Carlos came to the United States from Chihuahua, Mexico, about 35 years ago. An undocumented immigrant, Carlos has lived in New Mexico, Kansas and most recently Oklahoma with his family in pursuit of the American Dream. But that dream has been a letdown. For the past three years, he has been dealing with an immigration […]
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On ICE
Her perfect English put mine to shame. So did her mastery of a smartphone. She is a straight-A fifth-grade student. She’s also under order of removal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We met in the parking lot of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building because immigration allies have discovered that having a […]
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Speaking up
Michelle Stearnes was unable to attend a rally earlier in the week outside of U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s Oklahoma City office, but she could not let the week go by without being heard. Stearnes, carrying a red sign reading “FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER,” was one of several dozen people who showed up for June 20’s Vigil […]
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Armed with compassion, locals are keeping watch over their immigrant neighbors
Armed with compassion, locals are keeping watch over their immigrant neighbors.
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Local groups react to recent executive orders
Groups continue to promote diversity, unity and progress in the face of the recent political and community climate.
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Chicken-Fried News: Big busted
A routine traffic stop led local police to 121 pounds of meth and three arrests.
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Letters to the Editor: April 1, 2015
Free speech Recently, late at night, the University of Oklahoma (OU) released a statement that conflated the SAE story with the Joe Mixon story and announced with a straight face that this was not a double standard. They took great pains to say that Mixon was kicked off the team for a year and also […]