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El Paso County, Texas helps migrants on their way
Though they don't often stay more than a day, asylum seekers receive care and services from El Paso County, Texas before they leave for their next destination.
Sherburne County and tribal nations collaborate on county park
Sherburne County, Minn. engaged tribal nations to revise its plans for a park that included a Native American burial ground.
L.A. County fends off homelessness with an assist from A.I.
A predictive model pulls data from six county departments to create a list of the county’s most vulnerable population — people who frequently show up in the county’s criminal justice and hospital systems and who access benefits like SNAP.
County leaders seek greater coordination on migrants after border visit
A trip to the southern border in El Paso County, Texas offered county officials a chance to see how the asylum system works, amid a sustained increase in people surrendering to immigration authorities.
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