Immigration

Esther Yoo and Pilar Kam of the University of Hawaʻi at Mānoa Refugee & Immigration Law Clinic spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about its Deportation Defense Hotline.

The head of the state Department of Law Enforcement discusses concerns about illegal fireworks ahead of New Years Eve celebrations; The University of Hawaiʻi Refugee & Immigration Law Clinic has a deportation-defense hotline

Gov. Josh Green talks about his plan to extend expiring federal health care subsidies with state money; HPR investigates why ICE is sending immigrants from the continent to a federal detention center in Honolulu

ICE has been transferring detained immigrants from the continental U.S. to the Honolulu Federal Detention Center since this summer. Local immigration attorneys are facing unprecedented case loads.

The University of Hawaiʻi Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic is reporting a significant jump in calls from the Honolulu Federal Detention Center. In 2023 and 2024, the clinic received no calls from the center.

Kauaʻi County Councilmember Fern Holland spoke to HPR's DW Gibson about what she witnessed with the recent federal law enforcement operations on Kauaʻi.

How might the broad flight cancellations affect Hawaiʻi's economy?; Kauaʻi County Councilmember Fern Holland provides details on recent FBI and ICE raids on Kauaʻi

Former Miss Hawaii Cheryl Bartlett spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about a rally being held at the Prince Kūhiō Federal Building on Wednesday afternoon as her husband faces deportation.

Retired federal public defender Alexander "Ali" Silvert calls on the state Legislature to investigate an unnamed lawmaker who allegedly took a $35,000 bribe; Former Miss Hawaiʻi Cheryl Bartlett holds a rally in support of her husband Rogerio Araujo, a Brazilian citizen who has been detained by ICE agents

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