Jeh Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday that US Border Patrol agents and immigration officials are likely to exceed their budget very soon if the mass influx into the United States of young immigrants from Central America continues. Johnson says that the tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant […]
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Immigration reform appears to be dropping off the radar of the Democrats, with the party hardly mentioning the issue during its campaigning. This is despite immigration reform having been the party’s major domestic priority for the last couple of years. The fight for control of the Senate is unlikely to be impacted by Latino voters,
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Nashville business leaders are pushing for the immigration system in the United States to be overhauled, citing a strong degree of support in the American public for such efforts. 88% of voters in Nashville believe that the immigration system needs to be fixed, with 55% feeling it is “very important” for reform to be enacted
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In a move that has resulted in harsh criticism from activists for immigration reform, an announcement has been made about an expansion to the Adelanto Detention Center. This is already the biggest immigration detention center in the whole of Southern California. The center is situated in the desert, is currently able to hold almost 1,300
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In a decision that has created a mixed reaction from Americans, the Los Angeles Police Department will stop following US Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration hold requests without fair judicial review. The new policy was announced on Monday by Mayor Eric Garcetti, whose office also released several updates about the new police protocol on Twitter.
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Business leaders in Georgia yesterday released survey results showing that the great majority of people in their state want US citizenship or legal status to be offered to undocumented immigrants living there. 35% of those polled said they support these immigrants being given legal status, with a further 26% supporting the offer of a pathway
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President Obama is asking Congress to grant almost $4 million in emergency funding in a bid to try to deal with the immigration crisis that has seen a wave of unaccompanied immigrant minors surging through the southern border of the United States, according to White House officials. The financial request made by the president, which
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Officials at the United Nations are urging for many of the immigrants fleeing to the United States from Central America to be treated as refugees who have been displaced by armed conflict. This designation is intended to increase the pressure on the United States to accept tens of thousands of individuals who are currently not
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Members of Congress are scheduled to go on a tour of an immigration detention center today. The tour was approved by the Department of Health and Human Services in response to growing concerns about the recent massive increase in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the border into the United States from Central America. The
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An appeal court has come down firmly on the side of advocates for immigrants, who argued that the Arizona policy of refusing to allow young immigrants to have driver’s licenses despite having work permits was a violation of their equal protection rights. The young immigrants were indeed being harmed by the state’s unequal treatment, according
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The US government has launched a new ad campaign in response to the dramatic increase in the number of undocumented immigrants crossing the border. The campaign is designed to highlight the danger of illegal immigration and is aimed largely at El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in the hope of dissuading people from hiring people smugglers
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