Global August 2019

Migrant Kids Harassed; Top 5 Headlines

Drivers have been following and harassing buses carrying migrant children. “One Day at a Time” gets fourth season. The deficit is predicted to exceed $1 trillion next year.

Global August 2019

Conn: 200K Impacted By Immigration Change

The new green cards rule could impact as many as 200,000 Connecticut residents. This number includes tens of thousands of kids enrolled in the HUSKY health insurance program.

Global August 2019

Ending Birthright Citizenship?

The president said that birthright citizenship is “frankly ridiculous” and that he is “very seriously” looking at ending it for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil.

Global August 2019

Drivers Harassing Buses With Migrant Kids

Signs reading "Migrant and Seasonal Head Start" are going to be concealed or removed from buses because officials say that drivers have been following and harassing them.

Global August 2019

End To Limits On Child Detention?

The so-called Flores agreement requires detained children to be released as quickly as possible and to be kept in the least restrictive setting. President Trump is moving to end this.

Global August 2019

Economic Gap Narrows With Citizenship

New census figures show that immigrants who were citizens had less poverty, close to equal earnings and higher rates of advanced degrees than native U.S. citizens.

Global August 2019

Public Schools Nearly Scammed Out Of $2.9M

Portland Public Schools were almost scammed out of nearly $2.9 million. A fraudster posing as a construction contractor tricked two employees into approving the payment.

Global August 2019

Separated Migrant Kids Faced Abuse

Dozens of families separated at the border are preparing to sue the federal government. Several say their children were physically, sexually or emotional abused while in foster care.

Global August 2019

New Rules Can Deny Green Cards; Top Stories

New rules could deny green cards to immigrants using public assistance programs. The children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church marched against the recent immigration raids.

Global August 2019

Statue Of Liberty’s Poem’s Meaning

A biographer of Emma Lazarus, who wrote the Statue of Liberty’s poem, challenged the comment by the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding the poem.

Global August 2019

Philadelphia Gunman Identified

A law enforcement individual, spoke with the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, identified the suspected gunman in the recent shooting in Philadelphia as Maurice Hill.

Global August 2019

Deny Green Cards Because Of Food Stamps?

New rules by the Trump administration could deny green cards to immigrants using public assistance programs like food stamps, housing vouchers and Medicaid.