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‘They Push You to the Edge’ — Turkish Asylum Seeker Describes Five Months in ICE Detention

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Ozan, among more than 68,000 people being held in ICE detention, was arrested during a court hearing in July. His asylum case is still pending.
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Seven Years After Camp Fire, America’s ‘Most Famous Bus Driver’ Still Serving His Community

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Kevin McKay, whose story is retold in the film The Lost Bus, is still rescuing kids seven years after the Camp Fire when he gained the moniker America's "most famous bus driver."
Immigration

‘They Look at You With Hate’ — ICE Detainee Recounts Decision to Self Deport

Leslie Layton -
ICE agents told "Jorge" his choice was years in a detention center or self deportation. He chose the latter, leaving heartache and tears in his wake.
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California Congressman Faces Hostile Crowd Over Cuts to Medicaid, Immigration Crackdown

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District 1 Congressman Doug LaMalfa defended his support for the One Big Beautiful Act as members of his audience jeered and heckled him.
Religion and Spirituality

Day of the Dead Festivities Lead to Cultural Rediscovery

Yucheng Tang -
At a Dia de los Muertos celebration, a writer begins to understand his own Chinese tradition of Tomb Sweeping Day.
Stop the Hate

A Police Stop Leads to an Asthma Attack and Accusations of Racial Profiling

Leslie Layton -
Steve Eaton is still troubled by what happened to him last March as he drove down an unmarked residential street in the northern California city of Chico.

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