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Los Angeles County Public Health Emergency Operations officials leave St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church after evaluating newly arrived migrants being housed in the Chinatown area of Los Angeles on June 14, 2023. A group of migrants who arrived by bus from Texas -- including some children -- were dropped off at Union Station Wednesday and were being cared for at the church. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the migrants were sent to Los Angeles because California had declared itself a "sanctuary" for immigrants.

What happens to immigration services if the government shuts down?

Some agencies that conduct immigration-related business, such as ICE, would continue to operate during a government shutdown. Others would not.

A vonlunteer hands over care bags to refugees at the Central Registration Office for Asylum Seekers in Berlin Monday. The numbers of migrants have spiked since Sept. 4, when Austria and Germany threw open their borders and eased travel restrictions to allow in thousands who had made it to Hungary, which has balked at the influx.

Germany, France Announce Plans To Welcome Thousands Of Migrants

So far in 2015, more than 200,000 people have reached Greece and another 100,000 reached Italy, the U.N. says. Germany expects as many as 800,000 new arrivals this year.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Millennials could make up nearly half of the record 27 million Hispanic eligible voters. Yet Texas lags…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush could get a Democratic challenger today.The Texas Tribune…

Lawmakers Call For Army To Investigate Misconduct Discharges Of Service Members

Citing reports by NPR and Colorado Public Radio, 12 senators want the Army to investigate the discharges of tens of thousands of troops with mental health disorders.

In this undated photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes a symbolic visit to Mt. Paektu in the country's north.

Kim Jong Un Says North Korea No Longer Bound By Testing Moratorium

The North Korean leader made his remarks to a session of the ruling Workers Party Central Committee. He accused the U.S. of failing to reciprocate the North's diplomatic gestures.

Palestinians in Ramallah celebrated in advance of the U.N. vote.

U.N. Votes To Give Palestinians 'Non-Member Observer State' Status

The move gives the area the same status as the Vatican, but more importantly, it gives it access to other U.N. bodies like the International Criminal Court. This is a victory for the Palestinian Authority and a diplomatic setback for Israel and the United States.

The U.S. sanctions a U.N. rights expert, an outspoken critic of Israel

The most recent target of the Trump administration's sanctions is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move.

6 U.S. Troops Killed In Afghanistan In Suicide Blast

The White House said in a statement that the Taliban was responsible for the attack.

Texas Officials Walk Back Proposed Cuts To Women's, Children's Health Services

The changes to the budget proposal come after lawmakers and advocates protested the previous plan would hurt vulnerable Texans.

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