NEW ORLEANS — Vilma Palacios has been held at the Basile, Louisiana detention center since June, even though she says she was in the process of renewing her work permit. “I told him 'why am I under ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state was weighing whether to issue work permits directly to recent asylum seekers. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní Frustrated by the federal response to the migrant crisis, Gov.