Katherine Figueroa was at an aunt's house on that Saturday morning, playing a game with her cousin, when she heard the man on TV say there had been a raid at the car wash where her parents worked.
"Something came to me in my mind that they got my parents,...
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The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. declined to the lowest level in a decade during the past year, a sign that the recession is deterring economic migrants from heading north in search of jobs.
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Some of the nation's top police officers on Wednesday called upon Congress to promptly adopt an immigration-reform measure, saying local law-enforcement agencies across America are struggling to deal with crime and confusion caused by a broken system
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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is introducing a bill that will require employers to verify the work authorization status of employees through a nationwide database.
The Democratic representing western North Carolina will join other congressional leaders in Washington on Thursday to introduce the measure.
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Heavily armed men in uniforms, breaking into private homes before dawn, seizing people without probable cause.
This has become the routine behavior of immigration agents during raids - without warrants or other authorization - on the homes of the undocumented, says a new report released Wednesday.
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Critics charged that by not sharing the similar stance as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has become known for ordering regular sweeps of illegal immigrants, Gascón was turning Mesa into a sanctuary.
"There have been some times when things have been complicated," said Gascón, who leaves Friday to become...
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Deputies with the Maricopa and Pinal County sheriff's offices fanned out in a wide swath of the south East Valley Thursday and will target illegal immigrants and criminals for the next three days.
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Rep. Heath Shuler will again thrust himself into the contentious immigration debate today by introducing legislation to toughen enforcement.
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Jul 22, 2009
Apparently deterred by rising unemployment in the U.S., the number of Mexican immigrants who crossed the border dropped sharply in the past year to the lowest level in a decade, even while undocumented workers already here are opting to stay.
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Jul 21, 2009
The Obama administration is using its executive powers to change U.S. immigration policies and practices on a range of fronts, not waiting for efforts by Congress to tackle a broader overhaul of the system.
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