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Vigil Held to Mourn Trump's Executive Actions on Illegal Immigration, Expected Ban on Refugees

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Civil Rights activists and residents filled Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for the vigil in support of U.S. refugees and immigrants. 
J. Froelich

During his first week in office, President Donald Trump issued his first round of executive orders to greatly expand illegal immigrant enforcement and is expected to soon bar political and religious refugees from entering the U.S. The newly assembled Arkansas legislature is also busy considering restrictive immigration measures. In response, immigrant and refugee rights organizers in Arkansas held a vigil in Fayetteville.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.