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Indiana's Senate Bill 76, a sweeping measure to align local law enforcement and public institutions with federal immigration enforcement, remains poised for final approval despite a delay in the Senate on Thursday.

The panel of city leaders included an immigration lawyer to offer some direct legal advice in dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Saturday event is open to the public, and will feature a time for comment. Mayor Sharon Tucker hopes to ease the current fears in the community.

On Saturday and Sunday, there were demonstrations against the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings by agents in Minnesota.

A federal judge ruled in favor of a a group suing the Department of Homeland security for the decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Burmese nationals in the U.S.

This story has been republished with an update, as well as a translation from English to the Burmese and Karen languages to make it more accessible to the area's Burmese population. Temporary Protective Status for Burmese people was to have ended on Jan. 26. There has been a court-ordered pause by a federal judge.

The letter, sent to Congress earlier this week, names Camp Atterbury and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.

The accredited program trained 13 bilingual interpreters in professional standards for healthcare, social services, government and education.

Fred Gilbert passed away in April at the age of 78, but he leaves behind a legacy of advocacy for the migrant community in Fort Wayne.

The program looks to address the gaps in current immigration services.