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2016 General News

December

Will Law Enforcement Support Trump's Immigration Plans?

De Blasio, 30 other mayors ask Obama to tighten immigration protections before Trump takes over

Trump’s Border Wall, Deportation Plans Face Pushback From GOP

Trump deportation plan could be ‘impossible’

With deportations down, a surge of migrants raises new questions about Obama strategy

With deportations down, a surge of migrants raises new questions about Obama strategy

Fort Bliss to house unaccompanied children through 2017

One Man's Journey Through the Immigrant Detention Behemoth

In U.S., Some Immigrants Seek to Leave So They Can Stay

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 12/29/2016
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U.S. Department of Justice Issues Final Rule for Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act

  • By: The National Law Review
  • 12/29/2016
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U.S. Bishops Support 'Bridge Act' to Prevent Deportations

Immigration Advocates Protest Lawmaker’s Opposition To Hot Springs Child Housing Facility

Immigration Is the Only Hope for States That Helped Trump

Suffolk County Reverses Policy, Will Now Hold Immigrants For Deportation

What crimes make immigrants eligible for deportation?

The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border

Court turns down petition from undocumented children

  • By: The News Service of Florida
  • 12/28/2016
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She came to the U.S. as a young child. Now she fears that knock on the door.

If feds try to ID deportable immigrants using California data, state will block access

Halfway through med school, undocumented students worry Trump will derail their progress

Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Trump-Era Immigrant Sanctuaries

When deportation fears keep kids out of preschool: a Florida case study

Undocumented Youth Hold Community Protection Gatherings

  • By: Connecticut Students for a Dream
  • 12/27/2016
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In Texas, A Database Of Exhumed Objects Aims To ID Migrants Who Perished

Meet the Central American Women the United States is Detaining and Deporting

Immigration cases swamp federal court system

Young California immigrants rush to use travel loophole before Trump’s inauguration

  • By: Southern California News Group
  • 12/22/2016
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Registry used to track Arabs and Muslims dismantled by Obama administration

Obama to Dismantle Visitor Registry Before Trump Can Revive It

Federal Authorities Are Still Arresting Immigrants Who Aren't Top Priorities For Deportation

Small steps aim to lessen exploitation of Texas construction workers

Apprehensions of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border rose sharply in October and November

For Millions of Immigrants, a Common Language: WhatsApp

South Texas College of Law Houston Student, Former Undocumented Immigrant Receives 'Law Student Pro Bono Award'

UTSA affirms commitment to DREAMers

Dilley’s Immigrant Jail Is A Cash Cow For Private Prison Company, But What About Dilley?

New York City Should Keep ID Data for Now, Judge Rules

At immigration detention center, every child has same Christmas wish: freedom

New Immigrant Detention Center To Open In Folkston, Georgia

As feds phase out private prisons, companies turn jails into immigration detention centers

Sanctuary Campuses Vow to Protect Immigrant Students Under Trump

Cities, counties beef up immigrant legal services after Trump win

Trump's Immigration Plan Could Undermine Promise To Boost Economy

Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Could Cost the US Billions

Undocumented US Immigrants Learn Rights in Case of Crackdown

How Immigration Changes Could Affect California Agriculture

New England Business Leaders Say Immigration Can Stem Workforce Shortages

  • By: New Hampshire Public Radio
  • 12/19/2016
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USCCB forms working group to monitor needs of migrants, refugees

Numbers spike at local respite center

Advocates argue that DACA recipients should get licences

In Texas, undocumented immigrants have no shortage of work

Identity "Loans" Common for Undocumented Workers

The other migrant crisis: Thousands risk journey through Latin America

Will NJ's Undocumented Students Be Punished for Following the Rules?

The GEO Group Announces Contract for 780 Beds at Existing Facility in Georgia

Responding to Trump, L.A. proposes $10-million legal defense fund for immigrants facing deportation

GOP Again Eyes Sanctuary Cities Ban Due to Political Tide

Detention centers, bracing for flood of new arrivals, are ‘set up to fail’ immigrants with mental illness

20 years ago, asylum seekers were not automatically put in immigration detention

Haitian Migrants In San Diego Are Making Their Way To Miami

Once Accepted, Soon Rejected? New York’s Young Immigrants Uncertain Under Trump

The US has already tried registering Muslims. It didn't work.

As Trump Calls For Deportation, ACLU Seeks Added Protection For DMV Data

In Texas, lawmakers don't mess with employers of undocumented workers

Haitians Plead With Obama for Last-Minute Reprieve as Deportations Skyrocket

The cost of Deferred Action and cost of ending Deferred Action

New Mexico coalition pushes for immigration reform

Trump Wants to Deport Millions of Immigrants. Here’s One Way to Slow Him Down.

Trump’s immigration policies may dramatically increase foreclosures

Seeking Asylum? Outcomes Vary by Judge

Emanuel’s $1.3M Legal Defense Funds sails through — with a caveat

Study Shows The U.S. Attracts An Elite Muslim And Hindu Population

Immigration boss Michael Pezzullo flies to America to sell refugee deal to Donald Trump Officials

  • By: The Sydney Morning Herald
  • 12/13/2016
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Syrian immigration to the U.S. has been a success, study finds

Continued Rise in Asylum Denial Rates

  • By: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
  • 12/13/2016
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Continued Rise in Asylum Denial Rates

  • By: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
  • 12/13/2016
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Houston creates Office of New Americans

How Broken Windows Policing Breaks NYC's Immigrant Sanctuaries

Faith coalition takes stock after local refugee surge

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 12/13/2016
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America’s Toughest Immigration Court

Largest immigration conference in US meets in Nashville

Can Sanctuary Campuses Really Protect Students from Trump?

Fearing Trump Crackdown, 'Dreamers' Advised to End Travel

San Antonio church finds room for refugee influx

Republicans Set to Battle on Legal Immigration

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 12/12/2016
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Young DREAMer immigrants warned not to be abroad when Trump's sworn in

Immigrant Rights Convention Shifts Focus After Trump Win

International coalition arrives to South Texas border to find missing immigrants

GA Sen. McKoon proposes no in-state tuition for immigrants without legal status

ICE agrees to give notice before large release of families

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 12/12/2016
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New Temporary Donna Detention Center Opens

ICE agrees to stop unannounced refugee releases in San Antonio

Oklahoma sees immigration increasing from Central America

Senators unveil bipartisan bill to protect Dreamers

When wage earners are deported, Latinos lose their homes

A tough road north for Central American children

US government scrambles to respond to surge of migrants at Mexico border

Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham Unveil Bill To Stop Donald Trump From Ending Protections For Dreamers

These Big Business Lobbies Are Warning Donald Trump Against Mass Deportation

Sacramento District Considers Making All Schools Immigration Safe Havens

Immigration detention in CO nearly doubles

Missouri Supreme Court: state law barring bail for undocumented immigrants is unconstitutional

  • By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • 12/08/2016
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A Methodist Network for Immigrants Believes in ‘Welcoming the Stranger’

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 12/08/2016
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Before Trump, there was a Muslim registry. It caught no terrorists.

Berks, Texas immigration centers operate without licenses to house children

NYC Will Dump Info About Undocumented Immigrants Applying For Municipal IDs

Crowded immigration centers prompt construction of expensive, temporary ones

Congress extends Afghan visa program, but it may be the last time

Donald Trump Picks John Kelly, Retired General, to Lead Homeland Security

Detroit offers IDs regardless of immigration status

California Senate leader proposes 'safe zones' where immigration enforcement would be barred

Customs and Border Protection Chief: Central American migrant surge not letting up

Trump Appears to Soften on Deporting Thousands of Young Immigrants

U.S. mayors ask Trump to keep young [undocumented] immigration policy

Court blocks New York City from discarding [undocumented] immigrants' data

Trump: 'We’re going to work something out' with Dreamers

Immigration detention centers will continue operating despite judge's ruling

Migrant Mothers Released From Detention Receiving Help From Refugee Group

Could President Trump really create a tracking system for U.S. Muslims?

Campos Presses Mayor For Immigrant Legal Defense Fund

ICE releases nearly 500 from Dilley, Karnes City detention centers over weekend

4 Ways Cities and States Can Become Sanctuaries Now

California lawmakers prepare to take a stand on immigration against the federal government

Pitched Battle Expected Over Trump Immigration Plan

Growing Concerns: Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Sows Anxiety In Agriculture

Risking political pushback, private colleges enroll undocumented students

Trump has broad power to implement immigration policies: legal experts

500 Immigrant Women & Children Released from Family Detention in Texas

Immigrant families released from detention overwhelm local aid workers

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 12/05/2016
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Court Ruling Triggers Mass Release Of Women And Children Asylum Seekers

Even as they comfort students, undocumented teachers in LA share the same fears about DACA

California Weighs Protections for Immigrants Threatened by Trump Policies

Texas state lawmakers to consider immigration bill next month

Immigrant Advocates Fighting to Keep State Gang Database Away From Trump

Happy to Do Homework After a Long Journey From Guatemala

In Texas, rhetoric vs. reality amid wave of Central Americans

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 12/03/2016
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Afghan visa program extended despite pushback from immigration foes

DACA Students Continue Years-Long Fight Over In-State Tuition

Young Central American migrants flee to U.S, settle for Mexico

Homeland Security Panel Wants To Quit For-Profit Immigrant Detention

Homeland Security Panel Wants To Quit For-Profit Immigrant Detention

Homeland Security Panel Rejects Reliance on Private Prisons to House Immigrants

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 12/01/2016
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New Humanitarian Respite Center breaks ground

Texas organization launches campaign to educate immigrants on their rights

How undocumented workers pay taxes, buy houses and open businesses

2nd Immigration Holding Facility Opening At Texas Border

Immigration Detention Centers: Immigrant Describes Conditions, Experience In Indefinite Detention

  • By: International Business Times
  • 12/01/2016
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Deluged Immigration Courts, Where Cases Stall for Years, Begin to Buckle

November

Trump's immigration plan could vastly expand CA's private detention

After 50 years as a legal immigrant, I spent 18 months in immigration detention without a bail hearing

Court: Asylum Not Automatic for Former Gang Members

Graham to roll out extension of Obama immigration program

CBP planning “tent city” near Donna Bridge

SCOTUS Immigration Case Could Undermine Trump Deportation Plan

Supreme Court Weighs Jailed Immigrants’ Right to Periodic Hearings

Advocates Decry Another Immigrant Death at Arizona Facility

Supreme Court To Consider How Long Immigrants May Be Detained Without Bond Hearing

Gov. Greg Abbott says he's cut money to Texas 'sanctuary cities,' but he hasn't

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 11/29/2016
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The “How Does an Immigration Lawyer Work?” Edition

36-year-old woman from Guatemala dies while in Arizona detention center

Immigration-hardliner Sessions could execute crackdown as AG

Supreme Court to Consider Indefinite Detention for Immigrants

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 11/29/2016
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How the US is outsourcing border enforcement to Mexico

Connecticut could be in crosshairs of Trump’s sanctuary city crackdown

Anxiety among farm groups as battle lines harden on immigration reform

AFT pledges to protect undocumented students and educators

  • By: American Federation of Teachers
  • 11/28/2016
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How Obamacare ruling could save sanctuary cities

Miami schools prepare for 'potential influx' after Castro's death

Napolitano Releases Plan to Assist Undocumented Students

Immigrant Health Care Under A Cloud Of Uncertainty

Ebola scare over, Liberian immigrants lose right to stay in U.S.

