January 3, 2018 US judge orders release of detained Iraqis waiting deportation over criminal convictions A U.S. District Judge in Detroit snubbed the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants on Tuesday, ordering the federal government to either release or grant bond hearings to Iraqi immigrants waiting to be deported due to criminal records.
December 21, 2017 Illegal immigrant facing deportation offered sanctuary by Colorado church An illegal immigrant who came to the United States when she was 17, and who was issued a deportation order after a 2010 felony conviction for possessing falsified or stolen identification papers, is living in the Colorado church that has offered her sanctuary so she can stay with her family.
December 12, 2017 Illegal immigrant found guilty in murder of family of five in San Francisco A 41-year-old illegal Vietnamese immigrant in San Francisco was found guilty on Monday of the 2012 slaughter a family of five with a hammer after losing money at a casino on the night of the massacre, facing life in prison.
December 7, 2017 Black female ICE agent accuses police department of racial profiling after being pulled over three times A black female federal immigration agent in New Mexico accused a police department of racial profiling after being repeatedly pulled over by sheriff's deputies with no probable cause.
December 4, 2017 ICE detains Mexican man after speaking to newspapers about girlfriend's deportation U.S. immigration authorities detained last week an illegal Mexican immigrant after he was featured in newspapers following his girlfriend’s immigration arrest in June.
December 1, 2017 Mexican deported from US 20 times gets 35 years for assaults on women A Mexican man who has been deported from the United States at least 13 times has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to assault, kidnapping and other charges in separate attacks on two women on the same day.
November 26, 2017 Texas exploiting day laborers after Harvey, advocates say As Houston struggles to rebuild homes and businesses that were destroyed by Harvey, the sprawling metropolis’ day laborers—many of whom are toiling in dangerous conditions amid fear of being picked up by immigration authorities—are facing a harsh reality.
November 21, 2017 Trump crackdown on sanctuary cities permanently blocked by federal judge A California federal judge permanently blocked on Monday President Donald Trump’s executive order to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities.
November 7, 2017 Trump ends temporary immigration permits to Nicaraguans The Trump administration is expected to end in January 2019 a special immigration status given to over 5,000 Nicaraguans that protects them from deportations.
October 13, 2017 Illegal alien accused of murdering 18-year-old student was in DACA program A man accused of killing a South Carolina high school student had been protected from deportation under the DACA program, U.S. officials confirmed to 91±¬ÁÏ Thursday evening.