By Elliot Spagat, AP News SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members. The two-page directive […]
In shift, Trump’s DHS is treating interior enforcement as part of its border security mission
1 Feb
by Foster LLP, on News
By Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Elaine Duke told a roomful of Border Patrol agents and national law enforcement officers Wednesday that the department will no longer “segregate” interior immigration enforcement and border security. “We used to distinguish between border security and […]
Explainer: Why can’t immigrants here illegally just apply for citizenship?
31 Jan
by Foster LLP, on News
By Lomi Kriel, Houston Chronicle Why can’t immigrants here illegally just apply for citizenship? Or get in line and “do it the right way?” As an immigration reporter for the Houston Chronicle, I hear that question almost every day. Why not go to the nearest federal building, fill out some […]
By Louise Radnofsky, Siobhan Hughes and Kristina Peterson WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump plans Tuesday to outline in his State of the Union address a broad agenda for the coming year, but he is also expected to wade into a more immediate political showdown: an immigration deal. Lawmakers were no closer this […]