Immigration

Immigration In this 2016 file photo, a demonstrator protests North Carolina immigration bills that advocates say are meant to target undocumented people. Gov. Roy Cooper recently vetoed GOP lawmakers' latest attempt to crack down on undocumented people in the state. (Shutterstock)
Immigration Here’s Why Gov. Cooper Vetoed a GOP Immigration Crackdown

Republicans want local law enforcement to get involved in immigration, but advocates worried it would feed racial profiling. 

Jeremy Borden Jeremy Borden July 12, 2022 2:47 pm EDT
Education Oscar Flores, a healthcare worker from Durham, was one of two North Carolina immigrants brought into the country as children who received "surprise" scholarships last week from WGU North Carolina. (Image via screenshot)
Education Blocked from Financial Aid, Two NC Immigrants Land ‘Surprise’ College Scholarships

The nonprofit online university WGU North Carolina granted two “surprise” $10,000 scholarships last week to a healthcare worker from Durham and a teaching assistant from Siler City.

Max Millington Max Millington September 2, 2021 3:40 pm EDT
Commentary In this Wednesday, June 24, 2015 photo, Rev. William Barber speaks at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Commentary My Favorite Stories of 2020: NC In All Its Complicated Splendor

Politics and pandemics, it was a difficult and confounding year. Here’s a look inside my top stories of 2020 in NC.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy December 28, 2020 1:01 pm EST
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Immigration This Woman Came to the US for a Better Life. She Says ICE’s Abuse Awaited Her Instead.

Elizabeth was detained when her baby was just 4 months old. She is part of a class-action petition and complaint that includes 14 women who claim they suffered medical abuse while in immigration custody.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz December 24, 2020 1:09 pm EST
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Elections Biden: I Will Create a Task Force to Reunite 545 Children With Families on Day One

The Trump administration separated thousands of children from their families at the border between 2017 and 2018, and 545 children remain without their families.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz October 29, 2020 11:13 am EDT

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Immigration 545 Undocumented Children Are Orphans Because of Trump

The missing parents are from Trump’s 2017 pilot program to separate families at the border.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz October 21, 2020 1:50 pm EDT
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Immigration Trump Administration Ramps Up ICE Raids Ahead of the Election

Two unnamed ICE officials told the Washington Post that the increase in raids were more about politics than enforcement, as President Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned so-called sanctuary cities.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard October 20, 2020 2:07 pm EDT