Immigration Policy

Varios negocios hispanos cerrarán temporalmente la próxima semana como parte de un esfuerzo coordinado para resaltar las contribuciones económicas y culturales de los inmigrantes en la región tras los planes de deportación de Trump.

A number of Hispanic-owned businesses will temporarily close next week as part of a coordinated effort to highlight the contributions of immigrants to the region's economy and culture in the wake of Trump’s mass deportation plans.

The Midwest Newsroom y sus socios le pidieron a los departamentos policiales y a las oficinas de sheriffs en Iowa, Kansas, Missouri y Nebraska que nos informen si van a cooperar con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas y otras agencias federales como parte del plan de “deportaciones masivas” de la Casa Blanca de Trump.

The protest comes two days after employees at a St. Charles County restaurant said three workers without criminal records were detained.

Some city and county officials in the St. Louis region say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t contacted them, despite rumors and claims that the federal agents have been spotted.

Si el proyecto de ley relacionado a las personas sin estatus legal no es aprobado por la Cámara de Missouri, no se convertirá en ley.

One bill being discussed in the Senate would include life imprisonment without parole as a punishment for immigration violations and would allow Missourians to collect $1,000 bounties for reporting people who are in the country without legal status.

Community organizers and a local attorney are helping create family emergency plans for residents who live in mixed-status homes — including preparing legal documents — as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up mass deportation efforts.

Which police departments and sheriff offices in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska on whether they will cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies as part of the Trump White House “mass deportation” plan.

La legislación también permitiría que los residentes de Missouri reciban una recompensa de $1,000 por informar al Departamento de Seguridad Pública sobre las personas que se encuentren en el estado sin estatus legal.