State and Region

Kansas AG ditches anti-immigration health care lawsuit after change in federal policy

TOPEKA — The Kansas attorney general is dropping his federal lawsuit that targeted health care for immigrants across the U.S. Kris Kobach announced Wednesday he voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit, but health care for certain immigrants was stripped away more than three months ago when ...

Prairie Band Potawatomi leaders intend to cancel $30M ICE contract, chairman says

TOPEKA — The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s chairman compared immigrant detention to Indian reservations in an online video address Friday, and declared the tribe’s intention to jettison a recently secured contract to design detention centers. “We know our Indian reservations were ...