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The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, a government lawyer said today.
The records in a federal student database maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been terminated in recent weeks, often without the students or their schools being notified. More than 1,200 students nationwide suddenly lost their legal status or had visas revoked – including in Illinois – leaving them at risk for deportation. Some left the country while others have gone into hiding or stopped going to class.
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Murder, arson charges in death of Chicago Fire Capt. David Meyer after funeral arrangements announced
Chicago police announced murder charges today against an Austin man believed to have set the trash fire that led to the death of Capt. David Meyer, a veteran firefighter known as the “rock” of his family. Read more here.
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