Scams targeting immigrants spike as post-election anxiety rises

US deports over 200 Haitians in last several weeks

‘Sanctuary Campus’ Movement Taking Shape as Trump Threat to DACA Looms

Cities Vow to Fight Trump on Immigration, Even if They Lose Millions

Seattle directing $250,000 to needs of immigrant students

What universities are doing to protect their undocumented students

  • By: The Christian Science Monitor
  • 11/25/2016
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Immigration Detention Facilities Are Allegedly Denying Inmates Humane Conditions

Central American women look for clues in search for missing loved ones

Central Americans surge north, hoping to reach U.S. before Trump inauguration

Leaked immigration proposal could affect all foreigners in US

Leaked immigration proposal could affect all foreigners in US

At The U.S.-Mexico Border, Haitians Arrive To A Harsh Reception

Trump Stance on [Unauthorized] Immigration May Aid Private Prisons

Fraud Alert Issued for Immigration Scams After a Spike in Calls

No natural light, no healthy food, detained immigrants in Alabama face harsh conditions

A migrant from El Salvador gets her chance in immigration court

  • By: North Carolina Public Radio
  • 11/22/2016
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A Berks lawyer hopes President Obama will end detention of immigrant families

Federal judge orders release of boy locked in immigration limbo for years

Obama Urged to Free Asylum-Seekers Before Trump Takes Office

The Push for Sanctuary Campuses Prompts More Questions Than Answers

Trump's Ideas Man on Hard-line Immigration Policy

Students from 100 universities are fighting for ‘sanctuary campuses’ to defy Trump’s deportation plans

At New York immigration museum, guides cope with hostile remarks

  • By: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  • 11/21/2016
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Agency’s Green Card Errors Said to Be Worse Than First Thought

Immigration activists want Tampa to be named a sanctuary city

‘I beg them to release her’: Outside ICE, a plea for mercy for an undocumented immigrant

She Beat Bush on Muslim Deportations. Now She Expects to Do Same with Trump

Killers on a Shoestring: Inside the Gangs of El Salvador

Killers on a Shoestring: Inside the Gangs of El Salvador

‘We Are All Immigrants,’ N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says During Speech at Harlem Church

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 11/20/2016
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American Canyon explores becoming sanctuary city

Report: Trump deportations could affect one-quarter of Idaho’s ag workers

Possibility of Muslim Registry Hits Home for Japanese Americans Interned During WWII

Immigrants Who Came to U.S. as Children Fear Deportation Under Trump

Immigrants Who Came to U.S. as Children Fear Deportation Under Trump

Cities Defend Immigration Sanctuary Policies Under Fire by Donald Trump

Immigration is a family issue – An interview with Archbishop Gomez

Trump supporter cites Japanese American internment to justify registering Muslim immigrants

In Twin Falls, Idaho, co-dependency of whites and immigrants faces a test

California Democrats ask Obama to pardon nearly 750,000 'Dreamers,' but White House says it wouldn't work

Undocumented in a Red State and Asking, “What Now?”

US detention facility restricts use of crayons for migrant children

Americans use #Iwillregister to defy Trump’s proposed 'Muslim registry'

Americans use #Iwillregister to defy Trump’s proposed 'Muslim registry'

US Releases Haitians Coming From Mexico

California Dream, Undocumented

Mayor Barry: Nashville cops aren’t ‘immigration police’

Mayor Barry: Nashville cops aren’t ‘immigration police’

Mayor Barry: Nashville cops aren’t ‘immigration police’

Why does a Berks County facility still detain immigrant children?

Why does a Berks County facility still detain immigrant children?

New Lawmaker Was Once an Undocumented Immigrant

Is Austin a Sanctuary City? Good Question

Trump Camp’s Talk of Registry and Japanese Internment Raises Muslim Fears

Trump weighing Muslim registry, says adviser

'Sanctuary Cities' Vow to Protect Immigrants From Trump Plan

Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry

Judge in Tucson moves for better detainee sleeping conditions

Why Some Asylum Seekers Find Detention - Not Freedom - In New Jersey

Students Demand ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ to Oppose Donald Trump Immigration Policies

What Could Happen to DACA Recipients Under Donald Trump

Students Demand ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ to Oppose Donald Trump Immigration Policies

Local Congresswoman: Obama Administration Must Act to Protect Names of 'Dreamers' Who Trusted Government

Universities face pressure to become immigrant sanctuaries

Catholic Bishops Challenge Donald Trump on Immigration

Demonstrators Protest in Midtown against Trump Immigration Policies

Donald Trump plans to immediately deport 2 million to 3 million undocumented immigrants

Emanuel to Trump on immigration: 'Chicago always will be a sanctuary city'

What it’s like to represent detained immigrants in overloaded courts — day in and day out

DACA Recipients Face Uncertainty Under Trump

U.S. Detention Facilities Struggle With New Migrant Surge

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 11/14/2016
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One of NC6 immigrant teens from Charlotte deported to Central America

Australia to resettle refugees in US under 'one-off' deal

What Donald Trump’s Vow to Deport Up to 3 Million Immigrants Would Mean

LAPD will not help deport immigrants under Trump, chief says

Denver Police will not participate in Trump's immigration enforcement

There Aren’t 2 To 3 Million Undocumented Immigrants With Criminal Records For Trump To Deport

Reporter To Obama: Can You Help "Shield" Information Of [Undocumented] Immigrant Families From Trump?

Obama urges Trump not to endanger young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants

No help for McAllen with immigrant costs

U.S. to resettle Australia's refugees languishing on Pacific islands

Man Using Center City Church As Immigration Sanctuary

Beneficiaries of Obama's immigration relief worry about future under Trump

New ruling will force government to make immigration bond constitutional

Donald Trump's Muslim ban was removed from his website, but it's back

New York City might protect undocumented immigrants from Trump by destroying a database with their names

'Unwavering strength': Alabama immigrants, advocates vow to fight Trump policies

Mayors of NY and Los Angeles pledge to remain immigrant sanctuaries

PolitiFact Sheet: Donald Trump’s immigration plan

DACA recipients fear President Trump will force them back into the shadows

Mother takes immigration and child custody fight to federal court

Dreamer Stress in the Age of Donald Trump

After asylum: 'My new country, everything is different'

Long Island Educators Turn To Albany For Help In Overburdened School Districts

For Columbus' DACA Students, This Election Could Mean The World

Cesar Vargas Is New York's First Openly Undocumented Lawyer

She owes immigrant victims $1 million, but she’s working in Boston for free

Elizabeth may soon issue ID cards to underserved

Ending Obama Immigration Initiative Would Affect Texas Classrooms

Immigrants Living ‘On Pause’ Fear Obama’s Leniency Will Not Outlast Election

Cracking Down on Immigration Doesn’t Boost Wages

Activists want immigration detention centers shut down

Private prison company touts earnings, cites market for ICE detentions

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 11/03/2016
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Immigrants are boosting the New York economy, state report says

Rally to Release Minnesota 8 Detainees

Deferred Inaction: Undocumented students on the challenges of high school and higher education

Shelters overflow as more migrants opt to stay in Mexico

Growing Up Without Parents, Life After Deportation

The Undocumented Immigrant Workforce Isn’t Growing

Immigration agency is expanding family detention facilities

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 11/02/2016
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Seeking asylum in U.S. immigration courts is a lot like playing roulette

How Undocumented Immigrants Are Getting Involved This Election

Humanitarian crisis reaches Tijuana/San Diego border

Undocumented farmworker families face uncertain fate

Harford's deportation patrol

Family detention centers under fire as more immigrants cross the US border

Immigration Advocates Challenge Obama's 'Felons Not Families' Policy

At a time of ambivalence to immigration, attorneys gather in Tijuana to help those desperate to enter U.S. legally

100 Haitian migrants being held in New Mexico county prison

Undocumented workers march from Buffalo to Cleveland

The Death Toll of Immigration Detention

  • By: American Immigration Council
  • 11/01/2016
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Alejandra, age 7, is facing a judge alone. Is that due process?

  • By: The Christian Science Monitor
  • 11/01/2016
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Undocumented teens navigate high school amid acute disinformation, regulatory maze

Undocumented Longhorns raise awareness of immigrant student rights

Man's death hints at wretched medical care in private immigration prisons

October

Undocumented immigrants find sanctuary in north Phoenix church

For Helping Immigrants, Chobani’s Founder Draws Threats

From One River to the Next

New York City Ramps Up Immigrant Outreach

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 10/31/2016
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Harford sheriff to begin screening immigration status at county jail

For Syrian Refugees In Connecticut, A Helping Hand From Private Volunteers

For immigrants crossing the border, they need one thing to help win the case

Mexico’s Immigration Program Has A Human Rights Problem

Partial Fee Waivers Introduced as Cost of Filing On Immigration Applications Goes Up

Immigration anxiety: Dreamers lose legal status and jobs in renewal delay

The largest workplace raid under the Obama administration just happened in New York

How a unique visa lottery promotes the dream of American diversity—50,000 green cards at a time

South Korean Adopted At Age 3 Is To Be Deported Nearly 40 Years Later

SPLC complaint: Families falsely imprisoned after ICE raids

  • By: Southern Poverty Law Center
  • 10/27/2016
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Ahead of Election Day, Immigrants Urged to Apply for DACA

Activists ask UN to probe 'nightmare' immigrant jail in Berks

The Justice Department closed this troubled private prison. Immigration authorities are reopening it

Obama's 'Rocket Docket' Immigration Hearings Violate Due Process, Experts Say

An immigrant rights’ group blocks the GW Bridge: an effective way to protest?

