Immigration

Venezuela’s opposition leader and President Juan Guaidó signed a decree on May 21, 2019 extending the validity of Venezuelan passports for five years beyond their expiration dates. On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of State announced its recognition of the decree and its acceptance of such passports for purposes […]

BEAUMONT, Texas — Two illegal aliens pleaded guilty Tuesday in separate but similar cases to transporting illegal aliens, and illegally re-entering the United States after having been deported. Jorge Gonzalez-Ramirez, 27, Guatemala, and Joel Sanchez-Guzman, 25, Mexico, both pleaded guilty to their criminal charges June 4. Both cases were investigated […]

OMAHA, Neb. — An illegal alien from Guatemala was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for identity theft and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship. This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith […]

WASHINGTON — The Democrat-led House passed legislation on Tuesday to grant a path to citizenship to about 2.5 million immigrants whose legal protections President Trump has moved to end, advancing a measure that highlights the bitter partisan differences over immigration. The bill, which passed 237 to 187, with seven Republicans […]