Immigration
Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program Funds Deportees’ Return
As we observed in an April 2 article, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), working in coordination with the U.S. State Department (DOS),...
After Judge Refuses to Lift Anti-amnesty Injunction, All Eyes Turn to New Orleans
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Brownsville gained nationwide attention when...
Read moreTexas Judge Refuses to Lift Block of Obama Immigration Executive Action
The Obama administration lost one and won one Tuesday in federal court decisions on the president’s executive actions regarding the enforcement of the...
Read moreNew York City Council Considers Allowing Non-citizens to Vote
New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Queens) is leading an effort to draft legislation to let non-citizens vote in New York City’s municipal...
Read moreCommunities Forced to Accept Refugees With Little Say
Nine federal agencies determine where a refugee will be resettled in the United States — not the communities that will receive the refugees...
Read moreVoice of America Welcomes “Diversity Boom” in U.S. Population
In an article published by Voice of America on March 31, VOA’s Senior Analyst Victor Morales cited U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by...
Read moreImmigration Services Promotes Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), working in coordination with the U.S. State Department, conducted a teleconference on March 31 to provide information...
Read moreCongress Pushes Obama-backed National Biometric ID for Americans
After largely failing to prod state governments into developing a national identification system known as “REAL ID,” Republican lawmakers in Congress are yet...
Read moreObama DOJ Appeal of Federal Judge’s Injunction Set for April 17
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments from both sides in the Department of Justice’s appeal of...
Read moreTexas Group Supports Local Cooperation in Enforcing Immigration Laws
Members of the Houston-based Remembrance Project, which was formed to bring comfort to families of Americans killed by people in the United States...
Read moreTed Cruz Criticized by Two Pro-Amnesty Hispanic Groups
Senator Ted Cruz, who announced his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Liberty University in Virginia on March 23, has been...
Read morePolice Departments Hiring Non-citizen Immigrants
While most police departments in the country require their police officers to be U.S. citizens, some do not, with the Metropolitan Nashville Police...
Read moreU.S. Judge in Texas May Order Sanctions If Obama Justice Dept. Misled Him
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, who issued an order of temporary injunction on February 16 blocking implementation of the Obama administration’s use...
Read moreICE Releases Additional 30,558 Criminal Aliens in FY 2014
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released 30,558 criminal aliens in fiscal year 2014, down slightly from 36,007 the previous year. ...
Read moreObama Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Immigration Amnesty Program
In an expected response to U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s refusal to grant a stay of his February 16 injunction that blocked the...
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