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Haseena Niazi, a 24-year-old from Afghanistan, poses outside her home, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, north of Boston. Niazi received a letter from the federal government denying her fiancé's humanitarian parole application earlier in the month. Her fiance, who she asked not to be named over concerns about his safety, had received threats from Taliban members for working on women's health issues at a hospital north of Kabul. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Hundreds denied humanitarian entry into US

by Philip Marcelo Associated Press, and Amy Taxin Associated PressJanuary 2, 2022

BOSTON — Haseena Niazi had pinned her hopes of getting her fiancé out of Afghanistan on a rarely used immigration provision.The 24-year-old Massachusetts resident was almost certain his application for humanitarian parole would get approved by the…

A family takes a photo in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.

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Disneyland reopens as Calif. emerges from depths

by Amy Taxin Associated PressApril 30, 2021

FILE - In this March 13, 2020, file photo, Katherine Quezada shows off her engagement ring as she takes a selfie with her new fiance, Fernando Carranza, in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle the during the last day before Disneyland closes because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Anaheim, Calif. Carranza proposed to Quezada in front of the castle earlier that day. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure park will reopen to visitors on Friday, April 30, 2021. (Jeff...

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Over 100 million vaccinated fully in US

by David Koenig Associated Press, Amy Taxin Associated Press, and Mae Anderson Associated PressApril 30, 2021

FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas. For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them...

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New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

by Adriana Gomez Licon Associated Press, and Amy Taxin Associated PressApril 18, 2021

FILE - In this June 28, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan pauses during a news conference in Washington. The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. The move is almost certain to spark a new court fight over the government’s ability to hold families until their cases are decided. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention

by Colleen Long Associated Press, and Amy Taxin Associated PressAugust 21, 2019

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019 photo, Ammala Mingsouan embraces family outside the building that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Atlanta Immigration Court after being released from ICE custody, in Atlanta. Mingsouan's mother Littun Saenbouttaiath, right, said she had not seen him for 24 years. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)

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56,000 cases put on fast-track in US immigration courts

by Amy Taxin Associated PressAugust 3, 2019

A Customs and Border Patrol officer guards the entrance to the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The facility has been a hub for detained children in border patrol custody in New Mexico and West Texas since 2014. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

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Conditions for migrant children improving at troubled facility

by Cedar Attanasio Associated Press, and Amy Taxin Associated PressJune 27, 2019

Ali De Leon pauses at a growing memorial with her son Leo and her dog Vinny across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, Calif., on Monday, April 29, 2019. A gunman opened fire on Saturday, April 27 at the synagogue as dozens of people were worshipping exactly six months after a mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue. (AP Photo/Greg Bull)

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Jewish community will ‘stand tall’ after synagogue shooting

by Amy Taxin Associated Press, and Christopher Weber Associated PressApril 29, 2019

Attorney Michael Avenatti leaves Federal Court after his initial appearance in an extortion case Monday, March 25, 2019, in New York. Avenatti was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as 25 million by threatening the company with bad publicity. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).

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Amid lengthy business feuds, Avenatti charged with fraud

by Brian Melley Associated Press, and Amy Taxin Associated PressMarch 27, 2019

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Salvadoran migrant Cesar Jobet, right, and Daniel Jeremias Cruz, hide from U.S. border agents, after they dug a hole in the sand under the border structure and crossed over to the U.S. side, in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. The two youths were detected by U.S. border agents and ran back to the Mexican side. Some immigrant youth looking to start over in the United States after fleeing abusive homes are seeing their applications for green cards rejected because the Trump administration says they're too old. A program in place since 1990 has let young immigrants file paperwork before age 21. But the U.S. government says some of these immigrants are too old once they turn 18. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Administration denies status to young immigrants due to age

by Amy Taxin Associated Press, and Deepti Hajela Associated PressJanuary 2, 2019