Melissa Adan

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Trump's immigration crackdown ripples across the US

Feb 12, 2025 | abcnews.go.com | Byron Pitts |Melissa Adan |Matt Gutman |Stephanie Ramos |Terry Moran |Mireya Villarreal | +7 more

ABC News correspondents report on the impact of the administration's crackdown. ByByron Pitts, Melissa Adan, Matt Gutman, Stephanie Ramos, Terry Moran, Mireya Villarreal, Alex Perez, Victor Oquendo, Mola Lenghi, Matt Rivers, Kayna Whitworth, and Sean KeaneFebruary 12, 2025, 8:45 PMA member of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands ready of action in full tactical gear on Feb. 5, 2025, in Denver, Colorado.
Trump's immigration crackdown ripples across the US

Feb 12, 2025 | flipboard.com | Byron Pitts |Melissa Adan |Matt Gutman |Stephanie Ramos |Terry Moran |Mireya Villarreal | +6 more

1 day agoTopline Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul and two other state leaders over New York’s “green light law,” which Bondi said does not comply with federal law—marking the second lawsuit of its kind under the Trump administration. Key Facts Bondi said …
Trump's immigration crackdown ripples across the US - ABC News

Feb 12, 2025 | abcnews.go.com | Byron Pitts |Melissa Adan |Matt Gutman |Stephanie Ramos |Terry Moran |Mireya Villarreal | +6 more

ABC News correspondents deployed across the U.S. to see the varying impacts of the Trump administration's crackdown.
Super Bowl Sunday forecast: 15 million under winter storm alerts

Feb 9, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Kenton Gewecke |Bill Hutchinson |Melissa Adan |Sean Keane

More than 15 million people across a large portion of the nation were under winter storm alerts on Super Bowl Sunday morning, with many digging out from snow left by the first of three storms forecast to slam the U.S. through Thursday. Snow was continuing to fall in upper New England on Sunday morning, with Boston expecting to get a total of 6 to 8 inches of snow from the weekend storm. Residents of northern Massachusetts are bracing for 8 to 12 inches before the snow tapers off around midday.
Migrant farm workers go on high alert amid immigration raids

Feb 8, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Melissa Adan |Sean Keane |Kiara Alfonseca |Steven Portnoy

(LOS ANGELES) -- California's Central Valley is considered "America's bread basket," supplying a quarter of the nation's food and producing 40% of its fruits, nuts and other table foods. However, roughly half of California's farm workers are undocumented immigrants, so President Donald Trump's plan to fast track mass deportation and the images of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the country have spread fear on these farms.
Children, schools face renewed fears over heightened immigration enforcement

Feb 8, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Kiara Alfonseca |Melissa Adan |Sean Keane |Steven Portnoy

(WASHINGTON) -- In classrooms across the country, children of immigrants are facing heightened fears over news that immigration enforcement officers are now allowed to enter schools, according to educators. While it's unclear if immigration raids have actually taken place in schools, the lifting of the prohibition itself by the Trump administration and the highly publicized enforcement activities elsewhere have triggered anxieties in the classroom, educators say.
Children, schools face renewed fears over heightened immigration enforcement

Feb 8, 2025 | abcnews.go.com | Kiara Alfonseca |Melissa Adan

Students' engagement, health impacted by talk of deportation, experts say. ByKiara Alfonseca and Melissa AdanFebruary 8, 2025, 6:26 AMU.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents walks a handcuffed immigrant at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, January 26, 2025.
Migrant Farm Workers go on High Alert Amid Immigration Raids

Feb 8, 2025 | bigcountrynewsconnection.com | Melissa Adan |Sean Keane

Roughly half of California's farm workers are undocumented immigrants. Via ABC NewsLOS ANGELES - California's Central Valley is considered "America's bread basket," supplying a quarter of the nation's food and producing 40% of its fruits, nuts and other table foods.
JFK assassination files one step closer to possible public release

Feb 7, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Steven Portnoy |Melissa Adan |Sean Keane |Kiara Alfonseca

(WASHINGTON) -- The decades-long wait for the release of the government's secret files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy could be nearing an end, with word from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) that a plan to make the documents public has been delivered to the White House under an order from President Trump.
Art of Haring, Dali among lost works celebrated in amusement park revived after 35 years in storage

Apr 2, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Melissa Adan |Lissette Rodriguez |Derick Yanehiro |Ivan Pereira

Hip-hop star Drake behind efforts to restore, reopen Luna Luna. ByMelissa Adan, Lissette Rodriguez, Derick Yanehiro, and Ivan PereiraFor nearly 35 years, a one-of-a-kind art show was locked away in shipping containers and never viewed in the way its creators intended. But through an effort spearheaded by a group of artists and backed by a major hip-hop star, an interactive amusement park filled with unique pieces has been brought back into action for today's audience.