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  Visa Delays, Denials Cause Headaches for Would-Be Texas International Students

  December 9 at 4 a.m.

  For decades, American colleges and universities have seen attracting students from overseas as a benefit for both sides — those students bring diverse viewpoints and backgrounds, as well as tuition dollars, to American schools. In return, they go home with an education and work experience that could put them ahead...

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  Lowest Refugee Cap in Decades Worries Local Organizations and Advocates

  December 3 at 4 a.m.

  President Donald Trump's office released his official determination for the 2020 cap on refugees to the United States and it's the lowest number in nearly 40 year, which has Dallas area immigration advocates worried.

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  Red Tape, Government Mistakes and an Endless Wait: One Man’s Struggle to Gain U.S. Asylum

  December 2 at 4 a.m.

  One Texas man's long trip through the U.S. immigration system.

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  New Asylum Rule Would Hit DFW Immigrants and Organizations Hard

  November 18 at 4 a.m.

  The Federal Government's newest round of proposed anti-immigration rules targets asylum seekers and will put a strain on those here in North Texas and the organizations and people who support them, advocates say. The new rule would double the wait time for a work permit.

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  Silent No Longer: Trump’s Betrayal Stirs DFW’s Sizable Kurdish Community to Action

  November 11 at 4 a.m.

  In 1991, Saddam Hussein used tanks and helicopters to subdue rebelling Kurds in northern Iraq. Terrified that Hussein would again use chemical weapons, as he had in 1988, millions of the country’s persecuted Kurdish minority fled. Saman Gardy was one of them. He and his family were living in Erbil,...

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  Judge Temporarily Halts New Immigration Healthcare Rule

  November 5 at 4 a.m.

  On Saturday, a federal judge issued a temporary order blocking the Trump administration's proposed new requirement that all immigrants entering the country must show proof of medical insurance in order to be granted entry.