On Tuesday, Brad Smith, the chief legal officer and president of Microsoft, said that he fears there is a ‘tough’ summer ahead for immigration issues, such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Trump administration has been attempting to end. Microsoft wants to see the program protected, and also supports immigration as […]

The backlog of active cases in the federal immigration courts in the US, which currently stands at almost 692,000, could be about to be eased, thanks to the addition of new help. The upcoming Budget Bill in the House of Representatives will feature a proposal for the hiring of a further 100 immigration teams, according

The leader of the campaign arm of the Republican Senate, Cory Gardner, told President Donald Trump earlier this month that the White House and Congress need to move on immigration reform now as it will become more difficult nearer to and following the midterm elections in November. The Colorado Republican says he told the President

California Representative, David Valadao, has defended his decision to back a petition that attempts to force the House of Representatives to vote on several proposals for immigration reform, despite objections from the leaders of the Republican Party. He says it is the only way Congress will address an urgent issue, though another House Republican says

Doctors are unhappy by dialysis payment policies in some US states, which fail to provide undocumented immigrants with services until they are close to death, according to a new study. There are approximately 6500 undocumented immigrants with end-stage kidney disease in the US, many of whom are unable to receive routine dialysis vital to their

Educators and civil rights groups have attacked Betsy DeVos, the Education Secretary, for saying that schools should be able to choose whether to report undocumented immigrant students and their family members to immigration authorities. DeVos made the comments on Tuesday while testifying in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce when asked

Massachusetts federal agents have decided to stop the practice of placing undocumented immigrants under arrest while they visit government offices to try and gain legal status, an immigration official told a federal judge on Tuesday. The decision is a reversal in the policies practiced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a Boston federal judge

On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council unanimously voted to pass a special appropriation that will result in the creation of a legal fund for immigrants living in the area who face deportation from the US. The measure differs from a similar proposal first made last month by excluding those with multiple criminal convictions from accessing

Republicans in the House of Representatives will attend a two-hour meeting about immigration next month as party leaders face the prospect of a rebellion from within their own caucus on the best way to deal with the undocumented immigrants who came to the US as minors, known as Dreamers. The conference is set to take

Republicans in the House of Representatives will vote on immigration legislation that has long been in limbo in the third week of June. The Farm Bill, delayed by a dispute over immigration last week, is expected to be passed. But, it is still uncertain how many immigration bills, between one and four, the House will

California could be about to become the first state in the US to ensure that Medicaid coverage is extended to immigrants, including undocumented immigrants if Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation that has already passed through the state Senate and Assembly. The move to try to provide immigrants with health coverage regardless of legal status is