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April 28, 2026

Here’s what the Board of Immigration Appeals decision means for DACA

Just like physical first aid, MHFA focuses on early intervention. But instead of applying bandages, mental health first aid offers strategies to build skills in...

April 21, 2026

Training equips advocates with Mental Health First Aid skills

Just like physical first aid, MHFA focuses on early intervention. But instead of applying bandages, mental health first aid offers strategies to build skills in...

April 3, 2026

New program advances professional development and civic engagement skills for immigrant and refugee leaders

Immigrant and refugee leaders throughout the Omaha community are cultivating professional development through the new program: MyCity Greater Omaha....

April 2, 2026

Immigration attorneys urge online safety amid national rise in immigration scams

There has been a rise in what is known as immigration scams in the U.S., according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Nebraska is not...

March 17, 2026

Omaha father reunited with family after combined advocacy efforts

Calderon, a father of three, was held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in McCook, Nebraska for two months despite having never been...

March 17, 2026

NEWS: Detained Omaha Father Released on Bond due to Concerted Team Legal Efforts

An Omaha family is reunited after an immigration judge granted Omaha father Jorge Calderon Rivera’s release on bond....

March 13, 2026

CIRA Legal experts strengthen Lexington relief efforts

Legal experts from the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA) joined community-wide efforts to support neighbors affected by the Tyson Foods plant closure by...

December 10, 2025

This Human Rights Day, stand with our neighbors

In the past two weeks, the Trump administration halted asylum decisions, paused visa processing for Afghans, re-opened refugee cases that had already been approved, and...

November 25, 2025

How to Talk About Immigration

Conversations about immigration can get complicated fast. Emotions run high, headlines move fast, and it can be hard to separate political talking points from the...

October 31, 2025

Refugee resettlement must be guided by need, not politics.

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced plans to slash the number of refugees it will allow to come to the U.S. to just 7,500 (down from...

September 9, 2025

Add your comment in opposition of the McCook detention center

This Friday, Sept. 12, the Nebraska Legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing on Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to convert the McCook Work...

September 4, 2025

What the McCook ICE Facility means for Nebraska

Last month, Nebraska leaders announced plans to convert the McCook Work Ethic Camp — once designed for rehabilitation — into a new immigration detention center....