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  Dallas Immigration Advocates Seek to Protect Women Fleeing Gender Violence

  March 17 at 4 a.m.

  Growing up in Egypt, Sahar lived in a city near the sunny Mediterranean Sea. In the center of her hometown is a shrine to her great-grandfather, considered a saint in the Muslim faith. But her parents did not require her to wear a hijab, and her mother didn't wear the...

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  As Public Charge Rule Goes Into Effect, Disinformation and Fear Have Biggest Impact in Texas

  February 28 at 4 a.m.

  The new federal public charge rule took effect temporarily this week, significantly expanding the number of factors immigration authorities weigh when considering green card applications. While the new regulations will absolutely affect Dallas area green card applicants, immigration advocates caution that the rule applies to a very small number of...

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  Ahead of Census, Dallas-Area Immigration Groups Work to Allay Fears

  February 24 at 4 a.m.

  Many adults in the United States wrongly believe this year’s census will be about citizenship status, and some worry about participating because of it, according to two recent studies. Dallas-area immigrant and refugee organizations say that concern and confusion are symptomatic of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce immigration to...

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  DFW Company Fined $3 Million for a ‘Stupid’ Attempt to Fool ICE

  January 29 at 4 a.m.

  A North Texas concrete manufacturing firm will pay a $3 million fine for continuing to employ undocumented workers despite warnings, the Department of Justice announced on Monday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement determined in 2015 that more than 40 employees of Speed Fab-Crete's Kennedale plant were not authorized to work in the...

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  Supreme Court’s Public Charge Ruling Leaves Texas Immigration Advocates Worried

  January 28 at 4 a.m.

  The Supreme Court issued a ruling that allows a new immigration restriction to go into effect until a lawsuit against the rule is decided.

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  Abbott’s Refugee Ban Concerns Dallas Organizations

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  Gov. Greg Abbott's decision last week to reject all new refugees to the state of Texas has left Dallas area refugee and immigrant organizations confused and frustrated but committed to reversing the decision. “We're in the largest refugee crisis since the Holocaust, and in response to that our country is...