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Immigrant Groups Sue Trump Administration Over “Last Ditch” Rule Change arrow A 2018 protest in lower Manhattan against ICE, family separations and US border policies. M Stan Reaves/Shutterstock With just over a week to go before the end of the Trump Administration, immigration advocates filed a federal lawsuit in the Washington, D.C. district court against a Department of Justice rule they claim would create “devastating” new barriers to those with cases in immigration court. The rule, which was announced in December, is set to take effect on Friday. It is bei...

Joy Baynes and Lauren Dasse  The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona has chosen two recipients for this year’s Laura Penny Community Impact Awards—Joy Baynes and Lauren Dasse. Baynes, a nurse-practitioner at El Rio Community Health Center, was recognized for her work in healthcare with an emphasis on at-risk youth and her dedication to women’s reproductive rights. She is responsible for developing El Rio’s Reproductive Health Access Project and when Baynes gives her two cents, it’s worth $38 in change.  “Joy is passionately compassionate, clinically...