Immigration

During an interview with St. Louis Public Radio in Washington, D.C., the Republican senator said a bipartisan contingent of senators is trying to find a way to end the shutdown.

A small Illinois city is rallying for a prominent community member who is currently in ICE detention in Missouri. He was taken into custody after dropping his daughters off at school last week.

Facing months in jail, workers arrested at a popular Chinese buffet have instead chosen “voluntary departure” back to Indonesia.

Community members gathered Monday at a town hall to learn ways to protect themselves against a potential influx of ICE agents and National Guard members in St. Louis.

About 50 people gathered to mourn Leo Cruz-Silva, who died by suicide in a jail in Ste. Genevieve on ICE’s watch last week.

This is at least the 15th ICE detainee death nationwide and the second in Missouri this year, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's website.

About 30% of students at Iveland Elementary School in the Ritenour School District come from Spanish-speaking households.

The move comes as President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement practices are garnering increasing criticism.

Metro Theater Company presents four performances of “Carmela, Full of Wishes” in Grand Center this weekend. The show for young audiences depicts a girl who is supported by her neighborhood but feels the absence of her missing father.

The request for help with federal immigration clerical, transportation and logistical tasks came from the Trump administration — notably the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense.