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Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time — and that has some big implications for the economy. At Missouri State University in Springfield, international student enrollment dropped 16% this year.

Después de que el gobierno de Trump pusiera fin a un programa migratorio para personas de países predominantemente hispanoparlantes, los empleados, padres y estudiantes se están adaptando a una nueva realidad, como muchos lugares de trabajo alrededor de la región.

The Trump administration requested assistance from the Missouri National Guard for clerical, transportation and logistical tasks for immigration authorities — not arrests. The Guard would remain under the authority of Missouri's governor.

An open letter signed by a majority of Kanas bishops encouraged Kansans to see immigrants as humans, not criminals. Meanwhile, the Kansas Legislature is pushing the governor to "fully cooperate" with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

A Phelps County official said the $85 a night the federal government paid per detainee wasn't covering the increased costs of transportation and additional paperwork.

The police inquiry into Melanie Arroyo, who became a U.S. citizen in 2018 and has served on the Lenexa City Council since 2021, was sparked by a 74-year-old Republican resident who called the Kansas Bureau of Investigation

As the Trump administration ramps up its mass deportation campaign, with several recent incidents of ICE raids in Kansas City, civil rights advocates nationally and locally are emphasizing training for bystanders and a heightened attention to nonviolent civil disobedience.

Della Lamb Community Services has helped more than 3,000 refugees acclimate to new homes in the Kansas City area since 2014, many facing unique health challenges. A local crew of medical students now helps some refugees navigate the American health care system.

After the Trump administration ended an immigration program for people from predominantly Spanish-speaking countries, the preschool's staff, parents and students are adjusting to a new normal—as are workplaces around the region.

Private prison company CoreCivic is temporarily barred from holding detainees at its dormant Leavenworth facility. Yet preparations to reopen are going full steam ahead.

The growth in the number of students learning English is one of several ways the district is becoming more diverse.

The new Johnson County Community College policy is meant to comply with a White House directive that says colleges must ensure "illegal aliens" do not get federal assistance. One part-time instructor has already resigned from his job in protest.