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A Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, sign at the farmers market in Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City.
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Immigrants lose access to food aid in more states, as federal restrictions take effect
Anna Pope
Refugees and other immigrants are no longer eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as states implement a federal rule change. The restriction is one of many moves that has made it harder for immigrants to access federal benefits.
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Peoria man receives 25-year sentence for fatal downtown shooting
Joe Deacon
Visitors cross Pennsylvania Avenue NW near a banner of President Donald Trump, outside the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington.
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Immigration Project grapples with reduction of accredited legal program for immigrant families
Ben Howell, Eric Stock
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