February 14, 2017 'Dreamer' arrested in Seattle immigration sweep, lawyers say U.S. authorities detained a Mexican immigrant protected by an Obama-era program that defers deportation for thousands of young illegal immigrants known as "dreamers," the man's lawyers claimed in a court filing this week.
October 20, 2016 Hawaiian officials hold public meeting on fishing industry conditions Hawaiian officials met on Wednesday to discuss working conditions for fishermen living on the boats.
October 14, 2016 Mosquito expert: Washington downplaying Zika virus threat to US As the number of birth defects linked to a mosquito-borne virus surpasses 4,000 in Brazil, and scientists scramble to create a vaccine to protect against the untreatable disease, public health officials are bracing themselves for a potential outbreak in the United States. The threat has some advocacy groups pushing for tighter health screenings among travelers and immigrants from Zika-afflicted countries, while public health officials and tropical disease experts argue preparing to fight the Aedes aegypti, an insect that doesn’t respond to common pesticide, is more pressing.
October 13, 2016 Hawaii agency pushes for rule change opposition, focusing on foreign fishermen In a posting dealing with undocumented foreign fishermen in Hawaii, the state Department of Aquatic Resources is recommending that a board deciding on rule changes for commercial fishing licenses deny the petition.
September 14, 2016 Official: US goal to take in 110,000 refugees in coming year The Obama administration is setting a goal to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year.
May 2, 2016 House debates bill to crack down on 'sanctuary cities' House Republicans pushed toward a vote Thursday on legislation cracking down on "sanctuary cities" that shield residents from federal immigration authorities.Â
April 27, 2016 Group of immigrant students seek in-state tuition in Georgia A group of immigrants in Georgia, who were brought into the U.S. illegally and have been granted temporary permission to stay, asked a judge Tuesday to order the state’s university system to allow them to pay in-state tuition.
January 14, 2016 Lawyer charged with forging Mexican man's immigration document A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney allegedly forged a document to make it look like a Mexican immigrant who wanted to stay in the U.S. was not eligible to do so, authorities said Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Cost of educating new class of illegal immigrant minors estimated at over $760M A new report puts the price of educating the thousands of illegal immigrant children who recently crossed into the U.S. at a whopping $761 million this school year -- as some school systems push for the feds to pick up the tab.
December 20, 2015 US: No wrongdoing in handling child immigrants A federal investigation that included surprise inspections was unable to substantiate 16 accusations by advocacy groups that the government packed into frigid cells children caught crossing the border alone, made them sleep on hard floors and provided inadequate food or medical care. Other claims about treatment of the children are still under review, according to the Homeland Security Department.