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No ID, No Job: How Coronavirus Left Parolees in Excruciating Limbo After Leaving Prison

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With basic government services shut down, people granted parole are unable to get on their feet after leaving prison.

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Protests Against Policing Could Help Make Formerly Homeless Candace Valenzuela the First Afro-Latina in Congress

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In a Texas congressional race, Valenzuela, a local school board member, is climbing in the polls against former Air Force Col. Kim Olson.

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A Family Separated Between El Salvador and the U.S., First Blocked by Trump and Then Coronavirus

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Four sisters among the lucky few children to be approved to come to the U.S. under the Central American Minors program had their hopes dashed again.

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Supreme Court Says Trump Can Roll Back Access to Birth Control Under the Affordable Care Act

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While the administration wins for now, the court’s opinions signal more litigation to come on the question of the ACA’s birth control mandate.

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