  • By: The Christian Science Monitor
  • 10/27/2016
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U.S. Funds Programs In Central America To Decrease Migration

Programa Frontera Sur: The Mexican Government’s Faulty Immigration Policy

  • By: Council on Hemispheric Affairs
  • 10/26/2016
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Hurricane Matthew Further Complicates Haitian Immigration Policy

  • By: Council on Hemispheric Affairs
  • 10/26/2016
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ICE detainee passes away at a West Texas hospital

  • By: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
  • 10/26/2016
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Guatemalan Mom, Son Win Surprise Victory for Sanctuary Movement

Congress and State Department at odds over $55 million in aid for Honduras

Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations

Advocates for rounded-up workers show support for the 'Buffalo 25'

Faith Leaders Denounce Anti-Immigrant Legislation

Alabama Vota: Advocates make last-minute push to register immigrants and Latinos to vote

The Northern Triangle’s Unsolved Migration Crisis

  • By: The McGill International Review
  • 10/24/2016
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Arbitrary detention: UN expert group urges the USA to abolish the mandatory detention of migrants

Turks fleeing post-coup reprisals find shelter in Pittsburgh

  • By: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • 10/24/2016
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Immigrants Fuel Innovation. Let's Not Waste Their Potential

Testing Federal Power Over Immigration

First Immigration Office in Southwest Florida Opens in Fort Myers

Latinos protest immigration policy

Indiana Supreme Court grants transfer in injured immigrant worker's case

Undocumented worker speaks out about federal raids

Improved U.S.-Cuba Relations Are Creating A Surge Of Cuban Migrants

Immigration status is often a barrier for students to get a college degree

After Raids, Families Are Caught in Limbo

Immigration clampdown adding to mental health stress for Central American migrants

Hiding in Austin, a former El Salvador policeman seeks asylum

ICE agent, lawyer charged with selling deportation referrals to undocumented immigrants

Iowa Supreme Court Case Has Major DACA Implications

Undocumented immigrants flex political muscle in presidential election

Lawsuit against ICE seeks information on asylum seekers

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/20/2016
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Mexico stops truck with 121 Central American migrants bound for U.S.

Undocumented immigrants face uncertain future in Michigan

Most families facing deportation from US do not have an immigration lawyer

The Fight Against the Private Prison Industry Was Just Dealt a Huge Blow

Haitians vulnerable on Mexico-U.S. border as migrant crisis escalates

Activists for undocumented students seek “action-oriented” SGA legislation

The Other (Invisible) Refugees

  • By: NACLA Report on the Americas
  • 10/19/2016
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Undocumented students face obstacles when applying for financial aid

[Undocumented] border crossings from Mexico into U.S. up 23 percent from 2015

Trump Wants Big Changes to Legal Immigration, Too — How Big?

The changing face of undocumented immigration

  • By: The Christian Science Monitor
  • 10/18/2016
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A day in the life of immigration limbo

ACLU-NJ sues five school districts for discriminating against immigrant students

25 arrested - including owner - in raids on four Mexican restaurants

Federal Immigrant Detainer Program Is Costing Bexar County Taxpayers Millions

Study finds positive economic impact from deferred action program

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 10/18/2016
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Many women seeking asylum in the US have been released from detention — but with ankle monitors

The March of Second-Generation Immigrants

The quiet deportation of Cambodian refugees you haven’t heard about

Central American Refugee Center offers hope to immigrants struggling to make it

After a lull in 2015, border apprehensions spiked in 2016

Honduras willingly accepting 100s of U.S. deportees in hopes of greater cooperation

Immigrant flow at border matches crisis of a few years ago and may be significantly worse

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 10/17/2016
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Has Post-9/11 Scrutiny Made It Harder to Be a Muslim Immigrant?

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Accused of Targeting Latinos, Is Charged With Contempt

How the U.S. screens Syrian refugees

Naturalizations Backlog Could Keep Thousands of Immigrants From Voting

Highlands students say immigration status has cost them aid

U.S. Policy on Deporting Haitians on Hold After Hurricane

'We're Not Hypothetical': Immigrants In The U.S. Illegally Speak Out

Central America turns its back on hundreds of thousands fleeing ‘war-like’ violence

Activists push Wolf to close Berks County facility

Push to Grant 'Driving Privilege Cards' to NJ's Undocumented Residents

Chicago to Offer Municipal IDs to Undocumented Immigrants

Attorneys for unaccompanied minors in need of help

Hurricane Matthew Has Spawned Thousands of New Haitian Refugees

Why Alabama is only state driving unauthorized Mexican immigrants away as other arrivals surge

New hope for undocumented immigrants: DAPA might not be dead — a bold legal strategy could protect millions from deportation

Court's immigration ruling could affect Texas "sanctuary city" debate

Judges to Explore Whether 'Habitual Drunkards' Can Appeal Deportation

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 10/13/2016
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In City Built by Immigrants, Immigration Is the Defining Political Issue

Immigrants in NY have new place to go for city-sanctioned photo ID cards

Immigrant families urge lawmakers to vote down 'show me your papers' bill

Have changes at Adelanto immigrant detention center led to better health care?

El Salvador's Gang Violence Thrives in Aftermath of Civil War

Backlog keeps soon-to-be citizens from voting

Congress members say Haitian deportations should cease because of hurricane

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 10/11/2016
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Supreme Court to Hear 9/11 Detainee Suit Against US Officials

Immigrant Story Archiving Project to Expand Internationally

In an immigration court that nearly always says no, a lawyer’s spirit is broken

Federal Government Is Running Out of Funds to Detain [Undocumented] Immigrants

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 10/11/2016
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Immigration advocates to hold vigil in protest of 'racial profiling' bill

Work permit delays worry immigrants, businesses

Brooklyn Man Sues Federal Government To Override Anti-Immigration Ruling

Gang Wars, Poverty Driving Central Americans Over U.S. Border

Louisiana isn’t letting immigrants get married

Activists Call Haitian Deportation Policy “Abomination”

Brooklyn Lawsuit Could Affect the Fate of Millions of Immigrants Nationwide

California must wait for federal decision on private prisons

Haitians mass at US-Mexico border despite deportation policy

What it's like to be a DREAMer at DSU

Undocumented immigrants find safety, resources and opportunity in New Haven

Meet a 'Dreamer' who started his own company to get out the vote

Berks County Residential Center focus of verbal sparring between activists, commissioner

New retention program seeks to support undocumented students

Obama Administration Is Quietly Delaying Thousands of Deportation Cases

What's driving L.I. immigration?

Farmers continue to wait (and wait) for relief on immigration reform

How U.S. Workers Feel About Immigration Now Split Even Wider by Political Party

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 10/06/2016
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Working in tobacco fields can make kids sick. But they still need the money

Court: Process that keeps undocumented immigrants in jail is illegal

After Hurricane, Activists Request Renewed Immigration Protections For Haitians

DACA recipients share their stories

Texas to Revisit Issue of ID'ing Migrants' Remains Near Border

How U.S. Immigration Judges Battle Their Own Prejudice

Immigration services glitch leaves hundreds wondering about their status

Twin Cities West Africans decry end to Ebola-era welcome

Supreme Court Ends Last Hope For Obama’s Immigration Actions

Sanctuary cities do not experience an increase in crime

SCOTUS denies administration's request to rehear immigration case

Federal judge stops immigration authorities from issuing ‘detainers’

Immigration Agency Reverses DACA Denial For Undocumented Chicago Activist

Immigrants Play a Disproportionate Role in American Entrepreneurship

  • By: Harvard Business Review
  • 10/03/2016
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Immigration attorney fights to keep unaccompanied minors safe

  • By: Cabrini College Loquitur
  • 10/03/2016
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Deportation Decline in San Diego Reflects Obama Policy Shift

Appeals court rules against Pence on Syrian refugees

Haitians continue streaming to Tijuana

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 10/03/2016
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Bronx Man Accused of Cheating Immigrants Is Arrested

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 10/03/2016
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California Legislature Orders Juvenile Justice Data Overhaul

  • By: Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
  • 10/03/2016
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How Trump Accidentally Unified Zuck’s Pro-Immigration Movement

‘They Keep Finding Bodies’: Gang Violence in Long Island Town Fuels Immigration Debate

50 US-bound migrants arrested in Guatemala

Manchester man, 23, faces deportation to a country he left at 7 years old

  • By: New Hampshire Union Leader
  • 10/01/2016
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September

Catholics join other Christians in press for immigration reform

California Will Keep Housing Its Detained Immigrants in For-Profit Centers

Harvard, Undocumented

Only 37 percent of immigrants have legal representation

TRUTH Act Signed; CA First State to Provide Miranda Warnings Before Immigration Interrogations

Haitian Men Cut Off From Families as U.S. Tightens Entry Rules

New York Offers Support to Urge More Immigrants to Apply for U.S. Citizenship

She fought to keep immigrants from being deported. Now she faces the same fate.

Department of Justice wants court to hear immigrant lawsuit against Collier schools

New Study Finds Only one in Three Unaccompanied Children has Legal Representation in Immigration Court

Gov. Jerry Brown signed, vetoed bills affecting immigrant communities

ASU sociologist studies immigration through kids

Chicago police banned from threatening immigrants under Emanuel-backed measure

Why We Don’t Know How Many People In Idaho Get Deported

  • By: Boise State Public Radio
  • 09/28/2016
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Names Of DOJ Attorneys Who 'Misled' Judge In Immigration Case Scrubbed From Court Doc

Awakened by SB 1070, One Arizona Now a Model for Latino Voter Registration

Renewed Surge Of Central American Migrants Heads For Places Like D.C.

Amid immigration debate, new border chief seeks to turn around beleaguered force

Immigrant Detention System Could Be in Line for an Overhaul

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 09/27/2016
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School System Sued For Not Accepting [Undocumented] Immigrants

U.S. surpasses Syrian refugee goal set by Obama, expects more next year

Bomb case is latest hardship for New Jersey's large Muslim community

Report: Central America Migrants Suffer Brunt of Mexico Crackdown

Human smuggler sentenced to federal prison

  • By: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  • 09/26/2016
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Honduran Family Files Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse At Detention Facility

Transgender unit, guaranteed revenue deal raise questions about new Alvarado immigrant-detention center

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 09/26/2016
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NJ Has Low Deferred Action Application Rates Among Unauthorized Immigrants

The Future of the U.S. Economy Lies in Mexico

For DACA Recipient, Mexico Visit Means Connection, More Questions

A push for Filipino youth to apply for deferred immigration action

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 09/23/2016
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Aid Wanted for Undocumented Financial Aid Program

Safety fears rein in march for immigrant driver licenses

Florida Supreme Courts sets stage for Lake Worth youth’s deportation

U.S. to Step Up Deportations of Haitians Amid Surge at Border

How this MacArthur 'genius' helps poor immigrants build better credit

Flow of Central Americans to U.S. surging, expected to exceed 2014 numbers

New Analysis Finds Hurdles to Release, Asylum in Georgia Immigration Detention Facilities

Roma Fleeing the E.U.’s ‘Broken Promises’ Seek Asylum in the U.S.

Immigrants Aren’t Taking Americans’ Jobs, New Study Finds

Should Immigration Be Part of High School Curricula?

Panamanian leader says supporting Haiti could avoid U.S. immigration crisis

9th Circuit rejects bid for lawyers for child immigrants but calls for a change in the law

Church that has been helping Haitians hits breaking point

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 09/21/2016
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Texas Threatens to Pull Out of Refugee Resettlement Program

The Economic Impacts of Removing Unauthorized Immigrant Workers

  • By: Center for American Progress
  • 09/21/2016
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Governor Weighs Whether to Bar Some Private Immigration Lockups

Rise in Immigration Priority Cases Causing Delays

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Class Action Lawsuit Filed By Immigrant Kids

Immigration Reform: Disparate Ideas, Disparate Futures

In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation

  • By: Public Radio International
  • 09/20/2016
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Dulce Matuz, one of Time magazine's 'most influential person,' becomes U.S. citizen

Obama pressured to do more to help Central American refugees

Undocumented students sue USG for banning them from Georgia’s top universities

Chico State student overcomes obstacles to win award

  • By: Chico Enterprise-Record
  • 09/20/2016
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Joint Statement on Leaders' Summit on Refugees

When America Was More Welcoming for Refugees

What's at Stake for Young Undocumented Immigrants?

