Congressional delegation

Any of Arkansas's six congressmen and senators, or anything having to do with them on the Hill. 

State Republicans Laud DACA Repeal, Expect Retooling, But 'Dreamers' Plan 24-Hour Hunger Strike

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek • Sep 5, 2017
Sarah Whites-Koditschek / ARKANSAS PUBLIC MEDIA

An Arkansas immigrant rights coalition is organizing community meetings, a protest at the state capitol and a 24-hour hunger strike following the federal repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy better known as DACA.

Meanwhile, state officials, from Gov. Asa Hutchinson to U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-1st District) called DACA an unconstitutional executive action leftover from the previous administration of Barack Obama.

Congressmen Raise Concerns About Refugee Resettlement In Fayetteville

By • Nov 18, 2016
Jacqueline Froelich/ARKANSAS PUBLIC MEDIA

In late September, Canopy Northwest Arkansas, a new faith-based global refugee resettlement center in Fayetteville, received final approval from the U.S. State Department to move forward with its essential mission — to accommodate as many as 100 refugees a year.

Canopy’s resettlement Director Emily Crane Linn, who is headquartered at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, says she was euphoric.

Emily Crane Linn is Canopy’s resettlement director

“It’s real,” she says. “We’ve been approved. There’s no more provisional, no more waiting. It’s happening.”