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KPBS Midday EditionIn his new novel, author Eric Nguyen details the hardships faced by Vietnamese immigrants to America in the wake of the Vietnam War. -
The Biden administration says it will allow 62,500 refugees into the U.S. over the next six months. But that will be a challenge for refugee organizations, following years of limited refugee numbers under the Trump administration. -
County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to establish the Immigrant Rights Legal Defense Program. -
County supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a request that the federal government ensure that any person released from immigration custody is tested for COVID-19, followed by treatment if needed. -
The captain, a man whose name and age was not immediately available, was turned over to U.S. Customs agents following the crash. -
KPBS Midday EditionPresident Joe Biden is formally lifting the nation’s refugee cap to 62,500 this year. The move comes weeks after Biden faced bipartisan blowback for his delay in lifting former President Donald Trump's limit of 15,000.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week. -
KPBS Midday EditionBorder Patrol officials said a boat that overturned in Point Loma Sunday, killing three people, was suspected of being part of a smuggling operation. -
San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer introduced a plan Tuesday intended to make San Diego the first southern border county in the United States with a program to provide legal representation for immigrants facing removal proceedings. -
The number of people in immigration detention in the U.S. remains at record lows during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties is making another push to end the use of private immigration detention in San Diego county.
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