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Opponents of President Trump's travel ban protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month. Legal challenges to the ban are likely to eventually reach the high court. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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5 Immigration Stories To Watch In 2018

Some of President Trump's most ambitious immigration policies have been blocked by the courts or stymied by Congress. Here are five immigration stories to watch in 2018.

The Salton Sea in 2000, when rising water flooded nearby brush. The water is red with micro-organisms. Getty Images hide caption

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'Farm To City' Deal To Dry Out Stretches Of California's Legendary Salton Sea

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The URB-E electric folding bicycle is displayed Nov. 28 inside the Technology Pavilion at the 2017 LA Auto Show. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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New Wave Of Electric 2-Wheelers Hits U.S. City Streets

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is accompanied by Pat Robertson after speaking at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., in February 2016. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Trump Scorns Mainstream News, But Not The Christian Broadcasting Network

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Anna and Brianna Freeman spoke about their experiences with bullying during their StoryCorps interview in Chicago. Crystal Vance Guerra/StoryCorps hide caption

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How Unicorns Help This 8-Year-Old Deal With Bullies

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Opponents of President Trump's travel ban protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month. Legal challenges to the ban are likely to eventually reach the high court. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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5 Immigration Stories To Watch In 2018

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China's ban means recycling is piling up at Rogue Waste System in southern Oregon. Employees Scott Fowler, Laura Leebrick and Garry Penning say their only option for now is to send it to a landfill. Jes Burns/OPB/EarthFix hide caption

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Recycling Chaos In U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste'

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