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Asylum seekers in St. Louis demand end to abuse and monitoring by ICE contractor

2 years 6 months ago
A protest on Monday in front of a nondescript office building just across the street from CityPark in St. Louis highlighted what a group of local asylum seekers says is mistreatment by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor. Two asylum seekers share their experiences and we hear from the co-founder of Migrantes Unidos, a mutual support group for immigrants who have been forced to wear ankle monitors.

St. Louis contemplates $500K compliance program for expired license plates

2 years 6 months ago
The city of St. Louis is considering paying $500,000 for "professional services" tied to a program aimed at ensuring "motor vehicle license compliance." Any action against expired plates or temporary tags would generate attention in St. Louis, where many drivers use them for months or years after they've expired. When a vehicle is purchased, temporary tags are used while it's titled and sales tax is paid, before a permanent license plate is acquired. The disclosure came Monday during a meeting…
Jacob Kirn