Washington, D.C. - State lawmakers are shifting their priorities from immigration to other problems such as balancing their budgets and redistricting. Pending litigation of individual state laws are also putting new state immigration laws on hold ...
With immigration, state and federal officials walk a fine line between being humane while still trying to enforce the laws. While federal immigration officials have given some young undocumented individuals the opportunity to work and live in the ...
Washington, D.C.- On Wednesday, over 80 House Democrats urged the Department of Homeland Security to allow give undocumented immigrants who are involved in same-sex marriages and relationships the same protections as heterosexual couples when it ...
Washington D.C. - As “Dreamers” eagerly await the details about deferred action, to be released today, one staunch anti-immigration activist Rep. Steve King (R.-IA) says that he plans to sue Obama “to command the president to enforce the law.”
Washington, D.C. - New government data shows that immigrants, both legal and illegal, are re-arrested for crimes within three years after they are released.
Phoenix, AZ- Illegal immigrants are coming out of the shadows and are now speaking publically. Now some undocumented immigrants are launching a bust tour to add their voices to the immigration debate, protesting the increased number of deportatio ...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is worried that illegal immigrants will become the victims of fraud or unscrupulous practices and has introduced an initiative to protect them from scam artists who will exploit their undocumented status.
Notorious Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is well-known for being tough on illegal immigration, took the stand Tuesday as he faces allegations of racial profiling. And while Arpaio said he was against “anyone racially profiling,” those caught up ...
Washington, D.C. - The government estimates that there 890,000 young undocumented immigrants in the country and the cost of processing temporary work visas for applicants could cost up to $585 million.
Goliad, TX- Late Sunday evening a Ford 250 crammed with twenty-three passengers veered off a rural highway and slammed into a tree, killing fourteen. Now authorities have stated they believe the passengers were illegal immigrants from Guatemala, ...
Richmond, VA- A new Quinnipiac poll showed that Virginia residents are in favor on enacting immigration laws that give police the authority to check the legal status of people who are stopped or arrested.
Washington, D.C. - Depart of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appeared before the House Judiciary committee to defend that President’s decision to stop deportations of young immigrants. But Rep. Steve King (R.-IA) threatened to file a ...
Arizona’s controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio heads to court to day to answer to charges that his immigration patrols violated the civil rights of Latinos and conducted illegal immigration checks.
Phoenix, AZ- In a highly anticipated move various civil rights groups have made an offensive move to block implementation of Arizona’s immigration status check law. Opponents to the law, often referred to as the ‘papers please’ provision, filed a ...
Washington, D.C. - Children of immigrants are the forgotten victims of deportation and often thrust into the foster system, torn away from their families. According to social justice magazine ColorLines, in 2011, 5,000 American born children ente ...
Legal and illegal immigration is one of the many issues that Americans will consider when they head to the polls this November. And while both President Obama and Mitt Romney are in agreement that the system is in need of reform, they diverge on ...
A Philippine immigrant filed a lawsuit Thursday asking for the legal right to stay in the country based on her same-sex marriage to an American citizen.
Washington, D.C. - The federal government, upon fears of allowing entry to foreign gang members, has been very strict about granting heavily tattooed individuals visas or green cards despite having no criminal record.
Chicago, IL- A Chicago man who was flagged as an illegal immigrant by a federal fingerprint sharing system is now suing the government for wrongfully detaining him in a maximum security prison for two months.
Tallahassee, FL- Jose Godinez- Samperio, like so many young immigrants, was brought to the U.S. as a child. His parents had a visitation visa, but when that visa expired they never left, and built their lives here. Now Jose is hoping that the Oba ...