undocumented immigrants

Immigration Reform News Today: Fifth Circuit Court DACA, DAPA Hearing Reveals 'Complexity' of Immigration

Coinciding with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' hearing on President Barack Obama's deferred action programs' legality, a survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients found how they have benefitted from the program.

Donald Trump Finds Support From Families Who Lost Loved Ones Killed by Undocumented Immigrants

Families whose loved ones were killed by undocumented immigrants stood behind 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump as he doubled down on his anti-immigration remarks on Friday.

Immigration News Today: GOP Presidential Candidates Call for Sanctuary City Policy Change

Some of the top GOP contenders in the 2016 White House race this week called on local leaders to change "sanctuary city" policies in the wake of the murder of a San Francisco woman who allegedly was killed by an undocumented immigrant.

Immigration Reform News: Fifth Circuit Court's DACA, DAPA Hearing Attracts Immigrant Rights Leaders, Protesters

Immigrant rights advocates are set to make their presence known in New Orleans as the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court hears arguments on President Barack Obama's deferred action programs' legality.

Immigration News Today: California Senate Agriculture Committee Passes Bill Providing Undocumented Farm Workers a Work Permit

A work permit for undocumented farm workers would allow them to legally stay and work in California.

Congressman Joe Heck: What Latinos Need to Know About GOP Candidate Seeking Harry Reid's Senate Seat

For U.S. Latino registered voters, the top issues include education, economy and immigration, and for Latino Nevadans, the next elected official with a complimentary track record. One politician who will engage for the Latino vote is Rep. Joseph Heck, R-Nevada, who confirmed his Senate bid to succeed Democratic Sen. Harry Reid’s seat.

Immigration News Latest: ICE Opts for 'Alternatives to Detention,' Immigrants Face 24-Hour Surveillance

Undocumented immigrants who have entered the United States since last year face more scrutiny than many criminals, the Boston Globe reported.

Donald Trump Defends Anti-immigration Comments, Says US is 'Dumping Ground' for Mexico

Despite losing several corporate partnerships over his inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants, Donald Trump has once again doubled down on his anti-immigration statements while accusing the media of "deliberately distorting" his words.

Immigration News: Immigration Advocacy Group Urges Undocumented Immigrants to 'Come Out'

An immigration advocacy group has encouraged undocumented immigrants, currently living in the U.S., to "use the power of the story" and to speak publicly about their immigration status.

Immigration News Today: Unaccompanied Immigrant Minor Detention Falls By Half Compared to 2014

The rate of unaccompanied undocumented immigrant minors entering the U.S. has fallen by more than 50 percent.

Donald Trump on Immigration: Undocumented Immigrant's Murder of Young Woman Motivates Trump's Campaign

An undocumented immigrant who has been deported back to Mexico five times in the past stands accused of shooting to death of a young woman who has walking with her father along a pier in San Francisco

Immigration News 2015: ICE Adds 640 Beds to California Detention Center

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added 640 beds to a southern California detention center, raising its total capacity to 1,940. The facility 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles is used to house female immigrants with criminal records, recently arrived asylum seekers and migrants with medical needs.

Immigration Reform News: Six People Arrested at White House Rally for Transgender Immigrants

Six activists advocating for the rights of undocumented transgender immigrants were arrested during a protest near the White House on Tuesday.

Bobby Jindal Says Immigrants ‘Should Adopt Our Values, Learn English’

A Bobby Jindal super PAC released its first major advertisement, and it called for immigrants to learn English and adopt U.S. values.

Ann Coulter on Immigration: Conservative Commentator Calls for 10-Year Freeze on Immigration Into the US [Video]

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said that the U.S. should close its borders for 10 years and blamed "left-wingers who hate America" for corrupting the U.S. immigration system.

Immigration News 2015: 35 California Counties Grant Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants

Thirty-five predominantly rural California counties will soon allow undocumented immigrants to access its healthcare system. This follows the recent trend throughout state granting undocumented immigrants the ability to enroll in state insurance systems.

Immigration News Today: Undocumented Transgendered Immigrant Explains Why She Heckled President Obama at LGBT Reception

An immigrant transgendered woman heckled President Barack Obama while honoring LGBT Pride Month in the White House on Wednesday. She explained her reasons to interrupt Obama in a post on Thursday.

Immigration Reform News: California Lawmakers Invest $55 Million to Improve Healthcare, DACA Applications for State's Immigrants

California lawmakers agreed to invest millions for the state’s immigrant population, from health care, education, legal services and community integration.

Immigration News Today: Donald Trump Says Mexicans, Immigrants 'Not Our Friends,' and 'Rapists'

Businessman Donald Trump announced his bid for the White House on Tuesday, but along the way, he said comments labeling immigrants as rapists and murderers.

DACA Immigration News: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Celebrates Three Years

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program celebrated its third anniversary of allowing undocumented immigrants receive a temporary, but renewable, two-year stay in the U.S.

ICE Detention of Immigrants: For-Profit Prison Contractors Benefit from Minimum Occupancy Quotas - Report

For-profit prisons benefit from minimum occupancy quotas at immigrant detention facilities throughout the nation, according to a report released Thursday, AP reports via ABC News.