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‘Keep pushing’: USC international student who faced deportation completes PhD in chemistry

Matthew Ariwoola came to South Carolina to do life-saving chemistry research. He isn’t letting the Trump administration stop him.
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Episode 20: Immigrants Are Welcome Here

A forced ICE collaboration bill advances in the Statehouse. Public discontent grows against the mass deportation regime’s secretive moves in Columbia. And we launch a statewide campaign with faith leaders proclaiming a simple message: Immigrants are welcome here. Joining us on today’s episode is Dulce J. López, Immigrant Rights Advocacy Strategist at the ACLU of South Carolina. Tell your state lawmakers to vote No on the forced ICE collaboration bill, H. 4764: https://aclusc.org/iceout Read the findings of the ACLU report "Deputized for Disaster" here: https://www.aclusc.org/news/5-ugly-facts-about-ice-collaboration-in-south-carolina/ Want to find more ways to advocate for immigrants’ rights? Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and we’ll put you to work: https://aclusc.org/volunteer
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"Statehouse Dispatch: March 9, 2026"

Statehouse Dispatch: March 9, 2026

During House Budget Week, a bathroom bill advances and a classroom censorship bill looms on the horizon
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Jace Woodrum, a white man in a gray suit, speaks into a microphone in a Statehouse committee room with a crowd of people sitting behind him

I’m a foster and adoptive parent. Here’s why I oppose S. 540.

South Carolina Senate Bill 540 would redefine child abuse in state law to allow harmful treatment of trans children

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USC international student who faced deportation completes PhD in chemistry

As Forced ICE Collaboration Bill advances, ACLU reports on damage to public trust and civil rights

ACLU report finds widespread abuses, racial profiling, and liability risks for local law enforcement as 287(g) program expands

Immigrants Are Welcome Here: Interfaith Vigil Thursday 2/26 in Charleston