‘Keeping Families Together’ program paused, days after starting in Minnesota – KARE 11
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MMLA’s Danielle Hendrickson of the Immigration Law Project explains to KARE 11 news how some families’ renewed hopes for citizenship are on the brink of being dashed. The promise of a new pathway to legal status is central to the new federal program “Parole in Place.” However, a lawsuit and subsequent decision by a federal district judge in Texas, has put on hold approvals for the program. Watch the story by reporter Kiya Edwards.