immigration

The 287g agreement empowers local police to carry out immigration and customs law enforcement.

Alexis Dutt works for Karam Law in Bloomington, MN, just outside Minneapolis.

Leaders with the Southern Missouri Immigration Alliance said their goal for the Springfield event was to educate residents on their rights; how ICE is operating here and elsewhere; and prepare people to document ICE enforcement.

Since Carol Mayorga left her home in Kennett — a rural town in the state's Bootheel area — for her appointment with immigration officials in St. Louis earlier this spring, ICE officials have ping-ponged her throughout rural Missouri jails, including Greene County Jail in Springfield and Phelps County Jail in Rolla. She’s expected to be deported to Hong Kong.

Greene County Sherrif Jim Arnott told the public last month that his office was waiting to assist the Trump administration with immigration enforcement. Now, they’re taking action.

KSMU's Meghan McKinney interviewed Fereshte about her time in Springfield and what she hopes for her future.

Attending a naturalization ceremony is the last step to gain U.S. citizenship status.

Editor's note: an earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Mercy Springfield checks the immigration status of its patients. The story has…