Immigration

Immigration Reform News Today: John Boehner Says Reform is Top Priority, But GOP Remains Weary

House Speaker John Boehner plans to make immigration reform a top priority, the top Republican told business executives in Dublin, Ireland, over the weekend.

Immigration News Latest: ICE Opts for 'Alternatives to Detention,' Immigrants Face 24-Hour Surveillance

Undocumented immigrants who have entered the United States since last year face more scrutiny than many criminals, the Boston Globe reported.

Joe Heck Senate Campaign: Republican Announces Senate Bid, Record for Latinos, Women Is Questioned

Acknowledging his mother's history as an immigrant, Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nevada, announced his U.S. Senate bid to succeed Sen. Harry Reid's, D-Nevada, seat.

Donald Trump Defends Anti-immigration Comments, Says US is 'Dumping Ground' for Mexico

Despite losing several corporate partnerships over his inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants, Donald Trump has once again doubled down on his anti-immigration statements while accusing the media of "deliberately distorting" his words.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley to Deliver NCLR Keynote

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democratic presidential candidate, will deliver the keynote address at the National Council of La Raza's (NCLR) annual conference.

Jeb Bush on Immigration: Donald Trump Anti-Mexican Comments Offended Him 'Personally'

Donald Trump's comments describing Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals "absolutely" offended Jeb Bush, the Republican presidential told supporters in New Hampshire over the weekend.

Donald Trump Comments on Immigration: 'Loves Mexico' and Marco Rubio 'Weak' on Immigration, Says Trump

On Saturday, speaking on "Fox and Friends" Trump said Marco Rubio is "weak" on immigration.

Latino Tipping Point: Univision Expects as Much as $1B From IPO Planned Later This Year

Amid the Trump controversy and rising Latino spending power, Univision is making plans for an IPO later this year.

Immigration News Today: Unaccompanied Immigrant Minor Detention Falls By Half Compared to 2014

The rate of unaccompanied undocumented immigrant minors entering the U.S. has fallen by more than 50 percent.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez Horrified by Donald Trump's Anti-Mexican Comments

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has recently joined the ever increasing group of public figures that were repulsed by comments made by celebrity businessman turned 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

Donald Trump on Immigration: Undocumented Immigrant's Murder of Young Woman Motivates Trump's Campaign

An undocumented immigrant who has been deported back to Mexico five times in the past stands accused of shooting to death of a young woman who has walking with her father along a pier in San Francisco

Immigration Reform News Today: Arizona Attorney General Appeals Ruling Granting DREAMers In-State Tuition

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich recently disappointed DREAMers with the decision to appeal a judge's ruling that grants in-state tuition to eligible DACA recipients. Nonetheless, advocacy groups insist that DREAMers register for school.

Immigration News 2015: Guatemalan Farm Workers Lured into Labor Trafficking in US, Perpetrators Indicted

The Department of Justice published a statement addressing a Northern District of Ohio's federal court's decision to unseal a 15-count superseding indictment that charges three defendants who lured Guatemalan minors and adults into the U.S. under false pretenses and used threats of physical harm to coerce them into forced labor on an egg farm in Ohio.

Immigration News 2015: ICE Adds 640 Beds to California Detention Center

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added 640 beds to a southern California detention center, raising its total capacity to 1,940. The facility 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles is used to house female immigrants with criminal records, recently arrived asylum seekers and migrants with medical needs.

Immigration Reform News Today: Immigrant Leaders to Confront ICE During DAPA Court Hearing

Immigrant rights advocates announced they will protest in support of a deferred action program while outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office.

Immigration Activists Protest Ann Coulter at ‘Adios America’ Book Signing: Coulter Responds Saying At Least 'They Weren’t Molesting Any 4-Year-Olds' [WATCH]

Mexican immigrants demonstrated against the anti-immigration book author on Wednesday afternoon at Barnes & Noble in Costa Mesa, California.

2016 GOP Candidates: George Pataki Calls Out Donald Trump for Mexico Immigration Comments, Starts Twitter Feud

The former New York governor seeks to pressure the GOP field over Trump comments. Former New York Gov. George Pataki launched an attack against Donald Trump on Wednesday concerning the real estate mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.

Antonio Zambrano-Montes Pasco Police Shooting Update: New Video, Evidence Released in Washington Immigrant Shooting

Officials released new evidence on Wednesday related to the killing of an immigrant migrant worker in Pasco, Washington earlier this year.

Jeb Bush on Immigration: DREAMer Activist Clashes With GOP Candidate at Campaign Event

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reacted "condescendingly" when a supporter of the so-called DREAM Act approached the Republican presidential candidate at a rally over the weekend, the immigration-advocacy group America's Voice complained.

Immigration News 2015: Solitary Confinement in NJ Immigration Detention Centers Overused, Harmful to Immigrant Health

Solitary confinement in New Jersey's immigration detention centers has been used too often and resulted in harm to immigrant's health and violates the right to due process, according to a new report titled "23 Hours in the Box, Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Immigration Detention."