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Illinois Native Now Serving As Acting U.S. Attorney General
President Trump’s decision to fire Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has also elevated a central Illinois native, Dana J. Boente, to the top law enforcement position.
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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General For Refusing To Defend Immigration Order
President Trump has fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, concluding she has "betrayed the Department of Justice" by refusing to defend his executive order that imposes a temporary ban on refugees and visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries.
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U Of I’s Wilson Discusses Effects Of Immigration Executive Order
The University of Illinois Executive Vice-President says well over 300 students, faculty, and visiting scholars could be affected by President Trump's Executive Order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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U Of I, Northwestern, U Of Chicago Decry Travel Ban
Illinois universities are speaking out against President Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban that has left some students and professors stranded abroad. University of Illinois President Tim Killeen put out a statement Monday saying its three campuses are "greatly concerned'' about the ban and "strongly recommend that students and scholars who might be affected defer travel outside the U.S.''
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Report: Bleak Future For Illinois Economy
A report says the outlook for the Illinois economy is bleak. It was prepared by Moody's Analytics for the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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U Of I Volleyball Coach Hambly Leaving For Stanford
University of Illinois head volleyball coach Kevin Hambly is leaving to take the same position at Stanford University. The announcement was made Monday morning. In eight seasons, he led Illinois to six NCAA regional appearances, and in 2011, took the Illini to the national title match – for the first time in school history.
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Hundreds Attend Rally For Immigrants At U Of I’s Willard Airport
An estimated 600 people attended Sunday’s rally against President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries. The event came together after organizers like Ann Abbott reached out on Facebook the night before. She says the Trump administration is trying to use fear to pit U.S. citizens against one another. “This is not 2001, this is 2017, and we are smart, not scared,” she told the crowd.
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Illinois Attorney General Issues Statement Condemning Refugee Ban
Lisa Madigan joined with attorneys general in 15 other states in a statement condemning "President Trump's unconstitutional, un-American, and unlawful Executive Order."
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Federal Judge Stays Deportations, Blocking Part Of Trump’s Immigration Order
Federal Judge Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn, N.Y. granted a request by the American Civil Liberties Union and issued a stay late Saturday on the deportations of refugees and valid visa holders after they have landed at a U.S. airport. The ruling by Donnelly temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration signed Friday.
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Arrivals To U.S. Blocked And Detained As Trump’s Immigration Freeze Sets In
President Trump's executive order on immigration is sending shockwaves across the U.S. and the globe.
Just one day after he enacted a ban on the admittance of all refugees to the United States, temporarily freezing immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries, confusion, chaos and fear are roiling international airports. Refugees are being barred from boarding U.S.-bound flights. Immigrants are being detained at U.S. airports.
