Oct 20, 2011
The Obama administration soon will begin its systematic review of the approximately 300,000 pending deportation cases, separating "high priority" cases involving criminals it wants to deport from "low priority" cases it will drop, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress Wednesday.
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The sprint to the right by the Republican Presidential candidates, which was on display again at last night's debate in Las Vegas, should be helpful to President Obama's reelection. It should be. But, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to undercut his Latino outreach efforts.
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The Obama administration set a new record for deportations, removing nearly 400,000 undocumented immigrants in the last fiscal year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Tuesday.
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Yesterday, five Dream Act eligible leaders -- Nancy, Neidi, Tony, Francisco Javier and Adrian -- staged a sit-in at an ICE office in Los Angeles as immigration supporters were holding a rally outside the Immigration Court Building.
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Today's hearing in the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement provides another opportunity to shine a light on immigration enforcement strategies that are smart and effective, and to expose those that are irresponsible and dangerous.
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Oct 6, 2011
In a blunt speech on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano took on critics of the administration's immigration policies on both the left and right, telling Republicans that security along the border with Mexico is "at an apex" and rejecting calls from immigrant advocacy groups to slow the pace...
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During a "virtual roundtable" at the White House, President Obama answered direct questions on topics of interest to the Latino community. Immigration questions dominated the conversation.
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Front page on the Washington Post today is a heart-breaking story of an undocumented mother of three, and her struggle to stay in the country in the wake of a deportation order that would force her on a plane to Guatemala within 24 hours.
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She had spent her final week praying for one outcome while preparing for another. With five days left before she was supposed to leave the United States, Paula Godoy explained to her three children what it meant to be deported. With three days left, she packed her clothes and...
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Sep 22, 2011
A task force created to help overhaul a controversial deportation program instead witnessed five of its 19 members resign last week, another sign the Obama administration's immigration policy remains politically problematic for him at a time when courting Latinos is crucial to his re-election.
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