Recent efforts to advance immigration reform in Congress collapsed, leaving no clear way forward to resolve one of the biggest problems in the US. But, many immigrant entrepreneurs are among those who believe that a new immigration system, putting the needs of the country first, should be passed. Andrea Stone, the founder and CEO of […]

Six US Senators have asked the Department of Homeland Security to take immediate steps to ensure that immigrants at detention centers are not used as forced labor by private prison operators following allegations that detainees have been pressured into working for a dollar or less per day to get basic services or food. The Senators,

The revelation, on Tuesday, that federal agencies have been working together to arrest and then deport undocumented immigrants who go to interviews seeking legal residency has been slammed by leaders of the Democratic Party but praised by those who want to see stronger enforcement of existing immigration laws. US Representative, Michael Capuano called the practice

Immigration courts from Los Angeles to Boston are experiencing the fallout from a recent decision by the US Supreme Court, which has resulted in the rejection of several immigration and deportation cases, making a system already facing massive backlogs and ever-increasing dockets even more chaotic. The ruling, which gained little attention at the time, dealt

Clifton Divers, a former agent with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was handed a three-year prison sentence on Monday for operating a bribery scheme for immigrants trying to avoid deportation from the US. In January, Divers pleaded guilty to fraud and bribery charges. At the sentencing, the US Attorney, Matthew Schneider said that nobody is

Over 150 residents in Newton County are opposed to the area becoming a location for a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. But, officials claim that there are no current plans for opening any such facility in the area. Residents opposed to the idea made their opinions known at a meeting at Roselawn’s First

Legal immigrants are rejecting food stamps and pulling their kids out of health care programs as the Trump administration considers penalizing those who use of food benefits. Leaked documents suggest that the Department of Homeland Security intends to propose a new rule, which would make it harder for immigrants who use public benefits, including Medicaid,

Tens of thousands of Texas residents are caught in a growing backlog of applications for US citizenship. The amount of time it takes to gain citizenship in Texas has more than doubled in some cases. During the last Presidential election, thousands of legal permanent Texas residents applied for US citizenship, an increase not uncommon during

The US Army has ended the practice of discharging immigrant recruits who choose to enlist to become eligible for US citizenship, for the moment at least. On Wednesday, the Associated Press received a memo dated 20 July, telling high-ranking officers in the Army to immediately stop the processing of discharges of immigrants who choose to

The Justice Department intends to take dozens of immigration cases from a judge who is known for delaying deportation orders. It is partly because of his implied criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to the union which represents immigration judges, on Wednesday. According to CNN on Tuesday, the Justice Department replaced Philadelphia immigration judge,

American immigration officials arrested 2,885 fewer undocumented immigrants at the southwest border in July than during June. It is the second consecutive month that the number of such immigrants attempting to enter the US has fallen, according to data released by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. 39,953 undocumented immigrants were apprehended at the