Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, made several comments about the new memo from the Justice Department while visiting the border between the US and Mexico. The memo sets many new priorities for immigration enforcement and ends the ‘catch and release’ policy used by the Obama administration. Federal prosecutors have been ordered to prioritize leveling criminal charges […]

The publication of the weekly report highlighting countries and cities refusing to assist federal immigration authorities is being temporarily halted by the Trump administration after several jurisdictions challenged the accuracy of the information. President Donald Trump signed the report into existence, via executive order, in January. It is intended to name localities that turn down

A new study reveals that federal law enforcement officials are making more arrests related to immigration than in previous years. According to an analysis of Bureau of Justice Statistics data from the Pew Research Center, almost half the 165,265 arrests – 81,881 – made by the federal government in 2014, were for offenses related to

Fees for H-1B US visas to receive ‘premium processing’ from US Citizenship and Immigration Services have paid for the cost of the agency’s attempts to digitize its processing. But, they have now been forced to suspend the service, because they are unable to keep up with the level of demand. Every year at around this

The US Ambassador to Somalia says his embassy has discovered that around 4000 Somali immigrants, currently living in the US, have been targeted for deportation by US immigration agents. On Saturday, the Somalia service of VOA News was told by Ambassador Isse Awad that close to 4000 Somalis in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement records,

82 people, from as many as 26 different nations, have been arrested by officers with the Enforcement and Removal Operations division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during an operation focused on the District of Columbia and Virginia, which ran from 26 to 30 March. Of the 82 people, 68 had prior criminal convictions for

A new study on undocumented immigrants and agriculture in the US claims that there will not be a secure food supply for the US until immigration reform is enacted by Congress, helping immigrant workers in the agriculture industry and their families to have legal rights. The report, issued by the Center for a Livable Future

The option of separating women and children on the southern US border, in an attempt to deter illegal immigration, is no longer being considered by the Trump administration. This was according to a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, on Wednesday. A Senate panel questioned the John Kelly, Secretary of the Department of Homeland

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) admitted that it could not guarantee undocumented immigrants, coming forward because they have witnessed or been the victim of a crime, would not be arrested by immigration authorities. The comments, during a news briefing by David Lapan, the spokesman for the DHS, come as local officials become

A Republican Senator, hoping to allay fears in India about President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, has said that there are checks and balances in place in the US to prevent abuse of the system. She pointed to the blocking of the travel ban issued by the White House by a federal Judge, as evidence of