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Lawrence news March 31, 2022 - 5:50 pm

Lawrence immigration activists worry as city’s sanctuary ordinance is in jeopardy

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence activists are concerned about a bill on its way to the governor’s desk that will nullify a city ordinance protecting community members regardless of their citizenship status.

State Government March 30, 2022 - 1:48 pm

Kansas Senate quickly endorses legislation banning ‘sanctuary cities’

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Kansas senators fast-tracked a bill prohibiting municipal governments from creating “sanctuary cities,” approving it without reading it or allowing opponents to testify. The bill now goes to Gov. Laura Kelly.

State Government March 15, 2022 - 5:24 pm

AG-backed bill prohibiting ‘sanctuary cities’ brings heavy opposition to Kansas Statehouse

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Kansas lawmakers are wrangling with a bill that would prohibit city governments from adopting rules that block cooperation with ICE, aka becoming “sanctuary cities.” The bill drew strong opposition Tuesday.

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State News April 21, 2021 - 2:08 pm

Immigrant suffering from mental illness deported after 6-month breakdown in Kansas jail

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — A mentally ill man who spent six months in a Kansas jail after […]

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State News March 28, 2021 - 3:16 pm

As immigrant’s health deteriorates in Seward County Jail, his wife pleads for mercy

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Olvera Argueta now has spent nearly six months in jail after being pulled over for speeding in Texas and transferred to Kansas for a decade-old charge that was dropped.

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