December 20, 2015 Lawsuit claims ICE mounted campaign to ‘purge’ senior officials amid immigration changes A longtime federal immigration attorney claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement managers mounted a campaign of "humiliation" and "brutal scape-goating" to purge officials they didn't want, raising concerns from a top GOP lawmaker that the administration was trying to "force compliance" with its controversial policies.
December 20, 2015 House Judiciary panel Tuesday will take first shot at Obama's deportation changes The House Judiciary Committee has announced a hearing on Tuesday that will examine “President Obama’s executive overreach on immigration.”
December 20, 2015 Official says immigration program up for review President Barack Obama's review of the nation's deportation policies may result in changes to a contentious program that hands over people booked for local crimes to federal immigration authorities.
December 20, 2015 Report: Thousands of convicted criminals freed while awaiting deportation proceedings The Obama administration released thousands of convicted criminals -- including murderers and those convicted of sexual assault -- while they were awaiting deportation proceedings, according to a new report.
December 20, 2015 Critics warn deportation review could cut ‘what little is left’ of enforcement Critics of the Obama administration's deportation policies are concerned that an internal review could lead to deeper cuts of "what little is left" of immigration enforcement.
December 20, 2015 Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles mayor, says Obama should cut down on deportations President Obama should cut deportations of migrants and focus resources on the 2 million people in the U.S. who are eligible to become citizens, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday during a visit to Mexico's capital.
December 20, 2015 Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan President Obama's executive action preventing the deportation of an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally suffered another setback Monday after a federal appeals court upheld a federal judge's injunction blocking the measure.
December 20, 2015 Obama says immigrants should be 'gathering up their papers' in town hall appearance President Obama said illegal immigrants who would be eligible for protection from deportation under his recent, disputed executive orders should plan for them to be upheld in court.
December 20, 2015 1,000 'criminal aliens' released by ICE committed new crimes, Grassley says The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Friday that 1,000 of the more than 36,000 "criminal aliens" released by federal immigration authorities in 2013 have been convicted of new crimes.
January 8, 2015 750 immigration detainees on hunger strike The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department has confirmed that 750 detainees at the Northwest Detention Center have refused to eat and say they are on a hunger strike.