Immigration

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Guatemalan man, illegally residing in eastern Iowa, was sentenced in federal court Monday for presenting fraudulent documents to obtain work less than a week after he was arrested for illegally entering the United States. This sentence resulted from an arrest made by U.S. Immigration and […]

By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post The federal agency that runs the U.S. immigration system is creating an internal division to more rigorously police its own caseworkers, a move possibly aimed at those who may be too lenient with applicants seeking residency or citizenship, according to staffers and internal documents […]

By Meagan Flynn and Avi Selk, The Washington Post The San Francisco spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resigned over what he described as “false” and “misleading” statements made by top-ranking officials, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and ICE Acting Director Thomas D. Homan. The now-former spokesman, James […]

“The never-ending growth of red tape in America has come to a sudden, screeching and beautiful halt,” Donald Trump declared in a December 2017 White House ceremony, hailing a “war” against imposing burdensome rules on employers. But is that the case with immigration, which has seen a flurry of new […]