Immigration officials announced Friday that illegal immigrants who are arrested on minor traffic violations and have no criminal history will no longer automatically face detention.... Read more»
A 23-year-old Mexican man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegal re-entry of a felon.... Read more»
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu admitted to being gay Saturday, but denied allegations that he threatened to deport a Mexican man he’d had a relationship with if the man exposed their affair. (with video)... Read more»2
In the first half of 2011 alone, more than 46,000 illegal immigrants with children were deported, leaving more than 5,000 children in foster care. It’s a growing problem, says a recent report. (with video)... Read more»3
The Obama administration is expected to announce Friday a change to immigration policies that would ease restrictions on illegal immigrants trying to re-enter the country after applying for legal status.... Read more»3
A Texas teenager who was accidentally deported to Colombia, after running away from home, is set to return to the United States as early as Friday... Read more»
A Texas teenage girl, who went missing in 2010, was mistakenly deported to Colombia by immigration agents and has yet to return to the United States.... Read more»4
Two Mexican nationals apprehended by the Border Patrol for illegally entering the United States were sentenced to prison on Sept. 16, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.... Read more»3
Though nearly overshadowed by an earthquake and hurricane, another development causing a stir in Washington is DHS’s announcement it will focus its resources on detaining and removing the highest-priority individuals—those who present a threat to public safety or national security—instead of low-priority individuals including children, military family members, and same-sex spouses.... Read more»1
The Obama administration has announced that it will stop deporting potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who don’t have criminal records.... Read more»1
“A Better Life” is the latest in—and among the best of—a series of excellent films portraying the lives of undocumented immigrants. The new film (unintentionally) highlights a central flaw of the immigration enforcement program.... Read more»1
The controversial Secure Communities initiative, aimed at deporting criminal aliens but criticized for removing mostly minor offenders of lesser crimes, may undergo considerable changes, according to the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.... Read more»1
The DREAM Act was voted down in the U.S. Senate, which decided that it’s not in our country’s best interest to allow a child (who may have been brought to this country at the age of six months and has known no other home, language or way of life) to become a legal citizen, serve in our military and pay into our government system.... Read more»
As deportations have increased under the Obama administration, immigration judges have also increasingly denied requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport people who were legitimately entitled to stay in the country, according to new data.... Read more»
Nearly 400,000 people were removed from the U.S. during the past year, and about half were criminals, according an Immigration and Customs Enforcement press release.... Read more»2
The controversial Secure Communities program that identifies immigrants in local jails now operates in every Texas county.... Read more»
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