The US Senate is preparing for another possible debate on immigration, as President Donald Trump looks to limit legal immigration to the US. The fate of over a million Dreamers, who came to the country as minors, hangs in the balance, with the threat of deportation a real possibility. The last immigration debate hit a […]

The failure of Congress to make progress on immigration reform has resulted in Senators desperately trying to find a fallback position, in which they can prevent the deportation from the US of young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors, known as ‘Dreamers’ when their legal protections end. Neither side of the political

Top police officials in Massachusetts have backed a revised bill that would limit the cooperation that local and state police officers could give to federal immigration officers. In a statement, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association said that the redrafted bill would allow for a better balance of building and improving trust in communities, while

The majority of the immigrants taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are those with a criminal record, according to the Pew Research Center. The American think tank noted the changing trend on 15 February, revealing that 74 percent of those arrested by the agency had been convicted of a criminal offense before.

Catholics across the US are being urged to contact their representatives in Congress on Monday 26 February and encourage them to take steps to protect the young undocumented immigrants, known as Dreamers, from the threat of deportation from the country. The announcement of the National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers was made on Monday,

On Thursday, the US Senate blocked several immigration proposals. These included the bipartisan compromise, for which President Donald Trump had signaled his opposition, reducing hopes that the Dreamers issue could reach a speedy resolution in Congress. The President had made it clear that he would not approve the bipartisan deal due to its failure to

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that forms submitted by applicants and petitioners who are seeking immigration benefits need to have a valid signature and that they will longer accept signatures from power of attorneys. US Citizenship and Immigration Services said that the new policy, which will come into effect from 18 March,

Federal officials are conducting an immigration enforcement operation in the Los Angeles area, with more than 100 suspected undocumented immigrants detained so far. The sweep, which started on Sunday, focuses on immigrants who threaten border security, national security, and/or public safety, according to Sarah Rodriguez, the spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In a

On Thursday, the US Senate started a series on votes about immigration after a heated exchange between a bipartisan collection of lawmakers and the White House, on a proposal to boost border security while aiding young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as minors to remain in the country legally. The White House has clarified

With the fate of the Dreamers in the US currently being debated in Congress, another group of young immigrants is confronted with a similar problem – the dependents of high-skilled workers from overseas. Thousands of kids who are not immigrants are nonetheless growing up in the US after being brought by parents employed in booming

A top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney has been charged with stealing the identity of immigrants in an effort to defraud several credit card firms. The chief ICE counsel in Seattle, Raphael A Sanchez, has been charged with one count each of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud, a charging document filed in the