Mar 18 Immigration activists make stopping deportations main priority By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Immigration activists just want to stop deportations for now, after united efforts by businesses, labor and religious groups last year failed to make Congress pass a sweeping bill to both remove the threat of deportation and eventually make them citizens. Continue reading
Mar 17 Border agent’s apparent suicide and alleged actions shock his family By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press MISSION, Texas -- Esteban Manzanares was working his regular day shift as a U.S. Border Patrol agent along the busiest stretch of Mexican border when a trio of Honduran immigrants spotted him and offered to surrender. A woman, her teenage… Continue reading
Mar 14 Obama orders homeland security to review deportation program By Josh Lederman, Associated Press With prospects for real immigration reform fading, President Barack Obama is yielding to pressure from some of his staunchest allies and looking for ways to act without Congress to ease the suffering caused by deportation. Continue reading
Mar 12 The almost American family By Elizabeth Summers Meet the Fofanas -- a Baltimore family facing a constant threat of deportation. Their story, which features three distinct immigration battles within one household, shines a light on the complexities of the U.S. immigration system and the challenges facing reform. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Speaker Boehner: Administration can’t be trusted on immigration By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 03 Towns lose battle over housing laws aimed at undocumented immigrants By Ellen Rolfes The U.S. Supreme Court rejected requests to review appeals from towns in Texas and Pennsylvania over lower court rulings against local housing laws that targeted undocumented immigrants. Continue reading
Feb 28 States that reject Medicaid expansion could create disparity between legal immigrants and citizens By Kaiser Health News Could Medicaid Expansion Debate Turn Into An Immigration Issue?… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch For undocumented ‘dreamers,’ private initiative aims to help pay college tuition By PBS News Hour Continue watching