As he reportedly inches closer to making a decision on whether or not to run for the 2016 presidential race, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, said this week that he would be "open" in some instances to prohibiting immigrants who came illegally to the U.S. from ever gaining permanent citizenship.
A Staten Island Supreme Court judge will hold a hearing on January 5 into petitions seeking transcripts, instructions, and evidence from the grand jury that investigated the death of Eric Garner but decided not to indict the police officer involved in his chokehold death in July.
More than 200 people being detained in immigration custody in Arizona have been released during the last month in light of the new enforcement directives from President Obama handed to Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed this week.
President Barack Obama revealed he was "frustrated" with the lack of comprehensive immigration reform in Congress and referred to his executive actions as "a first step" to future efforts.
The renewed diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba included third-party support from as far as the Vatican, with Pope Francis of Argentina facilitating talks and a prisoner swap between the countries.
Rep. Michael Grimm announced late Monday that he will resign his seat in Congress, one week after the Staten Island, New York Republican pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion.
Scalise, the new Majority Whip in the House, gave a speech at a white supremacist event in 2002 but says he does not remember doing it and dismisses any notion he himself adheres to those beliefs.
The Texas federal judge presiding over the multistate lawsuit which claims President Obama's executive action on immigration reform violated the U.S. constitution has allowed U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to file court briefs, along with others in support of the lawsuit.
During the process to normalize diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, a prisoner swap involving dozens of individuals was conducted but details have been very minimal.
The Republican Party is making some very visible changes to appeal to minorities, and its 2016 presidential contenders may include two Hispanic senators, an Indian-American governor, a female business leader and a black neurosurgeon.
Jeb Bush's early entry into the 2016 presidential race is paying off in the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, with the brother of former President George W. Bush topping New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie by 10 percentage points.
Although the United States and Cuba are normalizing their diplomatic relations, travel restrictions will still be in place, particularly for non-Cuban-descent travelers.
One month after President Obama issued executive actions altering the landscape of the immigration system in the U.S., Republicans in Congress are looking to respond with immigration legislation of their own.
The National Security Agency (NSA) released hundreds of pages of reports previously classified as 'top secret' on Christmas Eve. They show dozens of instances in the last decade where the NSA spied on U.S. citizens.
