Phoenix, AZ- Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is feeling so confident that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the state’s immigration law that she has ordered law enforcement to be prepared once the decision is handed down.
Concord, NH- Early in May, New Hampshire began participating in the Secure Communities program, which is a program that allows law enforcement to determine an arrestee’s immigration status by entering their fingerprints into a federal database.
Santa Fe, NM- New Mexico authorities arrested nine people last week for their involvement in a forgery scheme that helped undocumented immigrants obtain state driver’s licenses.
Trenton, NJ- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New Jersey arrested eight people for their involvement in student visa fraud scheme.
Crete, IL- Federal officials have decided to build a privately owned immigration detention facility in Crete, Illinois, a suburb 30 miles outside Chicago, but residents have raised objections to the facility.
Wailuku, HI- An illegal immigrant accused of sexually molesting a five year old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, and will be deported after his release from prison.
Atlanta, GA- A Georgia college student, Jessica Colotl has been in the center of the state’s immigration debate for over two years and now gets another reprieve from her impending deportation.
Tallahassee, FL- The Florida Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in three cases involving undocumented immigrants who are facing deportation for criminal charges.
Wilmington, DE- State lawmakers are considering passing a state version of the DREAM Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants in-state tuition fees at public colleges and universities.
Hartford, CT- While the nation awaits a decision on the most controversial provision of Arizona’s immigration law, immigration activists in Connecticut held a rally to urge lawmakers not to target Latinos.
Glenwood Springs, CO- A man arrested at the Strawberry Days festival last year has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for immigration violations.
Petaluma, CA- Three ICE agents were shot early Thursday morning when trying to serve a warrant, where the suspect was considered to be “high risk.”
Glenwood, AR- There are close to 2 million immigrant children without legal status in the U.S and many of them face the prospect of eventual deportation, much like an Arkansas girl who must now leave the country and return to Mexico.
Phoenix, AZ- Lawmakers in New Hampshire have endorsed a resolution that supports the tough Arizona immigration law which gives police the power to stop and detain anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally.
Montgomery, AL- State lawmakers are waiting for the Supreme Court to make a final decision on Arizona’s immigration law, the model for Alabama’s law before they make any changes to the legislation.
Phoenix, AZ- Earlier this week Supreme Court justices signaled that they might uphold key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law, S.B. 1070, which would essentially turn police into immigration agents.
Houston, TX- While the Supreme Court listened to arguments over the constitutionality of Arizona’s immigration bill, Mexico President Felipe Calderon addressed a crowd in Houston where he expressed his concern that immigration laws passed by seve ...
Washington, D.C. - One of this year’s most politicized issues, illegal immigration, went before the Supreme Court today for a decision on whether states have the right to enact and enforce their own immigration laws. And Justices signaled their a ...
New York, NY- Between the years of 1995 and 2000 millions of Mexicans came into the U.S. illegally without the necessary documents that can be obtained by an immigration attorney, causing the largest wave of immigrants from a single country in fo ...
Washington, D.C. – The very contentious immigration law passed by Arizona lawmakers and Governor Jan Brewer in 2010 will be taken up by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.