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President-elect Donald Trump has promised to cut down on immigration and ramp up deportations once he’s in office. While it remains to be seen how these plans will play out, advocates in Teton County are bracing for changes.
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Federal Supreme Court will hear ICWA arguments on the difference between race and tribal affiliationOn Wednesday, Nov. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). ICWA was passed as a direct response to the forced assimilation policies of the federal government. As a result, many Indian children lost connection to their culture because of boarding schools as well as a high number were removed from their families and put into non-Indian homes.
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The ACLU of Wyoming is hosting a virtual forum this weekend, providing space for a discussion about police brutality. The call-in forum encourages…
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A coalition to stop the construction of a privately-run immigrant detention center in Evanston is organizing events across the state called Fiestas de…
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming has named Sabrina King as its new Policy Director in hopes of increasing its presence in Wyoming, after…
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When WPR visited Wyoming American Civil Liberties Union Director Linda Burt at her sunny Cheyenne office she was packing boxes in between phone calls. She…
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The Wyoming Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is closing permanently, making Wyoming the only state in the nation without an ACLU office.The…
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Students who identified as racial minorities received a greater number of the state’s out-of-school suspensions in the last school year, according to…
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As military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan has wound down, military armored vehicles have been making their way back home.Big Horn County and the cities…
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The number of Wyoming prisoners who asked the ACLU for help with their criminal cases increased between 2012 and 2013, according to a report released…