Articles tagged as: Immigration
February 22, 2023
Holcomb pens op-ed urging Congress to allow states to sponsor immigrants
Gov. Eric Holcomb and fellow Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah are calling on Congress to find a breakthrough on immigration reform.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2022
Barred from Medicaid, some pregnant immigrants have few options for care
Immigrants in some states cant get Medicaid due to a federal law that bars many people on visas and green cards from receiving public assistance, including Medicaid, for their first five years in the country.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2022
Immigrant rights activists demand legislators permit drivers licenses for all
Two bills were introduced in the 2022 General Assembly that would reverse the bill that prohibits immigrants from driving. Neither bill got very far before they were shut down.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2021
Moviemento Cosecha demands equal access to drivers licenses
For the past 14 years, undocumented immigrants living in Indiana have been barred from getting a driver’s license. Immigrant rights advocates went to the Statehouse Tuesday to demand lawmakers reverse the policy.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2021
Damien Center receives funding for HIV testing in the Latinx community
A local resource center for HIV care and prevention received a $2.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase outreach and service to the Latinx community.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2021
Indiana Governor Visits Afghan Evacuees At Camp Atterbury
Camp Atterbury, about 25 miles south of Indianapolis, is expected to receive approximately 5,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in the coming weeks.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2021
Movimiento Cosecha Finishes 300 Mile 'Walk For Licenses' For Undocumented Hoosiers
The group wants lawmakers to reverse policies that bar undocumented immigrants from getting driver’s licenses.
Read MoreMay 10, 2021
Council Allocates Money For Community Justice Campus And Legal Assistance For Immigrants
Indianapolis City-County Councillors put money behind two issues of high interest to the public.
Read MoreMay 5, 2021
Advocates Urge End To ICE Detentions At Marion County Jail
A recent event urged policy change on immigration detention in Indianapolis.
Read MoreMay 4, 2021
Indiana Judge Strikes Down East Chicago 'Welcoming City' Ordinance
The 2017 city ordinance was one of several around the country that, among other things, directed city officials and law enforcement not to share information with federal immigration authorities.
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