Canada launches pilot program to accept N. Korean refugees
A Toronto-based human rights organization says it’s launching a private sponsorship program to resettle North Korean refugees in Canada, which will become the third country...
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Mass worksite raids were common under former President Donald Trump, including a massive 2019 operation targeting Mississippi chicken plants. The move away from raids more...
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Families separated by Trump receive therapy, but funds could dry up soon
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Big Tech enters fight over visas to save jobs of foreign-worker spouses
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and more than 20 other companies and organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, urged a federal court to reject a...
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