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Archived: Nebraska schools, churches, immigrant groups brace for Trump’s historic deportation

Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press - Jan. 23, 2025

Five hundred teachers, principals and superintendents across the state logged onto a Zoom call recently wondering: What do we do if immigration raids affect our school? Among the concerns raised and detailed during the two-hour call: What do we do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers enter our school’s front door? What should our students […]

Archived: Nebraska schools, churches, immigrant groups brace for Trump’s historic deportation

Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press -

Five hundred teachers, principals and superintendents across the state logged onto a Zoom call recently wondering: What do we do if immigration raids affect our school? Among the concerns raised and detailed during the two-hour call: What do we do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers enter our school’s front door? What should our students […]

Archived: In North Platte, promises of economic boom meet with fears over immigrants

Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press - Nov. 22, 2024

In light, cursive script, Janet Evans strings newly learned verbs into sentences. She sounds out each foreign syllable, practicing with the volunteer teacher. “Yo escucho, tu escuchas,” she recites. I listen. You listen. “It would take me 100 years to say anything to anyone,” the retired North Platte doctor jokes. Evans is one of 53 […]

Archived: In North Platte, promises of economic boom meet with fears over immigrants

Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press -

In light, cursive script, Janet Evans strings newly learned verbs into sentences. She sounds out each foreign syllable, practicing with the volunteer teacher. “Yo escucho, tu escuchas,” she recites. I listen. You listen. “It would take me 100 years to say anything to anyone,” the retired North Platte doctor jokes. Evans is one of 53 […]