These are just some of the words used to describe the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities program, which, if it hasn't already, will soon be coming to a community near you.
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I was thrilled to be asked by my friend Arianna to contribute to the debut of HuffPost Latino, and I can think of no more apropos topic for a site that loves politics than the 2012 presidential election.
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As the Republican governor of Texas, Rick Perry has walked both sides of the immigration line, at one point implementing a Texas-style Dream Act that some say was the model for the national act.
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A San Francisco man and his Australian husband will be forced apart when the Australian is deported this month after the federal government denied his request to be a permanent resident.
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Imagine giving your life to protect your family and the country you love, only to be betrayed by your country which is trying its level best to split your family apart.
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Over the weekend, the Washington Post ran a feature on Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the work the agency does at Dulles Airport.
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A mother strip-searched in front of her teenage son; parents stalked by immigration officials outside of their children's elementary school; a man shoved into a wall so hard that the plaster cracks; and a pregnant woman denied medication. Troubling signs of potential police misconduct? ...
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LOS ANGELES State lawmakers considered a record number of immigration-related bills this year, highlighting their continued frustration with federal government inaction on immigration laws, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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Adding insult to injury, the Homeland Security Department has turned its back on state and local governments by deciding to unilaterally implement the discredited Secure Communities deportation program. The decision to impose the Obama administration's signature enforcement program was announced last Friday.
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is facing a Wednesday deadline to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider her appeal of a lower court's ruling that put parts of the state's aggressive anti-illegal immigration law on hold. Brewer, a Republican, vowed this spring to take the case to the high...
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