WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration enforcement officers are proposing that fingerprints be taken from all people claiming custody of children who have entered the United States illegally without an adult relative, a measure that opponents said could keep thousands of families apart. As a new wave of unaccompanied Central American children […]
More people are filing to become citizens in the face of anti-immigration politics
25 Apr
by Foster, on News
By Kate Linthicum At a recent fair at the Long Beach Convention Center, more than 3,000 immigrants got free help filling out citizenship applications and practiced casting ballots at mock voting booths. Events like this almost certainly were not what Republicans intended when they blocked President Obama‘s program to shield […]
Ex-ICE attorney sentenced to prison for falsifying document in immigration case
22 Apr
by Foster, on News
SEATTLE – A former attorney for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who used a falsified document in an immigration proceeding, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 30 days in prison, 100 hours of community service, one year of supervised release, and a 10-year ban on practicing law. Jonathan […]
Meet 2 Central American Refugee Kids Who Are Stuck In The U.S. Immigration System
21 Apr
by Foster, on News
by Esther Yu-Hsi Lee FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA — David and Alex, two Guatemalan teenage cousins, were part of the wave of unaccompanied children who arrived in the United States from Central America starting in late 2013. They separately entered the country one year and seven months apart to leave dire […]