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🌦️ Good morning! It’s Thursday, Jan. 30. Warmer temperatures and rain are expected in Fresno this weekend. The National Weather Service says storm clouds begin moving in late Thursday or early Friday. Rain storms are likely throughout the weekend, with daytime highs in the 60s and low 70s and overnight lows in the 40s and 50s.
🚫Jemma Israelyan was looking forward to having more family in Fresno. Israelyan, an American citizen who immigrated from Armenia nearly a decade ago, had been helping her cousin’s family prepare to move to Fresno for more than a year. They received word through the United States Refugee Admissions Program that they were expected to land in Fresno on Feb. 4. They sold their home in Armenia, their car and most of their belongings. But last week, two days after Donald Trump’s inauguration and two weeks before their long-planned move, they got word their departure had been “cancelled” with “no other information” about when — or if — their case could be reconsidered or moved forward. Read the full story from Fresnoland’s Gisselle Medina below.
🏫Central Unified this week approved naming a new elementary school after Jaswant Singh Khalra, a prominent Sikh human rights activist with ties to the Central Valley who was assassinated in 1995. The board said it’s the first public school in the nation to be named after someone of Sikh descent, ABC30 reported.
Refugees and immigrants in Fresno prepare for deportations amid chaos and confusion
Immigration advocates are working urgently to assist those impacted by Trump’s executive orders, including individuals in refugee and humanitarian parole programs.
Valley school districts offering security for immigrant parents, students amid threat of deportation
As threats of mass deportations loom in the Central Valley, school districts in the region are mobilizing to protect their students. A handful of parents recently gathered at Fresno Adult School on a bright Saturday morning, notebooks and pens in hand, ready to take notes during an hour-long “Know Your […]
