speech in two major swing states.
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In Florida, an exodus of people fleeing rising anti-immigrant sentiment
Nearly a year ago, Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. It’s caused an exodus in some communities. Those who stayed behind say it’s made life terrifying.
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U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda
The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.
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New Bedford Market Basket manager charged with sexually harassing employees
A former manager at Market Basket is facing criminal charges for allegedly sexually harassing female employees at the company’s supermarket in New Bedford. Four alleged victims and two alleged witnesses told The Public’s Radio that a former assistant manager, Juan Ernesto Tzoc-Lol, would frequently touch his coworkers inappropriately, make sexually lewd remarks, and in some […]
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After Laken Riley killing, a Georgia bill prompts fears of an immigration crackdown
After the death of a nursing student, Georgia lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require local police to take on immigration enforcement. Opponents worry it will lead to profiling.
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Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find
In Thursday night’s State of The Union, the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley took center stage. The suspect is a migrant. Republicans say immigration leads to crime, but there’s no evidence of that.
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RI House GOP Leader Mike Chippendale on the Washington Bridge, McKee’s budget, immigration & more
This week, Ian Donnis talks with Republican leader in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Mike Chippendale of Foster.
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A New Bedford teenager’s 21-hour days
Underage and Unprotected: How a migrant teen tried to juggle going to high school and working overnights at a seafood processor.
