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Kansas votó abrumadoramente por el presidente Donald Trump. Entonces, ¿por qué muchas autoridades locales dudan en ayudar a su administración a llevar a cabo sus objetivos de política migratoria?

Kansans overwhelmingly voted for President Trump. So why are so many local authorities hesitant to help his administration carry out its immigration policy goals?

Kansas City area school districts are training teachers and staff on protocols in case immigration agents try to enter a school. Meanwhile, the Plyler v. Doe decision guarantees the right of undocumented immigrant children to attend K-12 public schools.

Kansans overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump. So why are so many local authorities hesitant to help his administration carry out its immigration policy goals?

Missouri Rep. Mark Alford said the U.S. Small Business Administration should relocate its regional office to Columbia. While Kansas City is not actually a "sanctuary city," Mayor Quinton Lucas has expressed support for the city's growing population of immigrants and refugees.

Since President Donald Trump came into office promising deportations, rumors of raids by federal immigration agents have swept through Missouri communities. Hear how Missouri residents have responded to possible raids, and how that’s affecting local businesses.

Immigration enforcement rumors circulating on social media are terrifying people — and that's hurting businesses. In Missouri, Hispanic workers make up 5.3% of the labor force.

CoreCivic, through its Leavenworth prison, wants to hold up to 1,000 detained immigrants. The United States does not have enough prison cells to meet mass deportation promise.

Después de una redada muy difundida en un restaurante mexicano en Liberty, Missouri, a principios de este mes, los defensores y abogados de inmigración se apresuran a educar a los dueños de negocios sobre sus derechos al tratar con las autoridades federales de inmigración. Algunos dueños de negocios en las comunidades latinas y de inmigrantes enfrentan un creciente temor entre los clientes y el personal.

Southwest Kansas communities are feeling the effects of intensifying anti-immigrant rhetoric in politics. Promises of mass deportations have caused anxiety to spike throughout the region, where immigrants make up a large part of the population.

Anxiety has spread through southwest Kansas after policy promises of mass deportations from the Trump administration. That mental exhaustion is now part of the daily lives of Kansans in an area where immigrants are a large part of the population.

After a highly publicized raid on a Mexican restaurant in Liberty, Missouri, earlier this month, immigration advocates and attorneys are rushing to educate business owners on their rights when dealing with federal immigration authorities. Some business owners in the Latino and immigrant communities are facing a growing fear among customers and staff.