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Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Latest News for: Immigrant communities

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Denver police arrest 3 teens in arson fire that killed 5 family members in Green ...

Lamar Ledger 28 Jan 2021

The shocking crime that sent fear through Colorado’s Senegalese community is still shrouded in secrecy, as police withheld most details, including the suspects’ names, because the three are juveniles ... Concerns within the Sengalese community arose following the fire that they had been targeted as African immigrants....

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New York City Should Support Street Vending for a More Just Recovery

Human Rights 28 Jan 2021

New York City’s roughly 20,000 street vendors have suffered enormously this past year, as the Covid-19 pandemic compounded perennial challenges such as the lack of a social safety net in the United States for immigrant workers and informal businesses and police action against those operating without proper permits....

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KQED series spotlights Bay Area’s African diaspora restaurants

East Bay Times 28 Jan 2021

3, the series will feature African diaspora restaurants around the Bay Area and profile their owners, who share stories about the vulnerability of opening a restaurant as an immigrant, and the risks and rewards of introducing unique flavors to a Western community ... ....

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Rodriguez looks to lead ‘new generation’ in bid for Glenwood City Council

Post Independent 28 Jan 2021

“Glenwood is my home,” Rodriguez said in a written statement, noting that his parents immigrated from Mexico and “brought me up with the values of hard work, loyalty and commitment to my community.” ... “I look forward to the election and the campaign, and I think it’s a great time to have conversations in the community.”....

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Coalition uses facts to fight fake news in Latino immigrant community

WPTV 27 Jan 2021

The Latino immigrant community is one being targeted by fake news ... educating his immigrant community with facts ... Rumors in the Pilsen community circulated online, claiming there were mass immigration arrests ... “If and when ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is spotted in the ......

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Virtual sessions to answer immigrant community's questions about COVID-19 vaccine

The Berkshire Eagle 27 Jan 2021

... offer vaccine information sessions over Zoom to answer questions for the local immigrant community in both English and Spanish....

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Immigrant community, despite amendments, supportive of proposed commission

Frederick News-Post 27 Jan 2021

Roughly a handful of residents supported a proposal ......

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Conservative Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating

Cleveland Jewish News 27 Jan 2021

(JTA) — American Jews with ties to a small community of Jews in Uganda are condemning the Israeli Interior Ministry’s decision to reject the right of those Jews to immigrate to Israel ... According to the policy, these communities would not be eligible to immigrate under the Law of ......

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Veteran activists campaign for Biden's immigration reform (copy)

Rutland Herald 27 Jan 2021

— Immigrant rights activists energized by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fresh political battle to push through a proposed bill from President Joe Biden that would open a pathway to citizenship for up to 11 million people ... She became an immigrant activist in her teens....

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Haitian-New Yorkers included in $33,000 entertainment grant

Metro USA 27 Jan 2021

The grant, in addition to previous funding from the Scherman Foundation and the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, will allow CTMD to spotlight 100 New York city-based immigrant and folk artists, including Haitians ... “It is imperative that we come together as a city to support and celebrate our immigrant communities.”....

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City Council Expands Protections For Immigrants, Blocks CPD From Cooperating With ICE

CBS Sports 27 Jan 2021

If a supervisor determines a federal agency is seeking help enforcing civil immigration laws, the supervisor will be required to decline the request ... “Today is such a beautiful day, because after four years of attacks on our immigrant communities, we are turning the page on President Trump and Trumpism,” Ramirez-Rosa said....

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Committee jostles over race in sanctuary city hearing

Billings Gazette 27 Jan 2021

Four people spoke in support of the bill, including Mark Limesand, who said he was living in Massachusetts in an immigrant community of mostly people from Central America when new Mexican immigrants moved in ... his immigrant neighbors were also upset with those who had moved in....

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Biden weighs putting an end to private immigration detention facilities

Politico 27 Jan 2021

Immigration Biden weighs putting an end to private immigration detention facilities ... The White House plans to roll out other immigration-related executive actions later this week ... If Biden doesn’t issue a similar order for ICE contracts, it would deeply wrankle the immigrant advocacy community....