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Stuck Between Borders and Bureaucracy: Intersection of Child Welfare and Immigration

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By: Abigail Sanchez, Child Welfare Fellow DISCLAIMER: All policies, statistics, and information cited in this blog are current as of September 3rd, 2025. Future changes in law or policy may alter the accuracy of this content. Immigration Enforcement Meets Child Welfare The intersection of immigration enforcement and child welfare has long created challenges for families, […]

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Op-ed: And my son wept

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By Art Zygielbaum, Nebraska Appleseed Board Member. Originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star. Today I am afraid for this nation, this America where I was born and where I have always lived. My wife, son and I recently traveled to Poland to connect to our roots. We visited the hamlet where my paternal grandfather

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Nebraska Alliance For Thriving Communities: Letter to Nebraska’s Congressional Delegation

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July 31, 2025 Dear members of Nebraska’s Congressional delegation,  We write with urgency after the recent new announcement to end work authorization for longstanding Nebraska families and employees who have been a valuable part of local communities for 20 and 30 years. The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for community members from Honduras and

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From Boarding Schools to Forced Adoption: A legacy of American Genocide and Cultural Erosion in Indigenous Communities

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By Téa Cushman, Child Welfare Youth Fellow A key component of this research was an interview conducted with Grace Johnson, member of the Oglala-Lakota tribe and Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons for the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, Misty Flowers, member of the Isanti Dakota tribe and Diligent Recruitment Advisor at the National Center

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SCOTUS Ruling on Grants Pass (criminalization of homelessness)

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Guest Blog Post by Cameron Collier On June 28, 2024, The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in The City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, holding that the criminalization of homelessness (individuals sleeping in public spaces) does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment clause.1 The ruling paves the way for similar criminal

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Celebrating Nebraska’s School Nutrition Heroes: Comment on Your Hero Today!

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Guest Post by Jathesn Xretqalin Jathesn Xretqalin is an intern at Appleseed who is passionate about promoting health and wellness in the community. She is currently a Pre-Health and Pre-Law college student at the University of Lincoln- Nebraska studying Advertising and Public Relations. Welcome to our Celebration! We’re thrilled to launch this year’s Nebraska School

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The Need for Paid Sick Leave for ALL workers in Nebraska

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This is a guest post by Miriam Nieto Lopez, Nebraska Appleseed intern in 2023 The path that led me to interning at Nebraska Appleseed was shaped by experiences in my childhood. As an Economic Justice intern, I’ve spent most of my time working to get paid sick leave for Nebraskans. The absence of paid sick

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A Life Sentence: Nebraskans like Kayla and her family banned from SNAP, even after serving time

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This blog was written by Kayla Tobey in collaboration with Nebraska Appleseed staff Kayla Tobey works at the Mental Health Association of Nebraska in Lincoln. In her job, she supports people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues, as well as folks navigating reentry from incarceration to get back on their feet. She’s a

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