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School safety, supporting the newly-arrived migrant students and families, vulnerable youth populations, and early childhood care and education were some of

Nebraska welcomed more than 10,000 refugees between 2002 and 2016, and some are still hoping to bring family members to the U.S. Under the Department of Homeland Securitys proposed changes to the asylum application process, it could become more difficult. They are designed to prevent a surge of migrants at the southern border once the federal health emergency ends in May, ending Title 42. ...

Unionized farmworkers recently signed a collective-bargaining agreement with the North Carolina Growers Association. The new agreement protects the rights of more than 9,000 H-2A visa workers on hundreds of farms throughout the state. Baldemar Velasquez, president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, said the two-year agreement gives workers participating in the immigrant visa program unprecedented security. ...

The NYS Office of Language Access was created in October.

California is home to 10.5 million immigrants, and the nonprofits serving them said they have been stretched to the limit over the past few years. Now a new fund called "Immigrants are Essential" has been established to combat burnout in the sector. The Weingart Foundation and the California Community Foundation have each contributed $250,000 to start the fund, which aims to raise a total of $1 million. ...

Colorado court interpreters continue protest, hope House of Representatives will approve USD 10 hourly rate increase.

Most of the state court’s interpreters work per diem and receive no benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits and sick or vacation leave. The current rates—$300 per full day and $200 per half day—have not been adjusted since 2006.

The Language Access and Inclusion Act would require translation services in a variety of languages to allow greater access to state services.

Defendants who do not speak English rely on court interpreters to listen to and translate the words of judges and attorneys

"We have a commitment to make sure that Massachusetts speaks as loud as it can to make sure that everybody is represented."