DACA is ruled unlawful by federal appeals court, but program continues for now
A federal appeals court has upheld a prior ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programenacted under President Barack Obama is…
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St. Louis seeking to boost population with Afghan refugees
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inamullah Niazai sits on the front porch step of his red-brick St. Louis home and smiles…
House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.85 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ plan
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats united around a landmark $1.85 trillion social spending and climate bill on Friday, sending the major…
Biden rule to shield ‘Dreamers’ seeks to bypass Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration renewed this week its efforts to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who…
Afghan refugees welcome here, city and county say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Leaders of Missouri’s two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome…
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn’t want to believe it.…
After ruling halts DACA immigration program, Biden vows appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intended to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal a program enacted…
Honduran immigrant finally leaves church sanctuary to rejoin family
MAPLEWOOD • Honduran immigrant, husband and father of five Alex Garcia entered a church in Maplewood in 2017 to avoid immediate…
Archbishop Rozanski addresses issues facing Catholic voters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski has urged parishioners to consider abortion as the main moral issue…
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
BOSTON (AP) — Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the administration of President Donald Trump rescinded…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 30: No immigrants? No refugees? No economic growth
St. Louis’ sluggish, often stagnant economy has been made worse by President Donald Trump’s administration’s policy of choking off refugee…
St. Louis is not ‘FULL!,’ two UMSL professors say to president
SKINKER-DEBALIVIERE – The president says the country’s “FULL!” and tells immigrants to go away. But two political science professors at…