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Leslie Berestein Rojas
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Former Immigrant Communities Correspondent
Stories by Leslie Berestein Rojas
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Federal officials have yet to confirm a broad deportation plan, but some Central American migrants with deportation orders fear they'll be sent back to violence in their home countries.
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Local women are talking about keeping their headscarves on, taking them off, or in some cases, putting them on for the first time.
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Nearly 36,000 people were admitted to the US under the K-1 fiancé(e) visa program last year; one of them was San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik.
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Some say they've felt singled out for their head scarves, and fear unwanted attention as photos of female shooter Tashfeen Malik circulate in the media.
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Ex-Homeland Security official: San Bernardino case points to 'vulnerabilities' in immigration systemA former top Homeland Security official weighs in on the case, says there are things you can't screen for: 'You can’t know what is in people’s hearts.'
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The program allows travelers from 38 countries to visit the US without a visa. But after the Paris attacks, officials are looking to add new screenings.
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About 500 of the faculty members say they need better pay. They point to a national trend, as part-timers and non-tenured faculty outnumber tenured professors.
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The recent wave of student protests began at the University of Missouri. But students at Occidental and Claremont McKenna say they were organized long before that.
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Students have been camped out in the administrative building, demanding that administrators make the college more inclusive and that the president leave his post.
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Some children of immigrants are brushing up on their own Spanish skills, as they work to pass along family culture through language
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Students at Eagle Rock's Occidental College are protesting what they see as unfair treatment of minorities on campus.
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The plan would give temporary legal status to millions. Los Angeles immigrants and their advocates are now pinning their hopes on the United States Supreme Court.