Has Obama forsaken Central America’s refugees?

The best American cities for refugees share these key qualities

Struggles, Not Protection, Greet Central American Refugees in Mexico

Refugees are the focal point of this week’s United Nations summit

More than 800 immigrants accidentally granted U.S. citizenship

Mexican President at UN: No Barriers Can Stop Immigration

Deadly wreck underscores perils facing migrants

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 09/18/2016
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[Undocumented] Central American Immigration Surges Again at U.S. Border

Newly Covered By Medi-Cal, Undocumented Children Also Seek Dental Care

Migrant surge poses challenge for U.S.: Who’s a refugee, who isn’t?

Arizona Limits Police Actions in Enforcing Immigration Law

Immigrant naturalization applications climb, but not as much as past years

Immigrants released from detention pay thousands in monitoring fees

Colleges expand services for undocumented students as legislation seeks more

Surge of Haitians leaving Brazil arrive on U.S.-Mexico border

US Scrambles to Bring in More Refugees by Month's End

California Moves to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Buy Insurance

Nearly 500 immigrant children arrive at Fort Bliss

San Diego Business, Political Leaders Promote Citizenship for Immigrants

White House raises refugee target to 110,000

Protesters Push To Halt Deportation Of 10 U.S. Citizens

Undocumented students seek grad-school information, opportunities

Immigrant Advocates Move To Strengthen Chicago’s 'Welcoming City' Ordinance

Mexico builds its own wall against migrants

Few immigrants to NJ grab Obama's lifeline

725 immigrant children relocated to Alabama in 10 months; most move to 3 counties

Dream Success Center Peer Mentor program is underway

Undocumented applicants considered under domestic status

The Harrowing Lives and Traumas of Central American Refugees

  • By: Center for American Progress
  • 09/13/2016
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Arizona sued over denying driver's licenses to some immigrants

LA County Supervisors move to stop fraudulent immigration services

Undocumented students protest Say Yes exclusion

Fed's Kashkari sees cure for slow growth in immigration, tax reform

Fear of Deportation Often Keeps Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence Silent

Financial aid barriers limit college access for undocumented youth

Paterson students overcome war, violence, and a language barrier to go on to college

The Truth About Undocumented Immigrants and Taxes

LA County supervisors to weigh crackdown on immigration consultant fraud

Amid fiery debate, Brockton pols put brakes on immigration ordinance

ID cards given to undocumented people in many U.S. cities provide discounts, perks

Hundreds Gather to Remember the 1966 Texas Farmworkers’ March

How lenient are Miami immigration judges? A study ranks the court

Dan Patrick Again Targeting In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students

Immigrant rights advocates want DHS document on Etowah center released

Group wants Austin police to stop asking about immigration status

U.S. Latino Population Growth and Dispersion Has Slowed Since the Onset of the Great Recession

SBCCD provides guidance, support to DREAM Act students

Proving legal status slows immigrants' ability to get, keep health coverage

'Dreamer' crowdfunds tuition after school rescinds $20k scholarship on first day of classes

Immigration Source Shifts to Asia From Mexico

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 09/07/2016
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A record half-million cases are waiting to be heard by US immigration courts

What exactly are ‘sanctuary cities’ in immigration policy?

Interfaith vigil held at Berks County immigration detention center

Stop jailing immigrants for deportation, would-be Suffolk sheriff says

Justice Department Bringing New Information to Case at Supreme Court

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 09/07/2016
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Undocumented student scholarship program expands beyond Charlotte to nation

ASU pulls scholarship for 'dreamer' an hour before class

Undocumented students find a home at Saint Peter's University

Storefront Notarios Victimize New Immigrants, Prompting an L.A. Fraud Clampdown

Immigrants don't commit more crimes. Why does the myth persist?

Resettled Syrians Find Solace With U.S. Christians

LaGuardia Community College joins new city DACA initaitive

Why the presidential election matters for immigrant students

They grew up as American citizens, then learned that they weren’t

College dreams dashed by a 17-year-old immigration paperwork mistake

How American towns are helping foreign refugees

How should undocumented immigrants get dialysis?

Immigration policy a hot topic for undocumented students

DACA cause dealt major blow at hearing

Texas' border security plan to total more than $1B if approved

In Debate Over ‘Sanctuary Cities,’ a Divide on the Role of the Local Police

Costa Rica Becomes A Magnet For Migrants

August

Austin Poised to Become First "Sanctuary City" In Texas

As Central American gangs increasingly target children for violence and sexual assault, more unaccompanied minors are heading to the United States

Despite hunger strike, detained immigrant mothers face deportation

U.S. immigrant deportations declined in 2014, but remain near record high

Angry Texas Judge Confronts U.S. on Immigration Plan ‘Lies’

Group forms to welcome refugees

Amid labor shortage, farmers and advocates want legal status for undocumented workers

Phoenix council OKs ID cards for undocumented immigrants

5 Things To Know About Obama's Enforcement Of Immigration Laws

Justice Department Gave Supreme Court Incorrect Data in Immigration Case

10,000th Syrian Refugee Will Arrive in the U.S. Today

Statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson on Establishing a Review Of Privatized Immigration Detention

  • By: Department of Homeland Security
  • 08/29/2016
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Mexican, Guatemalan Consulates Partner with U.S. and State to Prevent Worker Abuse

Latin American Diplomats Urge U.S. to Change Policy on Cuban Migrants

Deportations of Undocumented Immigrants at Nine-Year Low as Election Nears

  • By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • 08/28/2016
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Tideflats immigrant detention center will remain privately run

Advocates say another privately operated immigration detention center for women and child is the wrong approach

Fort Bliss complex to house immigrant children

Obama administration proposes new visa rule for immigrant entrepreneurs

Lawsuit opens new front in Obama immigration legal fight

U.S. Farmers Risk Losing Everything Because Of Absurd Immigration Procedures

Welcoming Refugees, Creating Community in St. Louis

On Immigration Policy, Partisan Differences but Also Some Common Ground

Atlanta becomes battleground for immigration, undocumented families

Are Private Immigration Jails on the Chopping Block in Southern California?

Mexican gov't takes over train line long used by migrants

Federal appeals court sides with immigrant convicted of cockfighting

Immigrant detainees in Georgia more likely to be deported than detainees elsewhere

  • By: Southern Poverty Law Center
  • 08/23/2016
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Latino immigrants are unnoticed casualties of US 'war on terror' – study

It’s Children Against Federal Lawyers in Immigration Court

Hopkins Park residents fight private immigration detention center proposal

  • By: Social Justice News Nexus
  • 08/19/2016
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Photos Offer Rare Look Inside The Facilities Border Agents Use To Hold Unauthorized Immigrants

Immigrant Dairy Workers Changing Rural Kansas

  • By: Daily Yonder, Kansas State University
  • 08/18/2016
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Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

Photos and Hunger Strikes Expose More Abuses in Migrant Detention

Utah County jail to end contract with ICE due to overcrowding

Orange County NY District Attorney Launches Immigrant Affairs Initiative

Four years after DACA, Asian immigrant youth face uncertain future

LA Mayor’s office hosts roundtable for immigration assistance initiative

Why are we incarcerating asylum seekers?

U.S. seeks Latin American help amid rise in Asian, African migrants

Why the U.S. effort to stop Central Americans from surging across the border is failing

Mothers at US immigration center on hunger strike to protest year in custody

America’s shrinking small towns see hope in refugees

Inside the administration’s $1 billion deal to detain Central American asylum seekers

Activist group: immigrant mothers take part in hunger strike

Largest Private Prison Company Could Lose Lucrative Family Detention Contract

How Immigrants Get Deported for Alleged Gang Involvement

Maryland Lawmakers Call For Privately Funded Refugee Resettlement Program

Assembly Bill Aims to Protect Female Immigrant Janitors From Sexual Assault

Half of immigrants held in US 'priority' program have no criminal conviction

Durham teen to be released on bond from immigration detention

A Portland Bakery Is Accused of Bilking Its Mostly Immigrant Workers

As U.S. Politicians Shun Syrian Refugees, Religious Groups Embrace Them

Lawsuit: Immigration agents used ‘deceptive’ tactics to detain 120+ women and children

Seattle, credit union launch loan program to help immigrants gain U.S. citizenship

Ancient Mayan languages are creating problems for today's immigration courts

Texas rejects plan to use shuttered boarding school as immigration detention center

What It's Like To Be College-Bound And Worried About Your Immigration Status

5 big takeaways from NJ immigrant jobs report

Georgia settles driver’s license suit filed by immigrants

  • By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
  • 08/08/2016
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Obama’s Last Attempt at Immigration Reform

Muslim veterans lead NYC parade of immigrants celebrating their ‘hyphen’

After Sluggish Start, US on Track for Syrian Refugee Resettlement Goal

Surge in Cuban immigration to U.S. continues into 2016

Black Lives Matter Joins Immigrants' Rights Fight Against Deportations

UN agency welcomes ‘landmark step’ by North and Central American countries to protect refugees

  • By: United Nations News Centre
  • 08/04/2016
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Orange County district attorney launches new initiative to assist immigrants

  • By: Mid-Hudson News Network
  • 08/04/2016
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Immigrant detainees go on hunger strike at Theo Lacy jail for a day

Despite danger there, U.S. to continue deportations to Central America

Oklahoma Coalition Calls For National Immigration Reform

FOIA Documents Reveal Government Always Knew Flores Settlement Applies to All Children

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 08/03/2016
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Can Facts on the Economic Benefits of Immigration Bring Reform in 2017?

New refugee program brings joy to families, adds fuel to debate

There’s a Powerful Law to Protect Farmworkers From Poor Treatment, but the Government Barely Uses It

Immigration Agents Don’t Follow The Law When It Comes To Asylum Seekers

Alabama's immigration lawsuit dismissed

Rally at Aurora immigration facility seeks to stop mass incarcerations, deportations

Legislature Sends Foster Child, Immigrant Protections To Governor

July

Immigration courts in prisons raise issues of due process, public access

Nonprofit’s ID cards get recognition from police, immigrants

Charlotte immigrant teen given temporary reprieve from deportation

Jails serve inmates and immigrants

Court strikes two blows for transparency in immigration judges case

One of NC6 immigrant teens from Charlotte faces imminent deportation

California leads the nation in immigration scams complaints. Who’s watching?

