IMMIGRATION NEWS

(Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children. The justices refused to hear the…

Colorado would have it’s own version of a “green card” under legislation at the state capitol. It would be called a “purple card.” Some state lawmakers say if Congress won’t reform the immigration system, they will. Their bill would allow anyone who has paid state taxes for at least two years and…

The United States senate is on Wednesday expected to begin debate on an immigration bill that has been introduced by Senate republicans. The bill, known as the Secure and Succeed Act, calls for granting a pathway to citizenship to about 1.8 million DREAMers (undocumented immigrants brought into the…

(AP) The Senate begins a rare, open-ended debate on immigration and the fate of the "Dreamer" immigrants on Monday, and Republican senators say they'll introduce President Donald Trump's plan. Though his proposal has no chance of passage, Trump may be the most influential voice in the conversation…

Connecticut immigration advocates and politicians pushed back Wednesday on claims made by President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address, which they say misrepresent the visa lottery and family-sponsored immigration as loopholes exploited by criminals and terrorists — rather than…

The United States has lifted an earlier ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries. In a statement issued on Monday, the Trump administration however said that strict scrutiny than in the past will be carried out on those seeking to enter the US from the 11 nations. "It's critically important…

Residents of an estate in Nairobi have raised concerns over the influx of Nigerian nationals in the area. Residents of Mihang'o in Nairobi's Utawala area have decried the rate at which the West Africans are occupying the area, noting that they are also engaging in illegal activities. They say the…

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month. The system gives the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly planning a major sweep in San Francisco and northern California in the coming weeks targeting more than 1,500 undocumented immigrants. The San Francisco Chronicle, quoting a source familiar with the planned operation, says the sweep is…

In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordinary Oval Office…