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Coming to Cuse podcast series

Coming to Cuse Podcast

June 15, 2026

A podcast series about immigrating to the Salt City

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At the Safe Haven Museum, a banner shows a photo of Holocaust refugees.

Oswego’s Safe Haven Museum CNY’s ‘forgotten’ Holocaust refugees

June 14, 2026

Fort Ontario was the only Holocaust refugee camp in the U.S. Its leaders say its story matters more than ever.

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A street vendor pushes a cart along the route during the East LA Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival in Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Organizers behind Mexican Independence Day celebrations in Los Angeles this weekend said they are beefing up security protocols amid increased immigration enforcement as some people expressed their apprehension for attending the events, reported NBC. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

LA street vendors risk deportation to work

June 14, 2026

As stepped-up immigration enforcement began in L.A. last year, street vendors were among those arrested. Vendors say they’re afraid – but they need to work.

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Frank Sandall transformed the abandoned EpWorth Village property in York, Nebraska, into EpWorks Workforce Housing. The facility houses nearly 200 migrant workers who come to central Nebraska for agricultural work.

Policy changes disrupt agricultural workforce

June 13, 2026

Nebraskans face uncertainty as new immigration policy changes disrupt agricultural workforce.

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Diego Armando Escalona Polanco, a fast-food worker in Orlando who came to the U.S. 11 years ago. Detained by ICE before being deported to his native Venezuela, he's now back in his childhood bedroom in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Suddenly uprooted

May 28, 2026

Here’s what happens to immigrants deported from Florida to their home countries.

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Ralph Rotella at his shoe shop stands at his equipment and buffs the leather of a shoe.

Syracuse’s Italian Americans keep culture alive through charity

May 27, 2026

From shoe drives to church food pantries, Syracuse’s Italian Americans carry forward a legacy of generosity.

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Members of Lightning’s American Hockey League affiliate team, the Crunch, kneel in a circle on the ice during practice.

European hockey prospects fight for their spot in the NHL 

May 27, 2026

European hockey players dream of making it to the NHL, but the journey to first playing in the American Hockey League isn’t easy.

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At the Eid service, patrons gather around a table filled with pastries.

Making time for traditions

May 27, 2026

Some U.S. immigrants and international students follow two different calendars and work harder to maintain their traditions from home.

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Arpan Banerjee, a third-year Ph.D. candidate studying ophthalmology and visual sciences at Upstate Medical University,

International students come to US to chase their dreams

May 27, 2026

International students come to the United States in search of opportunity, but the journey requires them to navigate unfamiliar environments and redefine what home and belonging mean.

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In this photo Jhonny Zamor stands in a blue zip up on an indoor soccer field with his right footing resting on a soccer ball.

How international students navigate collegiate soccer 

May 27, 2026

International soccer players at Bryant & Stratton College take the field knowing the stakes.

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Lives in the Balance

A Carnegie-Knight Journalism Collaboration

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  • Arizona
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  • Illinois
  • Nebraska
  • New York
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A Carnegie-Knight Journalism Collaboration

Published in 2026 by Focal Point.
How to republish this Creative Commons work.

Hosted by:S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

215 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13244