After California’s landmark “sanctuary state” law limited police from collaborating with federal immigration agents, one legislator wants to prevent local government from doing business with companies that he says p ...
Daily Archives: March 1, 2019
Terminally ill woman gets ICE reprieve from deportation to Honduras
Her “final” chance to persuade immigration officials that she should not be deported, largely because medical treatment she needs is not available in her homeland of Honduras. ...
Protestors petition ICE to save Congolese father from deportation
More than 30 people stood outside the federal building in downtown San Diego in a prayer-filled demonstration to call on immigration officials to spare from deportation a Congolese father who lost his asylum case. ...
Sanders hires DACA protected undocumented immigrant as deputy press secretary
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has made a key addition to his 2020 campaign, adding Arizona activist Belén Sisa, who has declared herself an immigrant without legal status, to his team as a deputy press secretary. ...
Undocumented immigrants pay millions of dollars in state taxes — even in the reddest states
All the money undocumented immigrants pay in state taxes, in one map. ...
Claiming the History in Family Names
My immigrant father considered adopting an American name a prudent measure to avoid mispronunciations. To me it felt like admitting defeat. ...
Immigrant Groups Demand Release of 9 Babies From ICE Detention
The babies — some less than 6 months old — are being held in a Texas facility with inadequate care, a complaint alleges. ...
HHS demands apology from House Ethics chair for comments on abuse of migrant children
Deutch said he stands by his remarks, arguing that he sufficiently clarified that he was referencing contractors as well as staff. ...