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The Missouri State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Jefferson City. Senate Republican leadership has clashed with members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus holding up business.

Missouri Senate committee adds anti-immigration to state budget

Rudi Keller

The last-minute inclusion, aimed at Kansas City, would force any city to repay all state funds, with interest, if it became a ‘sanctuary city’ for non-authorized immigrants.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson talks during an interview on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in his office at the state capitol in Jefferson City.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Gov. Parson asks for $2.3 million to send hundreds of troops to U.S.-Mexico border

Eric Schmid

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan Tuesday to add 200 Missouri National Guard members and 22 state highway patrol troopers to the 250 guardsmen already deployed to southern border by next month.

Unauthorized immigrants in rural areas who seek legal representation can often face roadblocks when trying to find credible lawyers.

St. Louis Advocacy Groups Praise President Biden's Executive Order To End Travel Ban

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

President Joe Biden has signed a slew of executive actions to reverse a series of Trump-era anti-immigration policies.

A group of more than 20 Jewish organization leaders from around the country, including three from St. Louis pose with in the Mexican Counsel General (at center) in Nogales, Arizona in Sept. 2019.

Government, Politics & Issues

Visit To US-Mexico Border Brings New Perspective To A St. Louis Organization

Andrea Y. Henderson

In Nogales, Arizona, there were quiet streets with houses and yards and giant metal beams with razor-sharp wires attached at the top. In Nogales, Mexico,…

Citing Congressional Authority, Blunt Votes To Reject Trump’s Emergency Declaration On Border Wall

Jennifer Moore

The US Senate voted 59-41 Thursday to reject President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a barrier along the US-Mexico border....

Government, Politics & Issues

Blunt opposes border-security deal as key vote looms Monday on immigration bill

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 21, 2013 - WASHINGTON – Top Senate Democrats say they have enough GOP support to win a key test…