PHOENIX – Young immigrants granted deferred deportation status by the Obama administration are eligible for in-state college tuition, a Maricopa County judge ruled Tuesday. The decision from Superior Court Judge Arthur Anderson comes in a lawsuit filed by former Attorney General Tom Horne against the Maricopa County Community College District. […]
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Immigration Executive Orders from Rick Perry and President Barack Obama: What They Mean for Texas
20 Apr
by Foster, on News
Even the most ardent critics of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration must acknowledge they are undeniably sweeping, historic in scope and will have a huge impact on the large undocumented long-term residing population of the United States with one or more U.S. citizen children or children who are Lawful […]
Father nearly slips through the cracks of ‘deport felons, not families’ directive
17 Apr
by Foster, on News
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Melvin Vasquez was just hours away from being deported. He sat in a holding cell — filled with other fathers like him — just steps away from a plane to ship him back to Honduras. He had been detained for weeks, away from his three children, […]
Appeals Panel Weighs Fate of Obama’s Immigration Overhaul After Intense Hearing
17 Apr
by Foster, on News
NEW ORLEANS — The immediate fate of President Obama’s sweeping immigration overhaul now rests with a three-judge appeals panel after an intense legal clash on Friday between lawyers for the federal government and for a 26-state coalition that has challenged the executive actions. A federal district court judge in February […]