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Immigration briefing: Ukraine TPS extended; visa slow-walk claim; VT ICE protests

NPR | By Scott Simon,
Vanessa Romo
Published October 24, 2026 at 6:42 AM CDT

TPS extended for Ukrainians; advocates say State Dept is slow-walking visas from 75 nations; and VT protests ignite outside an ICE call center tracking tips on people they say are in the country illegally.

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