The Republican governor of Texas has signed a controversial bill into law banning so-called sanctuary cities and enabling police officers to ask the immigration status of anyone they detain. Greg Abbott took the unusual step of signing the legislation — which threatens sheriffs with arrest if they refuse to cooperate with federal authorities — during … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed as “ridiculous” a US judge’s ruling blocking an executive order that could deny billions of dollars to so-called sanctuary cities harboring illegal immigrants. Judge William Orrick of San Francisco’s federal court on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction barring any attempt to implement Trump’s January 25 executive order. “First the … Read more
A US judge on Tuesday blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump that could deny billions of dollars to so-called sanctuary cities as punishment for harboring illegal immigrants. Dealing a fresh setback to Trump’s pledged crackdown on undocumented residents, Judge William Orrick of San Francisco’s federal court issued a preliminary injunction barring any attempt … Read more
A rape at a Washington area high school has drawn intense scrutiny as part of the immigration debate launched under President Donald Trump, since the two alleged attackers are Latinos who entered the United States illegally. Under normal circumstances, a case like this would not make national headlines. But these are not normal times in … Read more
Adriana is preparing for the worst: deportation. She’s worked it out in her head, but she still doesn’t know how to tell her kids, who are terrified of losing her. The Mexican-born mother of three began preparations after reading a pamphlet obtained at her son’s school in a Los Angeles neighborhood with many undocumented Hispanics. … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blasted President Donald Trump Sunday over the executive order placing a travel ban on people coming from seven Muslim-majority countries into the United States. He said the new GOP President’s executive action “goes against our Constitutional values” and targets Muslims. “This sends a horrible message to them that … Read more
Donald Trump has ordered his new administration to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants. The US President’s sweeping new executive order on immigration, which he signed on the fifth day of his presidency, includes a paragraph mandating the Secretary for Homeland Security to “make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by aliens” in the … Read more
Donald Trump has ordered his new administration to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants. The US President’s sweeping new executive order on immigration, which he signed on the fifth day of his presidency, includes a paragraph mandating the Secretary for Homeland Security to “make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by aliens” in the … Read more
Deporting criminals is one area where President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump agree. Donald Trump has vowed to kick off his presidency by swiftly kicking out one segment of the immigrant population: criminals. But that’s exactly what the Obama administration says it’s been doing for eight years. More than 2.4 million people have been … Read more
Some of America’s largest cities say they are going to remain so-called sanctuary cities even though they risk being cut off financially by the federal government once Donald Trump takes office. As part of his immigration plan, President-elect Trump has pledged to block federal funding to these cities within his first 100 days. Sanctuary cities … Read more