Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, currently serving for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, finally had his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday to potentially serve on U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, Kara Farnandez Stoll is still waiting for the Senate's confirmation vote, nearly seven months after President Barack Obama nominated both Latinos.
From the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Regional Headquarters in Houston, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a "comprehensive" border security legislation, which will include the hires of 250 additional border troops.
"I believe we will prevail," said U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about implementing the deferred action programs temporarily blocked due to a court order.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, hit back at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for potentially blocking President Barack Obama's federal court nominees, one including a Latino judge for an appeals court.
More than six million Americans may lose their health insurance pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision, but President Barack Obama is confident the highest court in the country will rule in favor of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
As he visits Germany for the G7 summit, President Barack Obama received a slightly higher job disapproval rating from millennials. Latinos, however, shared a different opinion than millennials.
Regarded as "one of America's great labor and civil rights icons," Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to advocating labor and civil rights, and her work continues as the Latino electorate brave the 2016 presidential election season.
In light of Immigrant Heritage Month, President Barack Obama promised to continue his fight to overhaul the country's broken immigration system during his weekly address on Saturday.
Texas has received more attention during the immigration reform debate. The Lone Star State encountered an influx of undocumented immigrant minors last summer, and its current governor and attorney general has been leading the efforts to halt the implementation of President Barack Obama’s deferred action programs. U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, during an address on the House of Representatives floor on June 3, made Texas his focus.
Following a setback by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to not lift a temporary injunction on President Barack Obama's 2014 immigration executive actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it will not execute an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Despite the legal setback in President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, immigrant rights advocates have remained confident that millions of undocumented immigrants will soon apply for deferred action.
President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Justice encountered a setback in lifting the temporary injunction on his immigration executive actions, and Latino congressional lawmakers are disappointed with the "huge blow" delivered to the Latino community.
Following the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ calls for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to end the immigrant family detention program, national organization have focused the concerns toward the White House.
U.S. and Cuban government officials will host another round of diplomatic talks from Washington, D.C. on Thursday. As the U.S. State Department recognized, the latest talks will be the fourth round of discussions to reestablish diplomatic relations.
The Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program, created by President Barack Obama's immigration executive action in November 2014, could provide more than 20,000 new jobs, per year for the next decade.
