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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.

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.

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.

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 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: What Obama Did Not Address: Immigrant Detention Centers - What You Need to Know

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama's immigration executive orders addressed issues including border security, expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), work permit authorization for undocumented immigrant parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, but one topic left unanswered for many immigrant rights groups is the management of detention centers.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: Experts Weigh on Legality of Executive Actions Ahead of House Judicial Hearing

By Paola Hernández
Politicians, pundits and law experts, have questioned the legality of President Barack Obama's Nov. 20 immigration executive action, but experts during a press call this week have reinforced the president's orders as lawful.

Immigration Reform News Today: Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), Details on Who's Included & Excluded - What You Need To Know

By Paola Hernández
Undocumented immigrants parents have an opportunity to avoid deportation with the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program initiated by President Barack Obama's executive action on Nov. 20.

Immigration Health Insurance: Undocumented Immigrants Eligible for Medicare, Social Security Benefits Under Obama's Executive Orders

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama's immigration reform executive action has paved the way for undocumented immigrants to be eligible for Medicare and Social Security benefits, the White House has confirmed.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson's Memorandum Directs Policy Reforms for 'High Skilled' Workers

By Paola Hernández
Following President Barack Obama's immigration reform executive action, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson published a memorandum for two agencies heavily affected by the executive order: the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Immigration Reform News Update: Democrats Tell Republicans to 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' and Authorize Reform

By Paola Hernández
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez rallies supports for President Obama's immigration reform orders; while Rep. Raúl Labrador request a comment period.

Immigration Reform News 2014: Obama Defends Executive Action Plan on Deportation Amid Criticism

By Paola Hernández
On Thursday, President Barack Obama imposed sweeping immigration reform during a nationally televised speech, where he announced that he will use his executive power to immunize nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Mexico Immigration Laws: Retired US Citizens Emigrate to Mexico and Overstay Their Visas

By Paola Hernández
Immigration relations between the U.S. and Mexico is often portrayed as single-lane highway into the U.S., but the reality is that Mexico is constantly dealing with an influx of American retirees, the Washington Post reported.

Immigration Reform & Law 2014: White House Cites Immigration Bills From Previous Presidents to Justify Executive Action

By Paola Hernández
The White House on Monday cited a 1986 immigration legislation that granted amnesty to many undocumented immigrants without accounting for their spouses or children, to justify its own plans to issue an executive order on immigration.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: President Addresses Imminent Action, Government Shutdown, His Authorities at G20 Summit

By Paola Hernández
Talks about President Barack Obama’s imminent immigration reform executive action followed him to the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Australia.
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