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

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.

Joe Biden Announces Refugee Program for Central American Minors

By Paola Hernández
Vice President Joe Biden announced Friday, a program set to launch in December that will grant refugee status to minors who live in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and whose parents legally reside in the United States.

Immigration Executive Action Update: GOP to 'Fight' Obama on Rumored 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants' Amnesty

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama's alleged plan to defer approximately five million undocumented immigrants from deportation has, as expected, infuriated the Republican Party and could impact an upcoming spending bill for the 2015 fiscal year.

Immigration Update 2014: Detentions of Immigrants Fall 39 Percent in US Over Past 18 Months

By Paola Hernández
Detentions of immigrants in the United States fell 39 percent between the end of Fiscal Year 2012 and 2014, recent studies published Wednesday shows.

Immigration Reform 2014: Undocumented Students Not Included in 'Tennessee Promise' Free Community College Program

By Paola Hernández
Tennessee Promise does not allow undocumented high school students to participate in the program, excluding them from the free community college tuition it offers.

Immigration Reform News 2014: Latino Conservatives to Launch Coalition Pushing for Immigration Reform

By Paola Hernández
A group of conservative Latino Americans plan to launch a new coalition that will push for immigration reform.

US Immigration: California DMV to Give Over 1 Million Undocumented Immigrants Driver Licenses in 2015

By Paola Hernández
California Division of Motor Vehicles is preparing to issue 1.4 million new driver's licenses after Jan. 1 under The Safe and Responsible Drivers Act, a new law that allows undocumented immigrants to get a California driver's license.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: Immigrant Rights Groups Call for DACA Recipients' Families' Protection

By Paola Hernández
National immigrant rights groups are calling for President Barack Obama to use his imminent immigration executive action to protect families of DACA recipients.

President Obama Immigration Reform Options: Executive Action Supported by Janet Napolitano, Former Homeland Security Secretary

By Paola Hernández
While President Barack Obama is scheduled to announce an executive action on immigration policy in the next few weeks, former Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano proclaimed her support of the president due to inaction from Congress.

Immigration News Obama Administration: White House Defends Funds for Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

By Paola Hernández
With President Barack Obama scheduled to issue an executive action on immigration in the coming weeks, the White House reaffirmed its position on providing legal representation to undocumented immigrant children.

Immigration News Today: Number of Unaccompanied, Undocumented Immigrants Apprehended by Border Patrol Up 77 Percent from 2013

By Paola Hernández
U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated the number of undocumented immigrant children encountered on the southwest U.S. border.

Immigration Reform Update: Deportations Hit Record High in 2013, Homeland Security Revealed

By Paola Hernández
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its immigration statistics for 2013 and revealed more Mexicans were removed from the U.S. than any other nationality.

New York City: Proposes Law to Protect Undocumented Immigrants from Deportation

By Paola Hernández
New York City is setting a new precedent by proposing a law to turn down U.S. immigration authorities' requests to detain immigrants for deportation.

Undocumented Immigrant News Update 2014: Foundation to Help 70 Undocumented Chicago Students Attend College

By Paola Hernández
A new partnership between a foundation and a charter school network is planning to provide $3 million in scholarships to 70 Chicago high school students to attend college who are currently undocumented immigrants.

Immigration News Update: Child Migration to US 'Neither Sin or Crime' Says Guatemala Foreign Affairs Minister at United Nations General Assembly 2014

By Paola Hernández
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly's General Debate, Guatemala's foreign affairs minister said the influx of undocumented immigrant children to the United States should not be considered a crime.

California Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill to Help Unaccompanied Minors from Central America

By Paola Hernández
The bill would earmark $3 million to pay for attorneys that would represent the thousands of unaccompanied undocumented children currently in California.

United Nations General Assembly 2014: Immigration to US Needs to be Addressed by UNGA, Says El Salvador President

By Paola Hernández
El Salvador's president spoke before the United Nations about decreasing poverty levels, quality of life and migration of children that's also affecting Central America.

Immigration Reform News, Laws, Update: Undocumented Immigrants Find Safe Zone in Churches

By Paola Hernández
Undocumented immigrants hiding out in churches are in safe zones Congregations around the nation have recently been hosting undocumented immigrants as immigration reform has continued to stall in Congress.

President Obama Immigration Reform Options: Executive Action Will Do 'An Awful Lot' After Midterm Elections, Says Joe Biden

By Paola Hernández
President Barack Obama soured relations with immigrant rights groups with his immigration executive action delay, but Vice President Joe Biden reassured Latinos that comprehensive reform will come.

NYC I.D.'s For Undocumented Immigrants Offer Free Memberships to Cultural Institutions

By Paola Hernández
NYC I.D.'s geared to undocumented immigrants offer free memberships to cultural institutions New York City is debuting new government ID cards that will do more for residents than offer a form of I.
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