Lau Guzmán

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Lau Guzmán

This story is part of a series of check-ins on where things stand on big issues like housing, the environment and education at the midpoint of the State House calendar. Find more stories at NHPR.org/crossover. Immigration has been a major subject of debate at the State House this year, and the Trump administration’s promise of carrying out mass deportation is driving lawmakers to consider how New Hampshire should participate. So, where do things stand at the midpoint of the legislative calendar?

2 weeks ago | keenesentinel.com | Lau Guzmán

Several Ukrainians in Concord and across the U.S. mistakenly received emails from the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday telling them that the parole status that allowed them to stay in the U.S. was over and they should self-deport within a week. The email began with “it is time for you to leave the United States” and ended with “DHS is terminating your parole. Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Lau Guzmán

Several Ukrainians in Concord and across the U.S. mistakenly received emails from the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday telling them that the parole status that allowed them to stay in the U.S. was over and they should self-deport within a week. The email began with “it is time for you to leave the United States” and ended with “DHS is terminating your parole. Do not attempt to remain in the United States - the federal government will find you.

2 weeks ago | keenesentinel.com | Lau Guzmán

About 50 people from faith communities across the state joined a monthly vigil on Tuesday. They held signs in support of immigrants and walked in front of the ICE field office in downtown Manchester as a show of support for any immigrants checking in with ICE. David Woodbury of New Boston was one of the people that held hands and sang outside the building. He shared concerns about the way that immigrants are being treated in the country.

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Lau Guzmán |Lau Guzmán

Local immigration lawyers say they remain committed to representing their clients amid increased scrutiny from the Trump administration, but say they are concerned about what this kind of scrutiny means for the rule of law and the rights protected by the Constitution. Last week, President Donald Trump asked the Department of Justice to investigate immigration lawyers who filed what he called “frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation” against the U.S. in the past eight years.