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Nebraska ICE detainees continue to fight imprisonment after Board of Immigration Appeals expands provisions
By Molly Ashford, Nebraska Public Media At a federal courthouse in Omaha on Thursday, three women tearfully embraced their attorneys and each other after they were ordered to be released from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody. Like the six others who had...
Mexican Consulate in Omaha: 25 Years of Service and Celebration
By Bernardo Montoya Building a Community Connection Twenty-five years ago, the Mexican Consulate in Omaha first opened its doors, responding to the rapid growth of the Mexican population in the Midwest. Spearheaded by then-Consul José Luis Cuevas, the consulate was...
Trump floats Portland, Oregon, for next National Guard deployment
By Jacob Fischler, Nebraska Examiner President Donald Trump said late Friday he would send National Guard troops to another city, and, while declining to specify which city it would be, mentioned Portland, Oregon, as one possibility. Speaking to reporters in the Oval...
Lawmaker group finds public stage to discuss Pillen plan for Nebraska-ICE jail
By Cindy Gonzalez, Nebraska Examiner Lincoln, NE — After a Republican colleague nixed the idea for a public hearing of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, the lone Democrat who chairs a Nebraska legislative committee has scheduled a hearing for the public to air...
Beatrice after-school program in full swing months after federal funds unfrozen
By Jolie Peal, Nebraska Public Media In the gym at Beatrice Elementary School, students threw a ball from one person to another, all while clapping in sync. Mel Voorhis, the associate artistic director for Community Players in Beatrice, said the game teaches kids...
Emmett Till’s slaying shook a nation. For an Omaha relative, keeping his story alive became her life’s work
By Brady Oltmans, Nebraska Public Media An unusually crisp summer breeze greeted Deborah Watts as she pulled up to a sprawling dirt patch on North 29th Street in Omaha. Gone were the remnants of her childhood home, including the swing. Her grandfather made it so big...