HYATTSVILLE, Md.—George Escobar read aloud from a list of names, his voice rising above the chatter of a packed lobby at CASA of Maryland, the state’s largest immigration-rights organization. Several people—the ones who, until recently, the undocumented-immigrant community considered “lucky”—stood up and followed Escobar to a small conference room on […]
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WASHINGTON — Three days before a partial Homeland Security shutdown, lawmakers cleared the way Wednesday for Senate passage of legislation to fund the agency without immigration-related provisions opposed by President Barack Obama. Approval in the Senate would send the issue to the House, where some conservatives derided the plan as […]
A top House Democrat said Wednesday that President Obama is eying a partial launch of his new deportation-relief programs, despite a federal court’s recent decision to block them. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) said the administration is weighing whether it has the authority to initiate the executive actions in the states not involved […]
Houston business owners caught in middle of immigration battle between Texas and president
25 Feb
by Foster, on News
As far as law firms are concerned, Houston business owners with immigrant employees should proceed under the assumption that President Barack Obama‘s latest immigration policy changes will touch ground later this year, despite efforts by Brownsville’s U.S. District Judge Andrew Henan to thwart implementation of those policies earlier this month. […]