The U.S. Senate confirmed Latino Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo to serve the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, after more than a year since President Barack Obama nominated the Colombian.
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Jan. 11 broke with the Obama administration and criticized the recent raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which she said worsened an already tense situation.
In light of the coming elections, Latino voters have been under mixed speculations as to their political choices and whether they are pleased with Latino candidates like Marc Rubio or Ted Cruz. Reports also say that the Hispanics may be decisive in certain states like Texas, Florida and Nevada.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz tried to differentiate himself from GOP front-runner Donald Trump on the issue of immigration by explaining that, unlike Trump, he would not require officials hunt for undocumented residents door-to-door.
For Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, First Lady Michelle Obama invited several guests to sit by her, including immigration and refugee rights advocates.
Latinos lawmakers stood united against the Obama administration’s latest deportation raids. Latinos lawmakers stood united against the Obama administration’s latest deportation raids.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced bond insurers have sued the island. Adding on to the commonwealth’s financial crisis, Puerto Rico has now been sued for failing to repay creditors.
Thousands of driver's licenses were recently issued to immigrants in California amidst immigration raids happening since January after the Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) was passed and took effect last year. A total of 605,000 immigrants received their driver's licenses according to reports.
2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has tapped Steve King, an infamous anti-immigrant Republican congressman, to serve as a national co-chair for his campaign.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is prohibiting city law enforcement officials from working with federal immigration agents, paving the way for the city to return to its role as a sanctuary city.
A known opposition group in Cuba, the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, recently released its latest report on the increased political repression happening in the communist government.
A new political ad for Donald Trump's campaign has been called out for seemingly misrepresenting Moroccan migrants as Mexicans attempting to cross into the United States.
Donald Trump doubled down on some of his most controversial remarks in his campaign's first television ad and promised to enact a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States and make Mexico pay for a wall along the border.
Most of the leading 2016 presidential candidates have weighed in on the hot-button issue of immigration this campaign season; however, their opinions vary widely on how and if the country needs to build a wall to secure its border.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is urging the Department of Homeland Security to halt its reported plan to conduct deportation raids on Central American families.
Dozens of immigrants and activists marched to the White House on Wednesday in protest of the U.S. government's reported plan to conduct deportation raids on Central American families.
