Senate approves 12-month moratorium bill unanimously, now moves to House
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The administration’s proposal to impose a 12‑month moratorium on the special provision of American Samoa’s Immigration Law has moved one step closer to enactmen








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