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An immigration judge in Dallas, Texas who handles removal proceedings involving minors was replaced. His name is Deitrich Sims and he has been an immigration judge for the Executive Office for Immigration Review for over 20 years. Most of these juveniles are from Central America and the numbers are increasing due to gang violence in...Read More

Senator John McCain said this past Sunday that he is not going to throw in the towel on immigration reform in 2014. He feels that as the cultural landscape in the United States continues to change, the Republicans will need to step up and pass a meaningful immigration reform bill. He said as much to...Read More

The White House has markedly reduced the rhetoric on immigration reform and has asked immigration reform supporters to do the same. This because signs are that the Republicans who previously opposed any form of immigration reform have shown signs of bending on the immigration reform issue. Signs are that John Boehner has distanced himself from...Read More

For years, immigration advocacy groups have been lobbying Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. A large portion of the lobbying efforts come from the Hispanic community. It is a very well known fact that the Republicans admit that elections are being influenced by the Hispanic vote and that they must connect with this group by...Read More

The California Supreme Court ruled that a man who has lived in the United States in an undocumented status for 20 years will be permitted to obtain a law license to practice law in California. This is yet another sign of giving status to the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The...Read More

Alessandra Soler of the American Civil Liberties Union discusses the lawsuit filed against the state for refusing to issue driver’s licenses to those who qualify for the the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. [Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services] In true form, the State of Arizona has decided to deny driver’s licenses to those immigrants...Read More

Deportations are actually declining during the Obama administration after an initial surge when the President first took office. The initial rise in deportations was spurred by the administration’s effort to increase enforcement to satisfy Republican demands that the nation’s immigration laws be strictly enforced and that violators be deported. As President Obama’s frustration level with...Read More