The ACLU and others urge border authorities to limit detention of pregnant migrants
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The ACLU and others urge border authorities to limit detention of pregnant migrants

ByNPR

One 27-year-old Guatemalan woman said she had no other option but to give birth while holding a garbage can at a Southern California Border Patrol station. A Nicaraguan mother said agents denied her 6-month-old son medical care while he suffered from respiratory problems that caused pneumonia. These are two cases that the American Civil Liberties…

Biden’s student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here’s what you need to know.

Biden’s student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here’s what you need to know.

ByNPR

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan — halting any debt from being erased. But the administration is encouraging people to continue submitting their applications. The Friday evening ruling comes less than a week since the application portal went live. Already, nearly 22 million people — more than half…