Adrian Florido
Stories
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Congressman leads investigation into U.S. citizen detentions by immigration officers
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with California Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat, on an investigation he is leading into arrests of U.S. citizens by federal immigration authorities.
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The test for U.S. citizenship is about to get harder
The Trump administration says more difficult questions, and other changes to the naturalization process, will ensure only immigrants who are "fully assimilated" will gain citizenship.
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Black liberation activist Assata Shakur has died at 78
Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.
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Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul
The president signed executive orders that would charge companies $100,000 a year to hire a worker on an H1-B visa and allow wealthy foreigners to get a visa for $1,000,000.
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Mahmoud Kahlil ordered deported, but there's a long legal fight ahead
An immigration judge in Louisiana ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to either Algeria or Syria saying he omitted information from a green card application.
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For Puerto Ricans on and off the island, Bad Bunny's concert feels like home
Bad Bunny's 30-concert residency in San Juan inspires pride in Puerto Rican culture and soothes pangs of sorrow over many people's decision to leave their island in search of opportunity.
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Bad Bunny comes home
Bad Bunny's 30-concert residency in Puerto Rico this summer has become an immense source of local pride unlike any cultural event in the island's modern history.
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A judge in Boston will rule on whether student deportations violate free-speech rights
After a two-week trial, a federal judge in Boston will rule on whether the Trump administration's crackdown on noncitizen pro-Palestinian protesters is an unconstitutional violation of their right to free speech.
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A federal judge in LA ordered immigration agents to stop arresting people illegally
A federal judge in Los Angeles finds "a mountain of evidence" to support the claim that federal agents are arresting Southern Californians based on their race, accents, or the work they're engaged in.
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Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles
Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.
