Haitian immigrants are suing President Donald Trump and officials with the Department of Homeland Security. They claim racism was part of the reason why the US government ended the program that enabled them to legally live and work in the US following disasters in their own nation. The lawsuit, filed in New York federal court […]

On Thursday, indigent defense and civil rights groups asked the highest court in Massachusetts to prevent immigrants targeted for deportation from being arrested at courthouses by federal agents. They claim that witnesses, victims, and others are becoming too frightened to attend the institutions because of the practice. The petition, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court,

The deportation of undocumented Irish immigrants in the US has increased to an alarming level, according to US citizenship, immigration and detention counselor, Kieran O’Sullivan. Based at Boston’s Irish Pastoral Center, O’Sullivan says he has never seen the level of fear in the immigrant community that exists today. Official data shows that the number of

President Donald Trump is considering a short-term immigration deal that lacks many of his previous demands. The White House has told Republican Congressional leaders that the President would be willing to agree to a plan to protect young immigrants in exchange for funding for the wall on the border between the US and Mexico, which

On Tuesday, the lead author of an immigration bill said that making the new legislation more generous towards recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, who are now potentially at risk of deportation from the US, is under discussion to try and get it through the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored

Immigration lawyers claim that thousands of immigrants fleeing persecution and violence in their home nations face being turned away as the Trump administration moves to limit the kind of people who are eligible for asylum in the US. The law on qualifications for asylum is being reshaped by Attorney General, Jeff Sessions. The move comes

More immigrants with no criminal convictions were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Diego during the first quarter of the current fiscal year than in any other area of the US. The ICE field office in San Diego, which covers the countries of San Diego and Imperial, is the nation’s only field

Undocumented immigrants in Long Beach could soon have federal authorities provide them with extra protection, although many immigrant activists feel these do not go far enough. On Tuesday, the City Council will vote on whether to give their approval to the Long Beach Values Act, which would make Long Beach a sanctuary city and result

On Sunday, immigrant advocates announced that, from Monday, an immigration hotline will extend its hours to deal with the many issues faced by immigrants in Houston, including discrimination and detention. The hotline offers referrals to legal services and attorneys, and will now operate five days a week, from 09:00 to 17:00, according to the Immigrants’

Legal immigrants, wanting to help their relatives come to the US or to renew their own US visas, have found that the approval process is slower than ever, according to Aspey, Watkins & Diesel attorney, Kathryn Mahady. Mahady said that she does not personally deal with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program applicants, with the

On Wednesday, the crackdown on illegal immigration pursued by the federal government had the state of California in its sights, with a lawsuit being filed by the Justice Department to try and block state laws protecting undocumented immigrants. The move has many wondering if Burlington may soon be next on the list. Mayor, Miro Weinberger,