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Immigration Executive Action Update: USCIS Leon Rodriguez Urges Undocumented Immigrants to Apply for Deferment, Don't Fear Deportation

The head of a top federal immigration agency has urged undocumented immigrants to utilize the temporary legal status opportunities provided by President Barack Obama's executive actions.

Top Court Bars Arizona from Denying Immigrants Driver's Licenses

By Paola Hernández
The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the state of Arizona from denying immigrants that were granted legal status in 2012 from getting their driver's licenses, according to Reuters.

Immigration News Today: Sarah Saldaña's Confirmation as New ICE Director Met With Praise From Immigration, Legal Advocates

By Paola Hernández
The U.S. Senate confirmed Sarah Saldaña, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, as the next director the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, whose appointment was met with praise from legal and immigration experts and advocates.

Immigration Reform News 2014: Supreme Court Overturns Arizona Governor's Block on Denying Immigrant Driver's Licenses

By Paola Hernández
For the first time, young Arizona immigrants known as "dreamers" will be permitted to get driver's licenses now that the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's executive order which blocked young immigrants with legal status from getting a license.

Obama Immigration Executive Action Update: Federal Court Judge Rules Immigration Executive Action 'Unconstitutional'

By Paola Hernández
A federal court judge ruled segments of President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions were unconstitutional on Tuesday.

Immigration Reform News 2014: California DMV Prepares for Flood of Driver's License Applications From Undocumented Immigrants

By Paola Hernández
The Department of Motor Vehicles in California is gearing up for an expected flood of new applicants next year once a law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses goes into effect on Jan. 2.

Obama Immigration Plan: Provisional Waivers Expanded, USCIS Tasked to Define, Broaden Eligibility Requirements

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions are expected to provide new regulations and policies affecting immigrant visas and provisional waivers.

Immigration Reform Executive Action Update: Republican Senator Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Undo Obama's Executive Order

By Paola Hernández
Not even a month has passed since President Barack Obama announced an executive order on immigration, but it has already been threatened by legal and legislative action.

Senate to Vote Monday on $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill After Holding Rare Saturday Session to Settle Immigration Debate

By Paola Hernández
Although Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid tried to send the Senate home for the weekend and reconvene on Monday, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee created a procedural roadblock, insisting that the Majority Leader allow a vote on an amendment to the bill that would deter funding from President Obama's executive order to stop almost 5 million undocumented immigrants from being deported.

President Obama Executive Action Immigration Plan Could Start as Early as February: Almost Half of Undocumented Immigrants Could Stay in the US

By Paola Hernández
Some immigrants covered under the executive action announced by President Obama on Nov. 20 may be able to apply for deportation relief and work permits as early as mid-February. Those eligible for the expanded DACA will be first up, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Immigration Reform Executive Action Update: Law Enforcement Voice Benefits of Immigration Executive Action, Crime Reduction Likely But More Action Needed

By Paola Hernández
Despite President Barack Obama’s executive actions, law enforcement and religious-based leaders are pressing Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Immigration Reform Executive Action: Border Security Memorandums Call for New Policies, More Border Patrol Agents

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions included deportation deferment for approximately 4.9 million undocumented immigrants, but have also ordered for increased border security.

Obama Job Approval Rating 2014: High Disapproval for Immigration Executive Action, Economy and Foreign Policy Management

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama's job approval rating continued to decline, based on new polling data conducted after the midterm elections, and his handling on immigration has been viewed with unpopular opinion.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: President Explains Executive Actions, Legal Constraints in Nashville Town Hall

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama addressed and answered questions on immigration Nashville, Tennessee, a location he viewed as "one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country."

U.S. Latino Unemployment Rate Drops in November: More Latinos Employed Than Latinas, 1.7 Million Hispanics Unemployed

By Paola Hernández
While the overall U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged for November at 5.8 percent, the Latino unemployment rate, however, did drop across the nation during the same period.

Immigration News Today: Border Patrol, TSA Exempt from New Racial Profiling Policies by Justice Department

By Paola Hernández
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced new guidance to ease racial profiling accusations, but immigrant rights groups have voiced concern about the new steps.

Immigration Reform 2014 News: New Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Gives Obama B+ for Six-Year Immigration Record

By Paola Hernández
The newly appointed chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus thinks there is definitely room for improvement on President Barack Obama’s progress on immigration.

Immigration Status News 2014: Attorneys General Press Congress to Pass Reform, Recommends Strategy

By Paola Hernández
Congressional leaders have been called by 18 attorneys general to address the need for bipartisan immigration legislation to fix the “dysfunctional” legal immigration system.

Obama Immigration Executive Action Update: GOP Approves 'Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act' to Deny Obama's Actions

By Paola Hernández
Republicans in the House of Representatives helped pass legislation rejecting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions.

Immigration Reform News Update: LGBT Organizations 'Deeply Disappointed' With Inaction from Executive Action - What You Need to Know

By Paola Hernández
While approximately 4.9 million undocumented immigrants may be eligible for President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, one group did not receive as much protection from possible deportation: the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community.

Immigration Executive Action Update: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Expansion Details - What You Need to Know

By Paola Hernández
A little more than two years after President Barack Obama issued an executive action to create the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, he expanded the program for hundreds of thousands of additional undocumented immigrants to receive a temporary stay in the U.S.
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