Despite the changing and increasingly strict immigration policies pursued by the Trump administration, people continue to come to the US. Over 1,000 people, including many families, waited in Tijuana last week, to ask the US for asylum, as revealed by an official list tracking the processing at the port of entry in San Ysidro. Since […]

The debate on using overseas workers to fill lower-wage seasonal jobs that Americans tend to spurn is nothing new. But, fraught immigration politics and a tight labor market have given the issue a new urgency as the Republican and Democratic parties fight to control Congress in an election year. Opponents of immigration and unions claim

Federal law enforcement officers arrested at least eight protestors on Thursday while they were attempting to reopen a Portland building belonging to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that had to shut down for over a week because of a continuing demonstration. Officers arrived at sunrise on Thursday and were able to successfully unlock the

On Wednesday, an immigration bill backed by Republican leaders was soundly rejected by their party members in the House of Representatives. It is the most recent setback in the internal war in the Republican Party over the controversial issue that has gone on for many years. Few were expecting the new bill to pass, but

On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that immigrant parents and children caught crossing over the US border from Mexico can no longer be separated by US immigration agents, and ruled that families split up as they were previously taken into custody must be reunited. US District Court Judge, Dana Sabraw, granted a preliminary injunction to

On Tuesday, leaders of the House of Representatives rejected an attempt to ensure that all US employers make certain that employees have the legal right to work in the country, indicating that Republican leaders feel it does not have the support necessary to become part of a new comprehensive immigration bill. Conservatives wary of the

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the order, issued by President Donald Trump in September 2017, restricting travel to the US from several Muslim-majority countries. Writing about the 5-4 opinion, Chief Justice, John Roberts, said the ban fell within the authority of the President and rejected accusations that it was the result of

On Monday, Kevin McAleenan, the Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, said that he has temporarily directed the agency to stop referring immigrant parents for prosecution in federal courts after they are caught illegally entering the US with children. McAleenan told Texas reporters that the decision was made soon after President Donald Trump signed

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives face another week of party in-fighting over immigration even as they are promised a vote on a compromise bill, brokered between leaders, moderates, conservatives, and the White House in the hope of creating a bill to win 218 votes from the 235 House Republicans. But, leaders were still

A record 75% of Americans believe that immigration is a good thing for the US. It includes the majorities of all political party groups, with just 19% believing the opposite, according to a new Gallup poll, conducted between 1 and 13 June. The result is an increase of the 71% approval recorded last year. The

On Saturday, federal officials released their plan to reunite immigrant minors with their parents in a detention center close to Brownsville, Texas. How much longer the families will have to wait for their reunion remains unclear. The Department of Homeland Security statement suggests that the process may have to wait until the deportation proceedings against