By Tierney Sneed In a not unexpected move, immigrant advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday taking on a federal court ruling that blocked President Obama’s 2014 executive actions providing deportation relief to certain undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit argues that the federal judge who blocked the implementation of the programs — Andrew […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted with an investigation that has led to Raju Kosuri, 44, and Smriti Jharia, 45, a married couple from Ashburn, pleading guilty today to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and visa fraud, among other charges. Kosuri and Jharia were […]
Why the U.S. effort to stop Central Americans from surging across the border is failing
18 Aug
by Foster, on News
By Chico Harlan DILLEY, Tex. — Hellen Guerrero left El Salvador only because she felt she had to. Her country was collapsing after the breakdown of a truce between two of its most powerful gangs, and one of them, MS-13 — famous for its deadly machete hackings — was after […]
Mothers In Immigrant Detention Vow To Continue Hunger Strike Until They’re Released — Or Dead
18 Aug
by Foster, on News
Elise Foley Mothers detained in a Pennsylvania family immigrant facility ― some for more than a year ― vow to continue a hunger strike that risks their health and potential deportation to what they say is serious danger in their native countries. Many also have joined a high-stakes legal battle […]