Four people are suing a north central Oregon jail, claiming that the facility is violating state law by holding immigrants who are awaiting deportation or status hearings. The lawsuit, filed in northern Wasco County this month, asserts that taxpayers have to pay property taxes for the construction and operation of the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional […]

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a warning to Mayors of so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ in the United States, that they could face arrest if they do not change their policies. Acting director, Thomas Homan, says he is sick of people who put politics ahead of the safety of officers and the

A federal judge has ordered that Yakima County must remove the immigration hold it placed on a criminal immigrant defendant after federal authorities designated him for deportation. The US District Judge, Salvador Mendoza, gave his ruling on Tuesday, to grant a temporary restraining order that enabled the defendant, Antonio Sanchez-Ochoa, to gain release from Yakima

There were around 15 arrests during a protest in Texas, on Wednesday. The protest demanded that the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US be granted permanent legal status – this included four recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The nonviolent immigrant rights movement, known as Cosecha, organized the protest, held

On Wednesday, Assemblywoman, Nicole Malliotakis, said that she would not honor federal detention requests made on undocumented immigrants who have committed minor offenses. She added that she would collaborate with the City Council or even sign an executive order to have policies overhauled to limit the immigration detainers that must be honored by local authorities.

114 people were arrested during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in New York. Among those arrested was a citizen of Ecuador, who was both an undocumented immigrant and a convicted rapist, according to a report from ICE, issued on Tuesday. ICE says that the targeted sweep, which ended on Saturday, was aimed at

A Detroit judge has blocked the possible deportation of Iraqi immigrants with criminal records who were taken into custody last month by federal immigration officers. On Monday, US District Judge, Mark Goldsmith, approved a request for a preliminary injunction by the Iraqi nationals’ lawyers to halt their deportation. He agreed with their argument that they

Applications are now being accepted for a pair of funding opportunities under the Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program, run by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. These competitive grant opportunities are aimed at organizations that help permanent lawful residents to prepare for naturalization and to promote civic assimilation via an increased understanding of the English language,

On Monday, the US government decided to resume the faster processing of H-1B US visas, often requested by the likes of governmental research and non-profit organizations, as well as higher education institutions. But, the longer approval period for businesses that use the US visa will remain in place. In last year’s election campaign, President Donald

The police in Massachusetts have no authority to hold undocumented immigrants just so that they can be taken into custody by federal immigration authorities, according to a ruling from the top court in the state, delivered on Monday. The Supreme Judicial State Court ruled that to do so would constitute a fresh arrest, which is

Immigration agents are planning nationwide raids for the coming week. As the crackdown on undocumented immigrants, spearheaded by President Donald Trump, widens, teenagers who were unaccompanied immigrants, and who are suspected of being members of criminal gangs, are high on the list of targets. An internal memo, obtained by Reuters, revealed that the raids would