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Happenings across the High Plains

Radio Readers 2016 Fall Read

High Plains Public Radio | By Kathleen Holt

Published August 5, 2016 at 8:55 AM CDT

Join us for the HPPR Radio Readers Fall Read Stories: Borders and Becoming. The books include Willa Cather’s My Antonia, Sonya Nazario’s Enrique’s Journey, and Dave Egger’s What is the What. To let us know what you’re thinking about our diverse ethnic culture here on the High Plains, join the discussion on the HPPR Radio Readers Facebook page or listen to the BookByte Features aired Monday, Wednesday and Friday during Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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Happenings across the High Plains immigration Radio Readers Fall Read

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Texas faith leaders condemn ICE-related deaths, demand end to “terror campaign” against migrants

Ellie Ashby

Christian and Jewish leaders urged limits on using force as well as accountability for immigration agents who go too far.
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Talarico unveils border security plan, criticizes Biden policies and Trump's Big Bend wall

David Martin Davies

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico announced his border security plan during a campaign stop Monday in Terrell County. Talarico called the Trump administration's Big Bend border wall a "monument to corruption."
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ICE arrested at least 30 Kansas City residents during the World Cup in deportation push

As the Trump administration continues to bolster deportation efforts, local advocacy groups have reported a rise in immigrant arrests between June 15 and July 3, while Kansas City hosted World Cup matches. The increased ICE presence across the Kansas City metro area has kept residents on edge.
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17 Mexican nationals have died in ICE custody or enforcement operations, Mexico says, announcing legal action

The move comes after an ICE agent fatally shot 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an enforcement operation in Houston on July 7.
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Texas Gov. Abbott blasts Supreme Court ruling preserving birthright citizenship

Lucio Vasquez |The Texas Newsroom

The Supreme Court's decision maintains birthright citizenship for future Texas-born children, leaving in place a constitutional guarantee with major implications for the state's immigrant communities.