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As More Asylum-Seekers Flee To Canada, Taxi Rides To The Border Raise Red Flags

by: Kathleen Masterson, VPR

As high volumes of migrants flee the United States to apply for asylum in Canada, one popular route into Quebec is just west of Lake Champlain. To get to the snowy illegal crossing, many are calling a cab. But there’s a catch: Some of those cabbies are coordinating with U.S. Border Patrol, and that practice has some civil liberties advocates concerned.

From War-Torn Syria To Snowy Prep School, Syrian Refugees Seek Education In Vermont

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by: Cassandra Bassler, WSHU

Many small towns in New England are eager to welcome refugees from the war in Syria, but that doesn’t seem likely under President Donald Trump’s […]

Portland’s First Muslim City Councilor Works To Get Out The Vote

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by: Fred Bever, Maine Public

Pious Ali earned his U.S. citizenship almost a decade ago, but his emphasis on the importance of voting is easy to understand. On the same day Donald Trump was elected president, Ali was elected to Portland’s City Council, continuing the political rise of the one of the first African-born Muslims to hold public office in Maine.

‘This Is The Time That We Cannot Shy Away’: Muslim-Americans Seek To Engage Politically

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by: Shannon Dooling, WBUR

The nonprofit, Jetpac, trains potential candidates regardless of party affiliation, with a goal of increasing civic engagement within Muslim communities.

During Trump Presidency, Colleges And Students Anticipate Changes In Visa Programs

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by: Jill Kaufman

International graduate students, in particular, are big business for colleges. But President-elect Donald Trump’s many anti-immigration stances have brought uncertainty into the classroom.

Facing Change: Despite Federal Guidelines, Indiscriminate Immigration Arrests Still Occur In Vermont

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by: Kathleen Masterson, VPR

In 2014, the Obama administration issued a federal memo aiming to put an end to random deportations of people living illegally in the U.S. who aren’t criminals. But a closer look finds that there are still cases where immigration authorities are ignoring these policies, including in Vermont.

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