On Monday (September 24, 2018), the President of Honduras said that cuts in the amount of aid the US gives to Central America are likely to impair attempts to stem illegal immigration. President Juan Orlando Hernandez told an interviewer he regretted that the Trump administration had scaled back previous US commitments to increase the amount […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday (September 25), against a city in New Hampshire. It was for the alleged detention of a Jordanian immigrant for immigration violations after he had assisted authorities to catch a suspect in a different case. The ACLU filed the lawsuit in Concord, saying that

The number of undocumented immigrants residing in the US could be twice that of the accepted estimates, according to a new study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Yale University researchers, released on Friday (September 21, 2018). The number of undocumented immigrants in the US is estimated as being anywhere from 11 to 12

On Saturday, the Trump administration announced its intention to make it harder for immigrants to remain in the U.S. if they use public benefits, such as Medicaid, public housing, or food aid. The Department of Homeland Security’s proposed regulation would extend the ability of immigration officers to deny legal permanent residency or U.S. visas to

More than 50,000 Indian immigrants received US citizenship last year, according to recent Department of Homeland Security data. The number of Indians given naturalization increased by as much as 10% in 2017, making them the second biggest such immigrant group after Mexicans. Although there was a 6% fall during the 2017 fiscal year, around 4,614

A new report from the research organization, New American Economy, has revealed that Fremont, San Francisco, and San Jose are among the top ten cities in the US for immigrants. The report analyzes socioeconomic outcomes and local policies to determine the success of the 100 biggest cities in the US in helping with the integration

The US Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has stopped collecting data on the performance of the program that sees undocumented immigrants released from detention with electronic monitors despite reporting a high level of compliance between 2011 and 2013, according to the Tuesday report from the General Accountability Office (GAO). The Alternatives to Detention Program

On Monday (September 17, 2018), the Trump administration announced that, in the next fiscal year, it will cut the number of immigrant refugees who are allowed into the US to 30,000, the smallest figure in over 38 years. The cap was 45,000 in the 2018 fiscal year, which ends on 30 September. It was already

On Saturday (September 15, 2018), immigration was one of the hottest topics at the town hall at Seaside Elementary School, Astoria, hosted by Representative Suzanne Bonamici. The event was staged less than two months before voters in Oregon get to decide on the issue of Measure 105, which would see the state’s sanctuary law repealed.

The best city for the successful integration of immigrants into American life in the US is Newark, New Jersey, according to a new study ranking the 100 biggest cities in the country. In second place was Baltimore, followed by San Diego suburb Chula Vista, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and San Jose. Raleigh, North Carolina, came last.

Immigration continues to be a contentious political issue, but most Americans view immigrants in a favorable light, according to Pew Research Center surveys. The Center’s senior editor, D’Vera Cohn, says that while public opinion about immigrants has become more positive over time, underneath there is growing division depending on political affiliations. The issue will be