Halt On Juvenile Immigrant Visa Leaves Thousands In Limbo

Scammers preying on immigrants goes largely underreported

US and Mexico's mass deportations have fueled humanitarian crisis, report says

Welcoming refugee children to Rockford: 'This is your community

[Resident] organizes meeting for possible immigration center in Carrizo Springs

Texas birth certificate rules eased for undocumented parents with US-born children

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 07/26/2016
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US partners with Costa Rica to protect Central American refugees

U.S. to Admit More Central American Refugees

Aurora’s new Immigrant and Refugee Commission seeks applicants

Three Migrant Children Die at Sea Trying to Reach US

Undocumented immigrants given roles at Democratic convention

Immigration agent shoots man who didn't speak English in traffic stop, police say

How DACA’s Success Can Be Built Upon

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 07/21/2016
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CBP Settles Lawsuit with ACLU Client Who Endured Invasive Cavity Searches

Utica Settles State Claim Alleging Biased Enrollment for Refugee Students

Immigrant Detainees Routinely Placed in Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Jail

Federal Immigration Court Backlog Tops 500,000 Pending Cases

Immigrants face difficult escape from domestic violence

Wildin Acosta Case Reopened by Board of Immigration Appeals

San Diego Theatres’ New Leading Role in Immigration

In Cleveland, here's where you can find people who are welcoming to immigrants

More US Schools Accused of Denying Education to Immigrants

Border Protection's Social Media Proposal Comes Under Fire

The workers who pick your summer berries are asking you not to buy them

Department of Justice Seeks Rehearing in United States v. Texas

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 07/18/2016
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Activists, aldermen propose immigration reform amendment

Large majorities on both sides of southwestern border oppose a wall, poll finds

A Glimpse Into A Day In The Life Of An Unaccompanied Minor

Hudson County extends immigration program, advocates 'disturbed'

A Texas oil town goes bust. Would housing immigrants for the feds solve its problems?

Duval County judge meets bishop, moves forward with family detention plans

  • By: Corpus Christi Caller Times
  • 07/15/2016
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The Strange Death of José de Jesús

253 new citizens sworn in at the Hudson Portuguese Club

Jorge Ramos partners on fund for undocumented entrepreneurs

Nearly 1 in 4 students at this L.A. high school migrated from Central America — many without their parents

Scores of African migrants stranded in Costa Rica after being denied entry into Nicaragua

Officials warn immigrant communities of scams

Migrants fuel grape industry, yet sleep on Southern California's streets

Mentoring program helps refugees start anew in their professional fields

Fed policymakers say immigration key to leaving rut of slow growth

A young Liberian refugee, educated in America, chooses to move back 'home'

US and Mexico agree to improve asylum access for tens of thousands of refugees

Detained Immigrants in Colorado and Their Families Find a Home at Casa de Paz

Advocates criticize Duval’s move on family detention

  • By: Corpus Christi Caller Times
  • 07/11/2016
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Detention Center Workers Who Won’t Get Vaccinated Are Driving The Country’s Biggest Measles Outbreak

Lawmakers call for US to be a refuge for Central Americans

Supreme Court to Consider Whether DHS Can Subject Noncitizens to Prolonged, Mandatory Detention

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 07/11/2016
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Salt Lake man released after 3-year immigration hold

N.J. makes it easier for kids of unauthorized immigrants to get college aid

Honor student barred from college because of 'Dreamer' status gets scholarship in CT

Federal judges urge compromise on lawyers for unaccompanied children

Senate Rejects Two Anti-Immigrant Bills Before It Goes out on Recess

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 07/07/2016
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Migrants stranded in Colombia as route to US closed

Bipartisan House group asks for lower immigration fees

Immigrant advocates seek sanctions against Arpaio's office

ACLU Report Details How U.S. Has Failed Deported Veterans

  • By: American Civil Liberties Union
  • 07/06/2016
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Deaths in Immigration Detention

Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents

US colleges court foreign entrepreneurs who need visas

Hundreds of Veterans Were Deported, Rights Group Says

A voice for immigrants: Undocumented college students building support for community

  • By: Daily Hampshire Gazette
  • 07/05/2016
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Government Reverses Policy on Using Border Agents as Translators

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 07/05/2016
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Indianapolis Public Schools start yearlong program for non-English speakers

Trans, Immigrant Farmworkers Peel Back 'Layers of Invisibility'

Five-year wait ends for Florida immigrant children to be eligible for health insurance

Collier renews program that some argue unfairly punishes arrested immigrants twice

Number of Syrian Refugees in US Doubled Last Month

Schools are under federal pressure to translate for immigrant parents

Nations Hinder U.S. Effort to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Crime

Asylum Seekers File Class Action Lawsuit Against DHS

  • By: American Immigration Council
  • 07/01/2016
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50 Welcoming Communities Honored at the White House

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 07/01/2016
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June

Immigrant laborers have a new tool to fight back against rampant wage theft in the US

No Home, No Papers, No Help: The Plight Of Undocumented Immigrants On The Street

After 39 days at sea, lighthouse Cubans have wet feet, judge rules

Teenager Detained In Immigration Raids Must Pay ‘Outrageous’ Bail Bond To Be Released

Texas county rejects bid for new 'hotel-like' immigration detention center

US Lawmakers Vow to Continue Immigrant Program for Afghan Interpreters

High court takes citizenship case: Should parents' genders matter?

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 06/28/2016
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Campaign pushes Tucson ID for undocumented workers

Judge unseals some documents and photos in immigration lawsuit on detention facilities

For Many In Baltimore’s Growing Latino Community, Health Care Is A Challenge

Judge OKs class action for children in deportation hearings

NC Senate votes to take away school, road funding from immigration ‘sanctuary cities’

Faced with harsh election rhetoric, Muslims and Latinos break bread in Orange County

Speak Up or Stay Hidden? Undocumented Immigrants Cautious After Court Ruling

3-year-old boy held alone in immigration detention

The Philosophical Differences on Immigration Between Canada and the U.S.

Murray Reiterates Pro-Immigrant City Policies Following SCOTUS Decision

DHS eyes new social media screening

The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived

Immigration Enforcement Program Extended In Harris County

Supreme Court Tie Deals Blow to Obama's Immigration Order

Immigrant groups crushed over Supreme Court ruling, focus on next moves

“La Lucha Continua”: Leaders Vow To Keep Fighting For Justice For Immigrant Families

Via Cargo Ships and Jungle Treks, Africans Dream Of Reaching The U.S.

Anxiety as Families Await Court Ruling on Obama's Immigration Action

Tulsa police to continue partnership with immigration agency

Central American migrants face difficult choices

Yearning to Breathe Free: Family’s journey puts human face on upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Supreme Court takes up dispute over immigrant detention

331 immigrants arrested in Midwest deportation raids

Once refugees, 37 people are now Americans

As Supreme Court gets set to rule on DAPA, these immigration activists are looking ahead

Number of Refugees and Internally Displaced Now at an All-Time High

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 06/20/2016
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Clinic Study Concludes that U.S. Family Immigration Detention Violates International Law

The Overlooked Pathways to Legal Status

Judges far more likely to deport immigrants in N.M. than nationally

Remains of hundreds of unidentified immigrants are buried in Imperial County cemetery

Where refugees to the U.S. come from

Tijuana Shelters Help With U.S. Immigration Backlog Of Haitians

Families In Georgia Wait On Supreme Court Immigration Case

Immigration Raids Are Targeting People with Valid Asylum Claims, According to a New Report

We 'Finally Feel At Home': How DACA Has Changed Lives Across America

Dental Records Landed a Refugee Teen in Federal Lockup

Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons

CARA Report on Mothers Targeted by DHS Enforcement Actions Shows Disturbing Due Process Concerns

LOIRA Preparing Ohio Immigrants For DAPA Through Vaccination Clinics

Legal settlement may set precedent for detained immigrants seeking lawyers

Undocumented victims of Orlando shooting face unique challenges and fears

Jim Wells County votes against family detention center

  • By: San Antonio Express News
  • 06/13/2016
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2 more measles cases confirmed at Eloy

Supreme Court Declines to Rule on What Makes a U.S. Citizen

“Cruel and unjust”: The war on drugs snares immigrant for pot, breaking the Virginia family in two

LGBT, NAACP and immigration activists powerful statement: You attack one of us, you attack us all

What’s happening to two undocumented Texas valedictorians says it all about the immigration debate

Undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes: study

Is White House leaking warnings of deportation raids to ‘terrorize’ immigrant communities?

Woman Sues for 'Inhuman & Degrading' Border Search

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 06/10/2016
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British firm aims to open immigration detention center near US-Mexico border

Program to help immigrant children learn focuses on parents

These are the haunting portraits of people excluded from Obama’s immigration relief

Our rotten immigration policies have left us with a bunch of rotten food

As Filipino WWII Immigration Program Begins, Rules May Be Sticking Point for Vets

Advocates Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month with #ImmigrationStoryin5Words

Student Is First Undocumented Immigrant to Get Ph.D From UC Merced

Immigrant workers win $1 million in labor-trafficking lawsuits

Why It's Almost Impossible to Get Asylum in Atlanta

Some citizens face immigration arrests because of weak legal protections, experts say

South Florida prepared to shelter up to 800 unaccompanied minors from Central America

After Outcry, Judge Delays Sanctions in Immigration Case

The U.S. High-Schoolers in Immigration Limbo

Mother fears for former Erwin student detained by ICE

  • By: Asheville Citizen Times
  • 06/07/2016
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This Lawsuit Seeks to Determine Whether Customs and Border Protection Has Improved Its Complaint System

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 06/06/2016
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Grow Grand Island hosts first educational seminar on importance of immigrants

  • By: Grand Island Independent
  • 06/06/2016
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Jim Wells considers family detention center

  • By: Corpus Christi Caller Times
  • 06/06/2016
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Backlogs in immigration courts keep asylum seekers in limbo for years

Welcome to America. Pack a Parka.

Citizenship applications soar in Mass.

Play Sheds Light On The Deplorable Conditions Transgender Immigrants Face In Detention Centers

Transgender woman among Eloy detainees whose release delayed by measles outbreak

Immigrants Want List of Names and Addresses Kept From a Texas Judge

Meet the undocumented immigrant soon to be a Dallas school district’s youngest teacher

Judge Halts Child Care License for Dilley Detention Center

El Salvadorian Family Finds That There Is No "Right" Way To Immigrate To The United States

Massachusetts revises policy on immigration detainers

Walsh: Boston cops won’t follow Baker’s new rules on immigrants

Twin Falls, a conservative city in Idaho, likes refugees

Children's asylum approvals vary by US region

'I Am An Immigrant': Campaign Brings Faces, Voices to Immigrant Heritage Month

Deportation Case Highlights Subtleties of US Immigration Law

May

Court to hear further arguments on family detention licensing lawsuit

Undocumented and Black

Justice Dept. Says Judge in Immigration Case Is Out of Bounds

California nears letting undocumented immigrants buy healthcare

U.S. Struggles With Goal of Admitting 10,000 Syrians

U.S. Congregations Protect Immigrant Families

The American Dream, In The Age Of DAPA

Charlotte mom, 1st grader taken in latest series of immigration arrests

NYC opens support center for lawyers representing immigrants in criminal, family cases

South Asian migrants say they were put in 'body bags' for deportation from US

Salvadoran gangs use Facebook to track down victims

Hotline opens as more raids on [undocumented] immigrant families expected

Making History: Who Are the Latinos Leading California's Legislature?

