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The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) has been wrestling with what to do with transgender athletes for years. In December of 2012, the NSAA quietly opened the door for transgender students to play for the teams that match their gender identities, but its latest policy proposal places several hurdles into the process, some of which are likely to be insurmountable. In fact, the policy segregates the locker room usage of almost every transgender student who would take advantage of it, which is quite likely a violation of federal law.

Yanira, a 41-year-old Guatemalan national, left her home country with her three children because their lives were in danger from gang violence. She and her family arrived in Texas in February — but they were soon put in an immigration detention center for two months. Yanira now lives in San Antonio, Texas as she awaits her court date for her asylum case. But she said that her experience in a family detention center left her scarred.

One Year After Fleeing Honduras, This Unaccompanied Migrant Child Is Allowed To Stay

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — Slightly hunched over in her purple hoodie on a long desk that she shared with her attorney, the 13-year-old eighth grader from Honduras sat before the immigration judge. Just a few weeks earlier, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services  (USCIS) granted humanitarian protection to the 13-year-old, who asked only be identified by the last three digits of her case number, 535. Her mother, standing directly behind her, beamed with cautious joy evident by the wrinkled corners of her eyes.

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