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Laura Waits
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Immigration Attorney and Advocate | North Carolina
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In a disgraceful act betraying millions of their own residents, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming all write to oppose birthright citizenship.
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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And @andyrolsen.bsky.social with the story of the first man arrested at a church - who had a work permit and was awaiting an asylum hearing.

"She doesn’t know why ICE would arrest her husband at church. 'With the bracelet they could find him anywhere.'" www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/shou...
When ICE Comes to Church - Christianity Today
In Atlanta, immigration agents arrested a Honduran man outside the church he helped plant. Is it an isolated case or the start of a trend?
www.christianitytoday.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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"In Virginia and Maryland, administrators have stopped touting 'Know Your Rights' training sessions being held by lawyers and advocates, for fear of retribution from Trump." Schools are a battleground now.

Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-turn...
Trump Turns Schools Into an Immigration Battleground
Kids are being pulled from school, there is fear of agents coming, and quiet prep is taking place to avoid drawing the gaze of the Trump administration.
www.thebulwark.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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January 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Deportation Fears Keep Migrant Kids Out of School as ‘Everyone Is Scared’ @documentedny.bsky.social

On high alert after President Trump's inauguration this week and worried about his promise to fast-track deportations, scores of immigrant families kept kids home.

documentedny.com/2025/01/24/d...
Deportation Fears Keep Migrant Kids Out of School as ‘Everyone Is Scared’ - Documented
On high alert after President Donald Trump's inauguration this week and worried about his promise to fast-track deportations, scores of immigrant families kept kids home.
documentedny.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hope may feel tiny right now, but if we bring your Hope and my Hope together, we just might make it through!
January 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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This is a deeply vulnerable & personal piece my wife Ayesha & I wrote about our daughter & the incurable disease she lives with. We wrote it not because her story is special—but because it is all too common. This torture must end.

Please read & share your story:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/when-insur...
When Insurance Rejects Life Saving Care
A deeply personal and vulnerable story about our daughter, the power of resilience, and the desperate need for change
www.qasimrashid.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:16 PM