Here’s Why Atlanta Is One Of The Worst Places To Be An Undocumented Immigrant

How the Asylum and Immigration Court Backlogs Reached an All-Time High

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/25/2016
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The Overwhelming Barriers to Successful Immigration Reform

"Free Wildin": Teen Picked Up by ICE on His Way to High School Faces Deportation to Honduras

Undocumented Chicago Activist To Sue Federal Immigration Agency Over DACA Denial

San Francisco retains sanctuary protections

What government owes Flint's poisoned immigrant community

  • By: The Center for Michigan, Bridge Magazine
  • 05/24/2016
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Nevadans Double Down on Citizenship

Immigration officials to start sending transgender women to the middle of Texas

US veteran seeks asylum for Iraqi man who saved his life

GOP ekes out win on Library of Congress' immigration terms

Lawsuit Against DHS and USCIS Seeks Transparency in H-1B Lottery Process

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/23/2016
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After Hunger Strike to #EndTransDetention, Santa Ana City Council Votes to End ICE Contract

Undocumented Latinos and their families sue after evictions

Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target

Judge's Demand for Immigrants' Identities Draws Backlash

‘If I go back to Colombia, I’m going to die’: An au pair battling cancer fights to stay in the U.S.

Supreme Court Eases Deportation for Immigrants Who Break State Laws

Lawyers want judge to appoint monitor to oversee detention of immigrant children

13 St. Louis area Muslims sue, claiming secret immigration 'blacklist'

  • By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • 05/19/2016
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Opportunity To Earn Money Creates A Harsh Cycle For Many Immigrant Children

Push To Provide Lawyers for Immigrant Children Loses Steam

New York will allow some undocumented immigrants to teach and practice medicine

US Urged to Give Temporary Legal Status to 200,000 Undocumented Ecuadoreans

Deterrence Strategy Targeting Central American Asylum Seekers Comes at a High Human Cost

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/18/2016
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Despite Obstacles, A Majority of Child Migrants Appear in Immigration Court

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/17/2016
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Obama administration pulled back to court over family detention

US judge in Seattle tosses lawsuit over green cards decision

When immigration status is used as a weapon for domestic abuse

Immigration officers arrest 87 in Las Vegas, Reno areas

United States extends TPS for Nicaragua, Honduras

California just gave 170,000 undocumented kids health care for the first time

Texas Judge Continues to Delay the Licensing of State Detention Centers as Childcare Facilities

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/16/2016
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US Plans Immigration Raids to Deport Central Americans

Bill would prohibit making religion basis for anyone to enter U.S.

Government bungling keeps legal immigrant workers from Indiana fields, threatening crops

Reports of more possible raids prompt warnings from Latino advocates

University of California Announces $8.4 Million in Support for Undocumented Students

Why So Many Asylum Seekers Come to America and Wind Up Homeless

Tents take root as migration crisis hits Central America

Health Care at New Jersey Immigrant Jail Prompts Claim

Montana court strikes down last piece of anti-immigrant law

Trump’s candidacy sparking ‘a surge’ in citizenship, voter applications

What the New Citizenship Fee Structure Means for Aspiring Americans

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/11/2016
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Immigrant students arrested protesting Georgia’s enrollment policies

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 05/10/2016
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Program offers college scholarships to immigrant students

How HIV-Positive Immigrants Get Stranded Abroad Without Meds

Here’s A Good Reason For The Fourth Amendment To Apply To Immigration Courts

San Francisco Officials Take up Immigrant Sanctuary Policy

Changing the Immigration Debate by Electing Immigrants to Office

New Immigration Rule Enables Filipino WWII Vets to Reunite with Family

Panama begins more flights of Cuban migrants to Mexico

'A way for me to come out of hiding': [Undocumented] Immigrants in U.S. are given a shot to return to their professions

Migrant histories read in bones

Meet Evelyn, An Immigrant Who’s Trapped Between Border Checkpoints In Texas

Gary officials reject immigrant detention center

Refuge: One Syrian family’s long odyssey to Georgia

AG probes sale of immigrant license appointments

Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order halting Texas agency’s effort to license family detention center as a childcare facility

U.S. weighs special status for Ecuador migrants after quake

Two People Died in Immigration Detention This Week

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/04/2016
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Congressman Gutiérrez: Proposed Rule on Fee Waivers Could Open the Door to Citizenship For Eligible Hard-Working Immigrants

Celebrate National Small Business Week With These Facts About Immigrant Economic Contributions

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/03/2016
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ACLU: Tucson Traffic Stops for Immigration Checks Violating Rights

California Takes A Step Further Toward Immigrant Integration

Migrant children are denied enrollment in U.S. public schools

Texas Grants Child Care License to Migrant Detention Center

Ban on Arizona Sheriff Arpaio's workplace raids lifted: court

What You Need to Know About the Temporary Worker Bill Introduced by Senator Flake

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 05/02/2016
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Transgender women describe journey of fear in ICE detention in Arizona

  • By: AZ Central, La Voz Arizona
  • 05/01/2016
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Thousands rally for immigrant, workers’ rights at May Day rallies in Southern California

  • By: Los Angeles Daily News, San Bernardino Sun
  • 05/01/2016
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At one border park, separated immigrant families hug across a steel divide

10 Years After Immigration Protests, What Has Changed?

April

Democrats Introduce Resolution To Protect More Immigrants From Deportation

Amid hostility, immigrant organizers engage Alabama's growing Latino electorate

  • By: Institute for Southern Studies
  • 04/29/2016
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San Francisco gives $1.8M more for unaccompanied immigrant minors

Inside A Georgia Immigration Court, One Man Fights To Stay With His Family

Seattle trial to impact deportation cases of thousands of immigrant children

Immigrants Can Adopt Relatives from Foster Care Despite Immigration Status

Fleeing murderous gangs, Central American families flow to D-FW in greater numbers

House panel rejects defense bill immigration amendments

SPLC lawsuit: Georgia violating federal law by denying driver’s licenses to immigrants

  • By: Southern Poverty Law Center
  • 04/27/2016
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Focus on Farm Economy: Immigration emerges as top issue

Arguments Set In Dispute Over Immigrant ER Care

  • By: News Service of Florida
  • 04/27/2016
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Immigrant Students Seek in-State Tuition in Georgia

For these undocumented immigrant students, Tennessee’s failed in-state tuition bill was personal

U.S. agencies split over fingerprinting parents of child immigrants

CUNY/ Daily News Citizenship NOW! hotline helps thousands seeking immigration help

D.C. tried to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to get a driver’s license. Activists say it failed.

Governor says Kansas pulling out of refugee funding program

America’s trucking industry faces a shortage. Meet the immigrants helping fill the gap.

Bill seeking to fix Colorado's immigrant driver's license program passes House

Border Patrol sees increase in number of migrants being detained at Mexico border

Immigrants from Dominican Republic, Ecuador share their Citizenship NOW! success stories

Black & Undocumented: Caribbean Immigrant's Long Fight for Citizenship

Mexican immigrant becomes citizen after U.S. military service

Rocky resettlement in Mass. for Iraqi refugees

Leahy to intervene in detention of migrant worker

Immigration Detainees Begin Hunger Strike At Georgia Center

Meet the little girl whose big voice is energizing the immigration movement

NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs launches NYCitizenship Services

Frustrated by new U.S. program to take in migrants, Central American parents turn to smugglers

Meet 2 Central American Refugee Kids Who Are Stuck In The U.S. Immigration System

Immigrant Women Lead Efforts to Transform Conditions for Domestic Workers in Illinois

Texas immigrant population now rivals New York’s in size

Christie administration says N.J. no longer participating in refugee resettlement program

What’s it like to be the new kid AND a refugee?

Nebraska OKs Professional Licenses for Certain Immigrants

National AAPI Video Tour Aims to Amplify Youth and Immigrant Voices

Immigrant Kids Sent to Adults Lacking Status

At SF ‘DACA-thon,’ Hacking Immigration with Doodles and Crazy Eights

Court order revives child migrant battle

Reunification with Family in US is Bittersweet for Child Migrants

  • By: Latin America News Dispatch
  • 04/19/2016
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Bolingbrook man facing deportation seeks church sanctuary

Immigrants are waiting years for asylum — behind bars

Supreme Court Weighs Obama's Executive Action On Immigration

Jose Antonio Vargas on What's at Stake for Undocumented Immigrants Like Him

Latino Lawyer Putting Human Face On Immigration Case in SCOTUS Debut

Family of Immigrants, Only One a Citizen, Anxiously Awaits Supreme Court Ruling

Berks Detention Center Employee Convicted of Sexual Assault of Young Honduran Mother

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 04/15/2016
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To Re-Build, Refugees Build Homes with Habitat for Humanity

L.A. immigration clinic has become training site for similar services nationwide

Buford teen freed on bond from immigration detention in South Georgia

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 04/15/2016
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Judge Blocks Texas Immigrant Harboring Law

Despite Systemic Failures, State Moves to License Detention Centers for Child Care

California effort is underway to allow undocumented immigrants to buy healthcare coverage

Three Mothers Are Fighting For Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants At The Supreme Court

USCIS Publishes New Edition of Form N-400, Application for Naturalization

  • By: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • 04/13/2016
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Undocumented immigrant students in Tennessee rally for in-state tuition bill

  • By: Chattanooga Times Free Press
  • 04/13/2016
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Nebraska lawmakers pass sweeping immigrant licenses bill

Custom and Border Protection Use-of-Force Data Raises More Questions

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 04/13/2016
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Home of already-detained undocumented immigrant raided

Court: Sheriff Clarke must turn over uncensored immigration hold requests

  • By: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
  • 04/12/2016
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Gary zoning board rejects GEO's variance bid

These Two States Are Pushing Back on Private Immigration Detention

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 04/12/2016
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For adopted kids, having American parents doesn't always mean U.S. citizenship

Does ICE Pressure Schools for Student Info?

Hundreds of Migrant Teens Are Being Held Indefinitely in Locked Detention

Immigrant Students Blocked From Enrolling In School

How Volunteers Helped Families Trapped In Immigrant Detention Centers

'What happened in World War II is happening again': Immigrant detention centers through the eyes of a therapist

This undocumented, standout student faces another challenge: Paying for college

Refugees Plant The Seeds Of A New Community In Kansas City

Cuban migrants: The exodus though Central America continues

Immigrant Felons And Deportation: One Grandmother's Case

First GEO test Tuesday at Gary BZA

Boston gives grants for immigrant outreach

Immigration Raids Have Negative Health Effects on Undocumented Latino Community, Says Study

Some states bypass Congress, create their own versions of the DREAM Act

Young immigrant bill moves toward likely veto

This Lawmaker Had Dinner With An Undocumented Family. He Wants Republicans To Follow Suit.

