Federal fallout
Coverage tracking the Lawrence, Douglas County and statewide impacts of changes and cuts at the federal level.
Contact information for the congressional delegation representing Lawrence and Douglas County is available at this link. The nonprofit 5 Calls, 5calls.org, has phone numbers and templates of scripts to help people make their voices heard on several federal issues.
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Sedgwick County and 19 other Kansas law enforcement agencies have signed agreements with ICE
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and 19 other Kansas law enforcement agencies have signed formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sedgwick County and 19 other Kansas law enforcement agencies have signed agreements with ICE
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and 19 other Kansas law enforcement agencies have signed formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Haskell Indian Nations University lays off dozens of employees after federal orders
Numerous employees of Haskell Indian Nations University lost their jobs Friday as part of sweeping nationwide cuts ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Lone Catholic nun stands before Kansas House to oppose immigration enforcement resolution
Sister Therese Bangert stood alone before a house committee to denounce a resolution urging Gov. Laura Kelly to do everything in her power to support the immigration enforcement agenda of President Donald Trump.
Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center in Lawrence ‘has paused some services’
The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center has “paused some services briefly for restructuring,” but the exact reasons and circumstances were unclear Thursday.
Pancho Metz / Contributed photo
‘Love wins’: Lawrence community members gather to stand up to tyranny
Lawrence community members gathered Wednesday at the Union Pacific Depot to “stand together for freedom and against tyranny.”
Lawrence organizations keeping close watch as feds rescind memo freezing funds amid legal challenges
Lawrence-area service providers can breathe a sigh of relief regarding their federal funding — at least sort of, and for the moment.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Heartland Community Health Center is ‘closely monitoring’ federal funding status
Heartland Community Health Center in Lawrence is keeping a close eye on the status of federal funds, according to the clinic’s CEO.
Thirty take oath of citizenship at Kansas Capitol, commit to building a future in United States
Apolina Bahati’s decades-long journey to United States citizenship came to a close Monday at a naturalization ceremony in the marble-enveloped rotunda of the Kansas Capitol.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will not seek people for ICE, will follow law
The Douglas County sheriff says his deputies are “not here to do the bidding of the federal government” and aren’t looking to track people down for ICE, but they will adhere to the law.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district will safeguard student info in wake of immigration concerns, superintendent says
Lawrence Public Schools will keep students’ information private and support their constitutional right to education regardless of their immigration status, the superintendent told families Friday.
Kansas education department responds to lifting of immigration enforcement limits at schools
The Kansas State Department of Education advised school districts to follow laws protecting students’ constitutional rights in wake of Homeland Security’s reversal of a policy forbidding immigration authorities from entering school property to make arrests.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence immigration advocate says know your rights
Trump has promised to deport undocumented immigrants and others en masse. Knowledge is power amid fear and uncertainty, a Lawrence immigration advocate says.
Kansas House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens
A bill proposed in the Kansas House seeks to remove people who are not U.S. citizens from the state’s voter rolls through temporary driver’s license records, invoking concern for potential disenfranchisement of Kansas voters.
Kansas senator holds one-sided hearing to urge compliance with Trump immigration efforts
Sen. Mike Thompson’s hearing on symbolic legislation about immigration laws featured one-sided testimony with dehumanizing language, unsupported speculation about a sex trafficking ring in Wichita, and a comparison between being in the country illegally and robbing a bank.
Shuttered private jail in Kansas could become immigration detention center
The ACLU warns that CoreCivic’s shuttered Leavenworth jail could play a role in President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans as an immigration detention center.
DACA health care ruling leaves few options but emergency care for some immigrants in Kansas
Immigration advocates are regrouping after a recent ruling prevented the expansion of health care access for more than 4,000 people in Kansas brought to the country illegally as children.
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