Immigration has overtaken both the economy and the issue of healthcare as the most important factor determining the vote of Americans, as the November midterm elections approach, according to a new opinion poll from Reuters/Ipsos. The new data suggests that the announcement of the zero-tolerance policy by the Trump administration in May increased the importance […]

California federal courts are set to start holding group immigration trials this week, kicking off a strategy already adopted by other states on the border for some years. California decided to start using the process after the number of prosecutions ballooned during the last few months, due to the zero-tolerance policy adopted by the Trump

On Thursday, a federal judge blocked efforts to prevent California from putting restrictions on the cooperation that local law enforcement can give to immigration agents. It is a victory for the ‘sanctuary’ policies of the state, which drew predictable responses from both sides of the political aisle. US District Judge, John A Mendez, rejected the

On Thursday, the Trump administration announced that court-ordered deadlines for the reunification of immigrant families separated at the US border would be met, even while immigration politics continue to cause controversy in the US. Alex Azar, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, says that children in the care of his department will be reunited

Connecticut is one of a handful of states providing especially vulnerable young immigrants with extra time to put in their applications for a federal legal status, which could lead them to become permanent US residents. The new law, which came into effect at the beginning of July, means that immigrants aged between 18 and 20

Immigrant rights advocates are pushing the Minneapolis City Council closer to issuing ID that would be available to all residents over the age of 14, regardless of their legal status in the US. Cities across the US have started issuing such cards to aid undocumented immigrants, which some critics say is an incentive to breaking

With the national debate on immigration centering on the separation of immigrant families at the border in a bid to discourage illegal immigration, the Trump administration has made inroads into one of its other major priorities – the reduction of legal immigration to the US. There is expected to be a 12% drop in the

On Monday, a Washington-based federal judge ordered the US government to release or give immediate hearings to over 1,000 immigrants seeking asylum. Some have been held in jail for months or in some instances, years, with no individual reviews of their cases. US District Judge, James E. Boasberg, accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of ignoring

On Monday, President Donald Trump and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the next leader of Mexico, discussed the issues of immigration, security, and trade during a telephone call. The dialogue between the two maverick politicians comes at a time when relations between the two neighboring nations have become strained. The 64-year-old former Mexico City Mayor won

A senior official with Border Patrol, Ronald D. Vitiello, will become the new acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Trump administration declared on Saturday, even as some politicians and activists want to see the agency disbanded. Vitiello is currently serving as Custom and Border Protection’s acting deputy commissioner and has in