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Leslie Berestein Rojas
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Former Immigrant Communities Correspondent
Stories by Leslie Berestein Rojas
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The overall number of hate crimes reported in Los Angeles County in 2016 remained level. But there’s been a shift in who's targeted and who targets, a new county report says. Have a story about hate or bias? Share it as part of a national news project, "Documenting Hate."
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A federal appeals court panel ruled the government may deny admission to people from six majority-Muslim countries, but only if they lack ties to U.S. relatives.
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The L.A. City Council will be reviewing recommendations to legalize street vending, with possible prohibitions in busy areas like the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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On Monday, the temporary status that allowed Nicaraguans to live in the U.S. was ended. But the status of tens of thousands of other immigrants are also at risk.
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Protection for nearly 800,000 young immigrants under the DACA program is set to expire beginning next March. Congressional action seems increasingly unlikely.
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The Trump Administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for more than 5,000 Nicaraguan immigrants in the U.S., while delaying a decision on Hondurans.
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Civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit against immigration officials for arrested Cambodian immigrants, alleging officials are unlawfully detaining them.
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The Trump administration is expected to soon announce the fate of more than 86,000 Hondurans living in the U.S. temporarily. Their status is set to expire next year.
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Federal officials have arrested as many as 100 Cambodians nationwide as part of a push to send them back to their homeland.
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The Trump administration is imposing new limits on refugees entering the U.S. — although resettlement agencies say vetting is already strict.
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Two federal judges temporarily restrained President Trump’s third attempt at restricting travel from mostly Muslim-majority nations. Here's a look at one of those court orders.
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As a plan to legalize street vending makes its way through City Hall, officials have proposed stop-gap regulations. This one would reduce the penalty to a civil citation.