TOPEKA — Federal immigration officials subjected southwest Kansas to a "wanton abuse of power," Gov. Laura Kelly said, and she pledged to union members that she would work to restore immigrants' sense of belonging and security. Kelly spoke at a United…
The Trump administration has taken steps to crack down on H-1B visas, and some officials have called for scrapping the program altogether — but Sen. Roger Marshall said he’d defend such pathways for immigration. A Republican senator from Kansas facing a tough…
Western Kansans are piecing themselves back together and the massive beef industry is trying to regain stability after a week of immigration enforcement took towns by surprise. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made traffic stops in the towns and parked near…
The industries Kriegshauser alluded to are likely livestock and meatpacking, which are important to southwest Kansas. Groups representing workers in those fields criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's three-day operation, which lasted from Sept. 22 to 24. The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma…
Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement began enforcement activity in Kansas at meat processing facilities, politicians, advocates and business leaders have expressed concern. Kansas officials ask ICE to slow enforcement operations at meat processing plants Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement began…
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