Many tech companies in the United States have come out against the increasingly tough immigration policies that have been implemented by the Trump administration. The crackdowns on sanctuary cities, stepping up of deportation efforts, and reviews of specialty US visa programs are prompting complaints by firms like Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft about valuable talent […]

A lawsuit has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenging an alleged pattern of detaining undocumented immigrants who are trying to become legalized citizens by marrying those with US citizenship. The ACLU filed the proposed class action against the Trump administration in a Boston federal court late on Tuesday, alleging that families

A temporary end to the funding for two programs intended to help undocumented immigrants in detention centers and immigration courts has been announced by the Department of Justice, and the move was confirmed by officials from the Vera Institute of Justice on Tuesday. The non-profit immigrant advocacy organization implemented the two programs that were funded

On Monday, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona pledged to send around 1,600 members of the National Guard to the border between the United States and Mexico in response to the plan outlined by President Donald Trump to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration with help from the military. Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared that he

Bills recently introduced in the Michigan House would see many legal immigrants given a visible marker on their driver’s license to indicate their immigration status, and this is prompting concerns about discrimination and profiling by immigrant advocacy groups. Representative Pamela Hornberger and Representative Beth Griffin, both Republicans, proposed a couple of House bills last month

The Immigration Department of Zimbabwe has revised the visa fees for citizens of the United States. The new requirements will see US tourists who wish to visit Zimbabwe paying $160 to gain a multiple-entry visa that lasts for a year; this is a significant rise from the previous cost of just $55. For a single-entry

A bilingual digital advertising campaign was launched by an immigration advocacy group on Monday targeting vulnerable members of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives over the Congressional failure to come up with new legislation on immigration. The iAmerica Action six-figure digital ads will run in 27 districts in both English and Spanish. The

Senator Lindsey Graham said yesterday that he expects Congress to make another push for a deal regarding immigration by spring or early summer at the latest. The South Carolina Republican told the ABC show This Week that a deal can and will be reached on the border wall, interior immigration enforcement and the deferred action

After a week of increasingly aggressive statements regarding border security and immigration, President Donald Trump ordered his administration on Friday to find new ways to put an end to the “catch and release” policy when it comes to undocumented immigrants who are eligible to be deported from the United States. Trump sent a memo to

On Thursday, 43 Cambodian nationals were deported from the US to the capital city of Phnom Peth in their native country under a law enabling repatriation for immigrants who do not have US citizenship and who have committed a felony offense. The group is the largest sent back to Cambodia under the bilateral agreement, which

President Donald Trump slammed the immigration laws of the US and revisited comments made during his election campaign about criminals from Mexico during a speech on Thursday, which was intended to concern tax law. Republicans had hoped that the law, which will see a tax cut for the majority of American families, would ensure their