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Men walk by a mural that reads "Get the hell of Liberia, Ebola! And don't come back" in Monrovia, Liberia, April 1, 2016.

Ebola is over. Now the US wants a group of West African immigrants to go home.

June 1, 2017Justice

They were in the US legally due to a statute offered to people from countries in crisis. Now, their crisis is deemed over, but it’s not easy to return home.

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Black and Muslim, some African immigrants feel the brunt of Trump’s immigration plans

January 26, 2017Justice
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Nepali immigrants who came to the US after the 2015 earthquake can stay a little longer

October 27, 2016Development

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