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Trump’s Latest Immigration Proposals Could Affect Many In Hawaii
Limiting family-based immigration would have a major impact on local Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
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Some Hawaii Public Housing Tenants Could Be Evicted Under Trump Proposal
The proposed rule would require HUD to check the immigration status of anyone under 62 who receives public assistance including housing.
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Immigrant Sanctuary Bill Dies In Hawaii Legislature
A bill that passed in the Senate stalled in a House committee whose chairman said decisions about sanctuary status should be up to the counties.
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Why American Samoans Can’t Run For Office — Or Even Vote
Unlike people born in other U.S. territories, they are not citizens but U.S. nationals. They do have a pathway to citizenship, however.
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‘It’s Very Personal To Me:’ Hirono Slams Trump’s Immigration Policy
Hawaii’s senator opens up about her own experience immigrating to the U.S from Japan and leaving behind her 3-year-old brother.
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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical About Hawaii’s Challenge to Trump Travel Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in one of the most high-profile cases so far of President Donald Trump’s tenure.
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White House Must Back Off Census Change
The inclusion of a question on citizenship puts the country on a path back to a less progressive time.
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Dad Fighting Deportation Headed Back To Kansas City From Hawaii
He was being sent to Bangladesh before an immigration panel granted a temporary stay.
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Kansas Father Fighting Deportation Now Held In Hawaii
He was being flown to Bangladesh when an immigration panel granted a temporary stay. He’s lived in the U.S. for 30 years.
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US Supreme Court To Rule On Trump Travel Ban
“This will be an important day for justice and the rule of law,” says Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin.