President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address tonight, and Latino leaders are expecting him to discuss the issues affecting the community.
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.
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.
In light of the emerging immigration raids by the Obama administration targeting Central American Immigrants who crossed borders seeking political asylum and some juvenile visa, have been asked by consulates, activists and other legal advisers to keep their doors closed for immigration agents.
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.
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.
Marco Rubio talked about immigration reform during a campaign event in Iowa on Wednesday, claiming that no other candidate vying in the 2016 presidential election "understands immigration better than I do."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief on Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to uphold an injunction that has blocked President Barack Obama from implementing his executive orders on immigration.
Prior to reports of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) preparing to deport hundreds of immigrant families, it disclosed statistics regarding its central immigration agencies’ apprehension and deportation rates.
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., presidential campaign suspension was expected, but it is still considered a blow to bipartisan immigration reform advocates.
Following reports of imminent immigrant deportations, Democratic presidential candidates and bipartisan immigrant-rights groups have criticized the Obama administration for its policies.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency will conduct a new deportation campaign that will affect Central American families who fled violence in their native land.
