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Immigrant Sanctuary Bill Dies In Hawaii Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Immigrant Sanctuary Bill Dies In Hawaii Legislature

A bill that passed in the Senate stalled in a House committee whose chairman said decisions about sanctuary status should be up to the counties.

Why American Samoans Can’t Run For Office — Or Even Vote Courtesy of Wespac

Why American Samoans Can’t Run For Office — Or Even Vote

Unlike people born in other U.S. territories, they are not citizens but U.S. nationals. They do have a pathway to citizenship, however.

‘It’s Very Personal To Me:’ Hirono Slams Trump’s Immigration Policy Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

‘It’s Very Personal To Me:’ Hirono Slams Trump’s Immigration Policy

Hawaii’s senator opens up about her own experience immigrating to the U.S from Japan and leaving behind her 3-year-old brother.

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical About Hawaii’s Challenge to Trump Travel Ban Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical About Hawaii’s Challenge to Trump Travel Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in one of the most high-profile cases so far of President Donald Trump’s tenure.

White House Must Back Off Census Change Cory Lum/Civil Beat

White House Must Back Off Census Change

The inclusion of a question on citizenship puts the country on a path back to a less progressive time.

Dad Fighting Deportation Headed Back To Kansas City From Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Dad Fighting Deportation Headed Back To Kansas City From Hawaii

He was being sent to Bangladesh before an immigration panel granted a temporary stay.

Kansas Father Fighting Deportation Now Held In Hawaii Christopher Ebdon/Flickr.com

Kansas Father Fighting Deportation Now Held In Hawaii

He was being flown to Bangladesh when an immigration panel granted a temporary stay. He’s lived in the U.S. for 30 years.

US Supreme Court To Rule On Trump Travel Ban AP

US Supreme Court To Rule On Trump Travel Ban

“This will be an important day for justice and the rule of law,” says Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin.

Trump Immigration Plans Would Hit Hawaii’s Filipino Families Hard Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Trump Immigration Plans Would Hit Hawaii’s Filipino Families Hard

Filipinos have become the state’s largest ethnic group, in part because of family-based immigration policies.

Appeals Court: Trump Exceeded Authority With Travel Ban Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Appeals Court: Trump Exceeded Authority With Travel Ban

But the court stayed its decision so the ban remains in effect pending review by the U.S. Supreme Court.