IMMIGRATION March 29, 2019 New York City to give additional $1.6 million to city attorneys to defend immigrants slated for deportation Calling it a defensive fund against President Trump’s immigration policies, New York City officials plan to put an extra $1.6 million toward public defenders representing immigrants slated for deportation, according to the New York Daily News.
IMMIGRATION December 24, 2018 Judge blocks deportation of Honduran mother without daughter A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday preventing the U.S. government from deporting a Honduran woman who has been detained with her 15-year-old daughter at a Texas facility for six months.
Deportation November 29, 2018 Immigrant who sought refuge in North Carolina church is deported Samuel Oliver-Bruno, a Mexican immigrant who sought refuge in a North Carolina church for nearly a year was deported Thursday, federal authorities said.
Migrant Caravan November 27, 2018 Caravan migrants accuse US border agents of 'repression' by using tear gas A group of Central American migrants camped at the U.S.-Mexico border said Tuesday that they were "victims of repression" by American border agents who launched tear gas over the weekend at a crowd that included angry rock-throwers and crying children.
IMMIGRATION November 8, 2018 What is DACA and what does the Trump administration want to do with it? The Trump administration is dismantling an Obama-era program that, in part, allows for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.
Deportation November 1, 2018 Dias Kadyrbayev, friend of Boston Marathon bomber, deported to Kazakhstan A 24-year-old man who was convicted in June 2015 for concealing criminal evidence for his college friend, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was deported to his native Kazakhstan, federal immigration officials announced Thursday.
IMMIGRATION August 29, 2018 Mexican man deported 4 times sentenced for illegally entering US again A 36-year-old Mexican citizen was sentenced to more than six years behind bars for illegally returning to the U.S. after previously being deported four separate times, officials announced Monday.
IMMIGRATION August 23, 2018 Tibbetts murder suspect eluded a flawed system, says Melania Trump's immigration lawyer Michael Wildes, one of the nation’s most prominent immigration attorneys, says the employment eligibility system that is meant to flag people who are not authorized to be in the country is not reliable, as shown by Christhian Rivera’s ability to work under someone else’s name.
White House August 20, 2018 In White House tribute, Trump hails ICE, border agents as patriots and heroes At a special White House ceremony on Monday, President Trump honored the two agencies -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection -- at the center of the national debate over how to handle the influx of families and unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexican border.
Deportation August 20, 2018 ICE lawyers looking to reopen thousands of closed deportation cases Following a recent move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to cut down on the powers immigration judges have to indefinitely suspend cases, lawyers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement are looking to reopen thousands of closed deportation cases.
New Mexico August 16, 2018 Suspect from 'extremist Muslim' compound lived in US illegally for over 20 years: officials One of five suspects arrested at an “extremist Muslim” compound in northern New Mexico is originally from Haiti -- and has lived in the U.S. illegally for more than 20 years, federal officials said Wednesday.