Nationwide Boycott Over Anti-Immigrant Senate Bill 1377 Threatened

  • By: International Business Times
  • 04/07/2016
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USCIS Hits H-1B 2017 Fiscal Year Cap, Foreign Workers Visa Program Lottery Coming Soon

Lawsuit Says Some Immigrants Are Locked Up Because They're Poor

9th Circuit affirms permanent injunction for Arizona immigrant drivers

Mexican Nationals Say They Were Deported Without Their IDs, Money And Possessions

Long Waits for a Program That Gives Visas to Undocumented Immigrant Crime Victims

The Cost of Caring: The lives of the immigrant women who tend to the needs of others

How the White House Went Easy on Drug Crime—But Not for Immigrants

UN refugee agency warns of spike in asylum-seekers fleeing violence in Central America

Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to ‘one person, one vote’

Mexico tortures migrants – and citizens – in effort to slow Central American surge

Immigration Hearing Canceled After Judge Denies Ex-Connecticut Residents' Efforts To Return

Undocumented Stories Part III

European advocates learn about refugee resettlement in Buffalo

Immigrant groups want tax policy on hold pending lawsuits

Prescott College Creates Mandatory $30 Fee for Undocumented Immigrant Scholarships

Advocates Concerned Bangladeshi Asylum Seekers May Be #Deported2Death

New App Helps Undocumented Immigrants Find College Scholarships

A New Yorker, Long Caught in Immigration Limbo, Comes Home to Start His Job

Migration driving Lehigh Valley's recent population growth

10 years after immigration disputes, Hazleton is a different place

Detaining Immigrant Kids Hasn't Worked. U.S. Wants to Try Something New

Why US drug reform still couldn't stop deportation of two immigrants

Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.

For some migrants in Texas, obtaining healthcare means getting through immigration checkpoint

'It's a nightmare inside': Bill would place new restrictions on private immigrant detention centers

Governor McAuliffe Vetoes Legislation Usurping Local Authority On Immigration Matters

March

Indiana court rules against Mexican man seeking lost wages

Rights Group: Mexico Not Advising Child Migrants of Rights

Immigrant detention center in spotlight at Berks commissioners meeting

Detention centers' applications for child care licenses worry immigrant advocates

Library of Congress Will Stop Using 'Illegal' and 'Alien'

Anchorage wins grant to promote inclusiveness for immigrants, new arrivals

In a Georgia Jail with Wildin Acosta

Arizona Debates Tough New Law Targeting Undocumented Immigrants

  • By: International Business Times
  • 03/30/2016
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State Anti-Immigration Laws Discourage All Latinos from Moving In

These Countries Are Failing to Resettle Their ‘Fair Share’ of Syrian Refugees

A wall apart: divided families meet at a single, tiny spot on the US-Mexico border

The Problem With Designing Trump’s Border Wall

Kansas State University Aggressively Recruiting Undocumented Students

U.S. Anti-Gang Sweep Yields Over 1,100 Arrests

Bill seeking to fix immigrant driver's license program passes hurdle

These Are The Top Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities

Fighting for ‘a better life': Worker calls attention to Wisconsin’s inadequate immigrant policies

Immigrant facing deportation could be first to benefit from US drug law reform

Religious Leaders, Formerly Detained Families, and Advocates Protest Family Detention at White House

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 03/28/2016
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Detained child's disease 'went untreated for weeks' at US immigration center

Immigration demonstrators say they want reform that treats them fairly

Cutting the Cost of Citizenship in the Immigration Capital of the World

10 years after joining 350,000 people protest in Dallas, local family still pushes for immigrant rights

[Undocumented] Immigrants Get Public Health Care, Despite Federal Policy

Immigration law can't discriminate against 'habitual drunkards,' court rules

Houston immigration judge removed from bench

Lawyers: Children Need Lawyers in Immigration Court

Arizona Among States with the Most U.S. Citizens Living with DAPA-Eligible Family Members

Two Immigrants Deported After Decades In The US Fight To Return To Testify Before Legislature

Georgia Driver’s License Law Aimed At Undocumented Immigrants Disproportionately Hits People Of Color

New Cuban migrant bottleneck hits Panama during U.S. détente

Atlanta field office tops ICE arrests amid immigration crackdown

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 03/23/2016
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Transgender Women Abused in Immigration Detention

Dilley, Tex., Home to the Nation’s Largest Immigration Detention Center

'We have a moral obligation': Lawmakers want the U.S. to provide attorneys for immigrant children

With Case Backlogs Rising, Immigration Courts Struggle To Protect The ‘Vulnerable’

U.S. Sentencing Commission Proposes Further Criminalizing Migrants

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 03/22/2016
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One Year Later, The Fight To Return Pastor Max Back Home To Iowa Continues

Portland seeks better ways to integrate immigrants into the economy

Board of Immigration Appeals grants stay for Durham teen while appeal pending

While Americans feud, Australia is stealing away immigrants with sought-after skills

When Asylum-Seeking Women And Children Immigrants Are Welcomed Like Criminals

South Carolina, New York State Consider Refugee Registries

UN Agency: Cuban Migrant Crisis Not Over with Transfers to Mexico

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 03/18/2016
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An End to Family Detention? Immigration Groups are Wary

DHS Office of Inspector General Launches Unannounced Inspections of Detention Centers

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 03/18/2016
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Hispanic Groups: House Resolution Against DAPA, DACA+ Is 'Direct Attack' on Immigrants

Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Startups

A Deported Central American Family Can Now Return to the US to Seek Asylum

GOP-led House backs legal challenge to Obama on immigration

Meet the Bold DREAMer Who'll Receive Immigrant Youth Achievement Award

Decades after anti-immigrant policies, LA’s development is a lesson for Phoenix

The Folly of Under-Educating the Undocumented

Should this Georgia teen be deported?

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 03/16/2016
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Salvadoran jailed in U.S. appeals deportation to international body

New Analysis Finds Growing Backlog in Immigration Courts

Worcester refugee services could become national model

Last flight leaves in bridge to Mexico for Cuban migrants

House Bill Would Allow States, Localites to Refuse Refugee Resettlement

Scams targeting immigrants

Georgia Board of Regents Sued for Limiting Immigrant Students’ Access to Higher Education

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 03/14/2016
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Cuban immigrants face resentment in Texas over 'preferential treatment'

Groups urge House to reject brief in Supreme Court immigration case

Almost 25 Percent of U.S. Kids Have an Immigrant Parent

Judge Tosses Immigration Suit Linked to Mexican Grandmother

For Some Immigrants, an Easier Path to Professional Work

She left Honduras to escape violence, but a legal misstep has her stuck in detention

Free U.S. citizenship program makes naturalization process easier

Howard Seidler, Fake Immigration Attorney, Gets Jail Time For Exploiting Undocumented Immigrants Under New State Law

Central American immigrants, wary of recent raids sweeping up young people, adjust to a life of fear

Immigrants Qualifying for Executive Actions Deeply 'Embedded' in U.S.

Border Officials To Review San Ysidro Taser Death Of Mexican Immigrant

How to keep immigrant and first-generation students 'dropping in' instead of dropping out

[Unauthorized] immigration by children and families dips slightly on U.S.-Mexico border

A Shocking Glimpse Inside America’s Privatized Detention Facilities For Immigrants

Tennessee AG: Immigrant beer law is discriminatory

Arizona Forensic Sleuths Labor to Identify Migrants Who Perished in Sonoran Desert

Why Undocumented Immigrants Stay in Abusive Relationships

New U.S. Rule Extends Stay for Some Foreign Graduates

Immigrant Crime Victims Seeking Special Visas Find a Tough Path

Tech, Business Leaders Back Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration

Immigration Rights Website Geared Toward Undocumented Women Launches

KOM helps Karen refugees adjust to life in Minnesota

On International Women’s Day, Renewed Calls for End to Family Detention

How Immigrants Get Deported for Saying the Wrong Things on Social Media

Cities, Counties Enter Supreme Court Fray Over Immigration

Following money, Feds try to round up networks of immigrant smugglers on border

Can Texas Figure Out How to Teach English to Immigrant Children?

Democrats seek criminalization of immigrant driver's program scams

More hope, help for Central American immigrants

U.S. holding families in custody to keep others from crossing the border

Book club helps immigrant mothers find joy in reading and support their kids' education

Immigration arrest moves gay wedding to detention center

Can a 3-year old represent herself in immigration court? This judge thinks so.

IOC Approves Refugee Olympic Team

Florida House unanimously passes KidCare expansion

Why Denver’s Immigration Court Has The Longest Hearing Delays In The US

10 Shots Across the Border

Day of Action rallies extend across Montana

  • By: Helena Independent Record
  • 03/02/2016
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Undocumented students in Connecticut urge lawmakers to pass financial aid bill

Lawmakers consider extending date for immigration reform package

Immigrants With These 3 STDs No Longer Barred From U.S. After CDC Rule Change

Asylum for domestic violence survivors: immigration advocates urge Board of Immigration Appeals to publish more precedent cases

  • By: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
  • 03/01/2016
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New U.S.-Mexico Repatriation Agreements Seek to Protect Returning Migrants

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 03/01/2016
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For Undocumented Women in Texas, HB 2 Is ‘Life or Death’

House moves to file Supreme Court brief in Obama immigration case

US Judge Blocks Indiana Effort to Keep Out Syrian Refugees

Calling for state action, advocates highlight immigrant health care dilemma

Immigration courts issued 10,000 deportation orders to Central American kids

February

U.S. Citizen Sues Federal Immigration Agency For Detaining Him For 36 Days

Latino Activists Fight Wisconsin’s Anti-Immigration Bills

Inquiry: District sought to keep immigrants out of schools

DACA Gives Korean Immigrant a ‘Shot in the Arm’

Texas immigration facilities also seeking licenses to house children

Los Angeles archbishop, others announce immigration initiative

“For Us, It’s Dignity”: Ohioans Host “DAPA Dinner” To Highlight Need For Relief For Immigrant Families

The Economics of Letting Undocumented Immigrants Work

Unaccompanied immigrant minors will continue to have legal representation

Immigrant children set to leave New Mexico Air Force base

U.S. to get priority on released immigrants

Update: Central America and the Alliance for Prosperity

  • By: Americas Society / Council of the Americas
  • 02/25/2016
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Report: In-Custody Deaths Among Immigrants On The Rise

  • By: CBS New York / Associated Press
  • 02/25/2016
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Immigration Policy on Convicts Has Been in Place for Months

NY to let undocumented workers become teachers

Why A Single Question Decides The Fates Of Central American Migrants

Rhode Island lawmakers push for immigrant driver's licenses

New Orleans Adopts a Bias-Free Immigrant Policing Policy

Fighting Cancer and Deportation at the Same Time

Undocumented Immigrants Pay More Than $11 Billion In State, Local Taxes Each Year

House Reinforces SB 1070 Provisions On Immigration Lawsuits

Fear prevents green card holders from becoming citizens

Camden diocesan program aims to make refugees feel welcome

U.S. refugee agency put Central American kids at risk, GAO report says

The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841

Berks appealing state decision on facility for immigrant families

New bill could give [undocumented immigrants] voting rights in New York City

Chaos, backlogs straining immigration courts

California's four-year universities reach out to immigrant students with low-interest DREAM loans

Here's the immigration rule Clinton, Sanders say they oppose

Palestinian refugees in limbo after 7,000-mile journey to US border

The Fight Over Immigrant Workers Heads To Dairy Farms

State effort urges immigrants to prepare for DAPA, DACA

Rushing to Become Citizens After Anti-Immigrant Talk

What Will Happen to the 4,100 Cuban Migrants now Stranded in Costa Rica?

