A woman from Honduras, who shall be identified only by her initials, L.C., was granted asylum in an immigration court in Chicago early this year. She came to the United States with her teenage daughter, fording the Rio G ...
Daily Archives: April 17, 2018
Gorsuch joins liberals on deportation ruling
President Donald Trump's only pick for the Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch, joined with the court's liberal justices in a 5-4 ruling for the first time Tuesday, providing the swing vote for an opinion that will make ...
Albuquerque, New Mexico Passes ‘Immigrant Friendly’ Measures
Albuquerque's majority-Democratic council voted 6-3 in favor of a measure to prevent federal immigration officials from entering city-operated areas, including a prisoner transport center, without a warrant. ...
Montgomery council weighs funding lawyers for immigrants facing deportation
“The federal government is targeting our residents and our communities,” Riemer (D-At Large) said at a news briefing Monday. “So we need to respond.” The money — $373,957 from the county’s general fund — would be grante ...
Dems ready to back bid for House votes on immigration
Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., has gathered nearly 50 GOP co-sponsors on a procedural measure that would permit votes on four immigration bills. Those bills would include a conservative package that would limit legal immigr ...
Amid crackdown, advocates for immigrants say citizenship question will spook census-takers
“I wouldn’t answer it,” said a 42-year-old undocumented construction worker from Guatemala. ...
SCOTUS nixes part of law requiring deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes
The case, Sessions v. Dimaya, had originated during the Obama administration but had been closely watched to see if the justices would reveal how they will consider the Trump administration's overall push to both limit i ...
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