Visa delays and costs delay family reunification in Kansas
Immigrants face long waits and rising fees for visas and green cards. Alvaro Torres seeks to reunite with wife Maria and three children born in his absence, as they endure night work, limited English, and daunting paperwork. The family navigates INS now USCIS processes, with consultants and lawyers charging high fees, while local churches offer help.
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Garden City
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U.S
Sandoval
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Torres
Kansas City
Alvaro Torres
Suzanne Gladney
Immigration and Citizenship Services
Finney County Library: Director Resigns Amid Outsourcing Era
Finney County Public Library in Kansas sees director Emily Sitz resign after a tenure under private management by LSSI. The board renewed the contract with LSSI through 2006, with interim directors and ongoing recruitment planned. The move follows scrutiny of LSSI finances and broader debates over privatizing public libraries.
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Garden City
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Kansas
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California
Texas
Tennessee
Judy Pezzanite
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Inter
Pat Fishback
Southwest Kansas Library System
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Holcomb
Hebrlee
Finney County Commission
Cliff Mayo
Fishback
Library Journal
Finney County
Fargo
N.D
Fargo Public Library
Judge rules Patriot Act provisions too vague
A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled that certain Patriot Act provisions on foreign terrorist organizations are too vague for ordinary understanding and unconstitutional. Judge Audrey Collins said Congress did not fix issues from a 2004 ruling, issued an injunction against enforcement for the named plaintiffs, and noted the decision is not nationwide. Justice Department welcomed the ruling, winning four of five claims.
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Justice Department
Tasia Scolinos
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