The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revealed that it is looking at a proposal to make amendments to a border pact with Canada to manage asylum seekers, although the immigration minister of Canada says that no formal discussions on the topic are currently taking place. In an email, a spokesperson for the US government […]

Four new academic studies claim that illegal immigration does not result in an increase in drug and alcohol problems or violent crime, assertions that contradict those used by the Trump administration to justify their crackdown on undocumented immigrants living in the US. An increase in undocumented immigrants coming to the US since 1999 has not

The seafood industry in Maryland is in crisis, with over 50% of crab houses on the Eastern Shore having no workers available to pick the meat, which is sold in supermarkets and restaurants. The industry was unable to get US visas for their workforce, which consists predominantly of Mexicans, including some women who have headed

The number of Muslim immigrant refugees coming to the US fell more than any other religion in the first half of the 2018 fiscal year. There were just 1,800 admissions, compared to the almost 22,900 refugees allowed to enter the country in the previous fiscal year. This is according to new data analysis from the

The struggling dairy industry in New York is under economic threat due to current immigration policies in the US, according to Mary Jo Dudley, a farmworker program director at Cornell University. Dudley claims that the gridlock in Washington over the issue of immigration reform is causing extra stressors on dairy farmers in New York. They

A Tuesday night hearing about a plan to have $373,000 in legal aid set aside for low-income immigrants facing the possibility of deportation from the US in Montgomery County was packed with residents and heated debate over the issue, with dozens of testimonials in front of the County Council from those for and against the

The Maine chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has presented two federal agencies with a lawsuit over the issue of public records request relating to checks on citizenship at major transportation hubs that have been left unfulfilled. In January, federal officials were asked by the civil liberties organization to release records about the

Several of the approximately 200 undocumented immigrants from Central America who are part of the ‘immigrant caravan’ have crossed the border between the US and Mexico and begun applying for US asylum, activists in the area say. A volunteer group, Pueblos Sin Fronteras (PSF – which in English translates to ‘People without Borders’), tweeted early

An immigrant rights group in Milwaukee will march against the decision by a local Sheriff to partner with federal immigration authorities about immigration enforcement. On Wednesday, Voces de la Frontera will hold a ‘Day without Latinos’ rally. This is according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The group is demanding that Eric Severson, the Sheriff of

On Monday, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Thomas Homan, announced that he intends to retire from government. In a statement, Homan said it had been an honor to lead ICE and its staff for over a year and that it was a bittersweet decision to retire after more than 34 years

On Saturday, President Donald Trump said that more guest workers would soon be allowed to enter the US to assist farmers, who he admitted may suffer some short-term difficulties because of his attempts to renegotiate trade deals with several foreign partners. The comments were made at a political rally in Washington Township, Michigan. Trump’s pledge