How Community Centers Evolved to Help Immigrants Adjust to Life in America

Latinos amass in Madison for Capitol pro-immigration rally

  • By: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
  • 02/18/2016
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Arizona Bill Targeting Notaries Who Prey on Immigrants Advances

Migrating to the US is already risky. Try being a transgender migrant

Court hears case on misconduct of immigration judges

Immigration detentions decline in N.J. despite nationwide raids

US Immigration Sting on Church Breaks with Policy on 'Sensitive Locations'

Child Migrants Fight in Immigration Courts to Stay in U.S.

States Step Up As Washington Stalls On Immigration

Migrant workers plan ‘walkout’ to rally against bills in Madison

Phila. judge upholds immigration asylum process

New Mexico's legislature sends Gov. Martinez immigrant identification bill

Man Reports Car Stolen, Ends Up In Deportation Limbo

Protesters: Arizona Senate Bill 1017 Unfair To Immigrants

Border families protest U.S. immigration policy

Migrant voices: On journey to north, 'you can't smile because there is no reason to'

Death of Antonin Scalia could affect decisions on immigration, voting rights

Two Howard Alum Discuss the First Undocumented and Black Convening

Pope Francis Will Finish His Mexico Trip at the Edge of the Rio Grande

Trauma affects immigrant mental health

Texas OKs licensing path for immigrant detention centers

Reid Rallies Political Support for Central American Refugees With 'Fair Day in Court for Kids Act'

UT Immigration Clinic lawyers represent detained immigrant women, children

Federal program that issues smartphones to new immigrants raises questions

Feds Charge Sacramento Man In Seven-State Immigration Scam

Art exhibit explores immigration in Colorado

All eyes on Texas immigration facilities in struggle to house Central Americans

NYC can make naturalization affordable for immigrants looking for citizenship, Controller Scott Stringer says

Wellstone students help change the immigrant narrative, one story at a time

The Los Angeles Unified School District Has Banned Immigration Raids on Its Campuses

Nearly Half Of 2015 California Driver's Licenses Were For Undocumented Immigrants

  • By: International Business Times
  • 02/09/2016
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State Department budget calls Central America a top priority

Immigration arrests in Princeton prompt response from town

Step by Step on a Desperate Trek by Migrants Through Mexico

Why America needs immigrants (especially Nevada)

Rising immigrant population looks to influence New Hampshire primary

Immigrant community warns about phone scams

Immigration rights movement moves forward with tribunal

As immigration resurges, U.S. public schools help children find their footing

Immigrant Mom Finally Released From Detention Center After Suffering 7 Seizures

Student activists call on officials to boost resources for immigrants

Flint immigrants struggle to get help, info on water

Medical neglect can be fatal in privatized immigrant-only prisons

Lawmakers weigh bill to ease immigrant fears of police

Immigrant community awaits DAPA decision

  • By: Inland Empire Community News
  • 02/04/2016
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Arizona approves tough penalties for undocumented immigrants who break laws

An Immigrant’s Four-Year Fight to Become a Lawyer Ends in Celebrations

Montana Human Rights Network counters anti-refugee rally held in Missoula

Have January raids deterred migrants from illegally crossing the border?

Federal agents' visit sends chill through immigrant community

Santa Ana rejects expanded contract for housing immigrant detainees

Deportation fears taking a toll on immigrant children’s education

Ga. Immigrant Students Continue Tuition Fight Despite Ruling

Undocumented Mom Of 3 U.S. Citizen Kids Deported Even After She Showed Legal Travel Document

California DREAM Loan Program to Provide Undocumented Students With Financial Aid

“We Want To Have A Voice”: Latino And Asian Immigrants Are Turning Out For Naturalization Efforts

Immigrant college students lose Georgia Supreme Court appeal for in-state tuition

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 02/01/2016
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House Bill 675, Fla. Immigration Legislation, Sparks Uproar

  • By: Florida Immigrant Coalition
  • 02/01/2016
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'No Más Bebés' Exposes The Involuntary Sterilization Of Immigrant Women

January

‘He forced me many times. I ran away, but he always found me again.’

Duo from UT immigration clinic plays key role at detention centers

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 01/31/2016
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Rehumanizing the immigrant experience in Maine

No easy answers as Texas weighs fate of immigrant detention centers

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 01/29/2016
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Obama administration is starting in L.A. to help immigrants become citizens

Only family detention center outside Texas may shut after license revoked

In An Immigration Debate Focused On Borders And Walls, Asians Often Get Left Out

Law students defend asylum-seekers from deportation

Woman not warned of immigration issues can withdraw guilty pleas

  • By: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
  • 01/28/2016
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Immigrant families remain in Dilley detention center

Senate Probe: US Failed to Protect Immigrant Children

Immigrant mother of deceased veteran fights to keep family together

Needless Death Inside Our Privatized, Immigrant-Only Prison System

Calls for Constructive Immigration Reform in Iowa Ahead of Caucus Day

Immigrants and allies speak out against Florida bill

Immigration at center of Pope's visit to Mexico-US border

It’s not just clean water: Flint’s undocumented immigrants can’t access medical lead testing

South Carolina Senate committee OKs bill to track refugees

Failures in handling unaccompanied migrant minors have led to trafficking

Donald Trump's remarks spur Latino 'naturalization blitz' before election

Female Detainees Allege Unlawful Strip Searches By Immigration Center Officials

Immigrant rights activists confront mayor over deportations

Lawyers Challenge Texas Law On Harboring Immigrants

ICE Raids Reopen Old Wounds for Families in This Small Town

Nearly 700 immigrant children arrive at Holloman AFB

Hundreds of Groups Press for Temporary Protection for Central Americans

Undocumented Flint residents fear receiving water

As new wave of young migrants floods US border, can US ensure their safety?

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 01/25/2016
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In Face Of Immigration Rhetoric, Latinos Grapple With Having A Voice

Immigration Court backlog puts lives on endless hold

Sickened by Gangrene in Utah Immigration Jail, Guatemalan Father Now Faces Deportation

McLearnin' It: Franchise teaching English to immigrant employees

From Laos to DC: Doua Thor Talks Refugee Story, Public Service, and the Power of Community

Bill calling for separate immigrant driving cards passes first hurdle

Undocumented Immigrant from SF Mission Detained After Reporting Stolen Car

The Young Activists Who Remade the Democratic Party’s Immigration Politics

Central America Nations Renew Cuban Migrant Program

John Legend, Colombian star Juanes perform outside jail

US Program Aims to Get Immigrants Into Court to Track Cases

Immigrants in the U.S. illegally have declined to the lowest level in over a decade

Why Is It So Difficult for Syrian Refugees to Get Into the U.S.?

Born to Play: A Refugee Soccer Team Grows in the American Desert

Immigration Relief Possible In Return For Crime Victims' Cooperation

Against 2016 backdrop, Senate to vote on Syrian refugees

Advocates cheer court’s decision to review immigration programs

Minnesota citizenship fight leads to lawsuit filed against State Department

Michigan café owner's deportation fight simmers

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions

Ana Sol-Gutiérrez Highlights Importance of Immigrant Rights, Latino Electorate

NYC Schools Expand Language Access, Aids Immigrant Families

Phila. immigration suit gaining national attention

Tuition questions linger for DACA students

Leap of faith: Reno church joins growing immigrant sanctuary movement

Immigrant domestic violence victims face many barriers to getting help

The Cuban Migrant Crisis

Immigration Agent in Court on Forgery Charge

Central American moms, kids stuck in legal purgatory after deportation raids

Report: SCOTUS call on immigration appeal may come soon

At a Montana restaurant, talk about [unauthorized] immigration spills a revelation

Baltimore businesses hurt amid fear of immigration crackdown

Devastating Drawings by Immigrant Children Facing Deportation

Local deportation underscores wider immigration debate

Cuban migrants cross into US through Laredo

New Data Indicates IDNYC Popularity Among Immigrants

LGBT groups call on Obama to stop immigration raids against women and children

More judges to help reduce backlog of immigration cases

Advocates perplexed by U.S. response to Central American migrants

New York's immigrant lawmakers make their mark

Court Says Class Action Challenging Abusive Conditions in Hieleras Can Move Forward

  • By: American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact
  • 01/13/2016
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Central America tests mechanism for resolving Cuban migrant crisis

U.S. citizens could take priority for public housing

Central American Refugees Turn South as U.S. and Mexico Tighten Borders

Central American migrant numbers swell, rivaling 2014 crisis

U.N. to Help U.S. Screen Central American Migrants

US Deports El Salvador Defense Minister for Mass Murders

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 01/12/2016
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Border Patrol reports 187% jump in migrant family flow in last three months

New S.F. sheriff to reverse ban on communicating with immigration

El Salvador Deemed Too Dangerous For Peace Corps, But Not For Deportees

US immigration caps put abused children at risk

Chicago, Cook County Officials To File Resolutions Against Federal Immigration Raids

ICE Lied To Get Inside Immigrants' Homes During Raids, Lawyers Say

Deportations Prompt Rally Outside Varick Street Immigration Center

Despite Deferred Action, ICE Snatches City Resident From His Home

Family tries to free N.J. high school grad after immigration raid

Immigration activists to descend upon Tallahassee this week

Immigrant Advocates Take Action Following Deportation Raids in the South

Feds to Sedgwick County Commission: Don't ask WIC participants about immigration status

Young, Mexican and Ready to Raise Their Political Voices

A Rush of Central Americans Compounds Obama’s Immigration Task

Miami asks Obama for help dealing with arriving Cuban migrants

More African and Asian Migrants Are Arriving in Mexico After Long Latin American Journeys

  • By: Vice, Round Earth Media
  • 01/08/2016
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Community Rallies Around F.C. Child Facing Threat of Deportation

  • By: Falls Church News-Press
  • 01/08/2016
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Obama administration may have fumbled deportation raids in a big way

Democratic Presidential Candidates Support Temporary Protective Status For Central American Migrants Instead Of ICE Raids

Woman whose immigration journey was chronicled in The Star gets green card

Alabama sues US government over Syrian refugees

Immigrants in the Workforce, State by State and Industry By Industry

US immigrant raids alarm Central American nations: ‘Here, there are no sources of work’

Social media is driving a frenzy of false immigration raid rumors in San Francisco

The Schools Taking in Syrian Refugees

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  • 01/06/2016
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