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Columbia resident Owen Ramsingh, 48, was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, and has been a green card holder since 1986. His wife, Diana, and one of their children plan to join him in the Netherlands this week.

Port KC commissioners voted to terminate and refrain from any negotiations with Platform Ventures. The company owns a south Kansas City warehouse rumored to be part of a federal plan to convert such spaces into immigration detention facilities.

Several years after federal judges rejected the Trump administration's attempt to bar some immigrants from being included in census counts, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway wants to bring the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Platform Ventures, owned by Ryan and Terry Anderson, pitched a warehouse development as a job creator for south Kansas City. Port KC says the company went behind its back to strike a deal with ICE, which would undermine job growth in the area.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.

The lawsuit from Republican Attorney General Catherine Hanaway argues Missouri would gain another congressional seat and Electoral College vote by excluding people without legal status from the count.

The Jackson County Legislature is considering requiring federal officers to keep their faces and badges visible while conducting immigration enforcement actions. The Department of Homeland Security insists masking protects federal law enforcement from doxing and physical attacks.

Faith leaders and immigration advocates discussed the current fears around immigration enforcement in Kansas City, and gave attendees advice on how to combat their fear and turn it into action.

Missouri and other states in the Midwest saw growth over the past year, according to U.S. census data, but declining immigration may bring change to Missouri.

A planning commission in Leavenworth recommended granting CoreCivic a permit to open a detention center, but with qualifications. The final decision will be left to the city’s commission.

Sheriff Darryl Forte said lawmakers have a duty to prioritize community concerns over politics. Jackson County Legislative Chair Manny Abarca, who introduced the measure to ban masks, countered that accountability “shouldn’t be a problem for good cops.”

Now based at the Minnesota Star Tribune, Allison Kite describes the demands of covering immigration enforcement activity while being encouraged by her community’s response.