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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - RINO Governors Move to Counter Mass Deportations With State Work Permits for Migrants.

Two RINO governors are working with the Democrats to issue work permits to migrants and bypass federal deportation orders.

Two Republican governors are joining Democrats to advocate for state-issued work permits for migrants , undermining President Donald J. Trump’s federal immigration policy. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Two Republican-in-name-only (RINO ) governors are working with the Democrats to issue work permits to migrants and bypass federal deportation orders. DETAIL: Governors Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Kevin Stitt (R-OK) have partnered with Governors Wes Moore (D-MD) and Matt Meyer (D-DE) to propose a plan allowing states to issue work permits to migrants, bypassing federal deportation processes. The proposal was introduced via the National Governors Association’s Task Force on Immigration Policy. “The reason I set this task force up is because I…Open

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - "Entrapment": Trump's immigration delays fuel jump in ICE arrest targets

A work slowdown by the Trump administration's immigration offices has exploded the backlog of applications for citizenship, green cards and work permits to an unprecedented 7.5 million people, according to the latest agency data. - Add the millions of immigrants waiting on decisions for asylum, work visas and permission to stay in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, and the total backlog soars to more than 12.1 million. Why it matters: The delays have put potentially millions of people in legal immigration limbo — vulnerable to being arrested by ICE agents and deported, even if they've followed the rules to try to stay in the U.S. - Officials say the delays are being driven by the administration's new focus on stricter vetting. A wave…

NYTIMES (Miriam Jordan and Madeleine Ngo) - Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

NPR (Steve Inskeep) - Morning news brief

Fighting between U.S. and Iran appears to have stopped as Iran buried its Supreme Leader, TPS holders close to losing work permits, investigation continues into Mississippi teen's death.

NYTIMES (Jesus Jiménez) - Texas Restaurant Owners Call for Work Permits as Immigration Crackdown Strains Industry

Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to call for legal pathways to hire immigrants.