President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Raffi Freedman-Gurspan the White House Office of Presidential Personnel's new outreach and recruitment director, a historic appointment because Freedman-Gurspan becomes the first openly transgender official to serve in the Executive Mansion.
Appearing before an immigration court often marks a frightful experience for those fighting for a chance to remain in the United States. But the judges behind the bench are feeling the stress, too.
Republican presidential candidates have questioned the 14th Amendment, which allows U.S.-born children the automatic right to citizenship, but prominent Latinos and Latino-based organizations are criticizing calls to change the law.
2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is being criticized for allegedly praising Muslims in a speech that she delivered 14 years ago, just weeks after 9/11.
President Barack Obama's deferred action executive actions have provided undocumented immigrants with the paperwork to apply for a driver's license, in eligible states, but challenges still remain as detailed in a new Pew Charitable Trusts report.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for the "mandatory return," or deportation, of all undocumented immigrants from the U.S, and it’s a stance that was reiterated during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The price tag to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, however, could be an obstacle for pro-Trump supporters.
As part of a federal racketeering case against him, a Pennsylvania congressman reported to a Philadelphia court complex on Tuesday to be photographed and fingerprinted.
Donald Trump continues to dominate the crowded field of Republican presidential hopefuls and clearly leads the latest poll conducted by CNN and the Opinion Research Corporation.
The Republican Party has garnered heat from Latinos for rhetoric and stance on certain issues, such as immigration, but the Jeb Bush campaign is hoping to change that as its Latino engagement is underway with early-voting states.
Hillary Clinton will appear before a congressional panel on Oct. 22 to testify about her activities as secretary of state at the time of the Benghazi attacks, the chairman of the committee looking into the assault on the the U.S. consulate in Libya said on Sunday.
Senate Democrats have urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to speed up the judicial nomination process, especially for the 31 "judicial emergency vacancies" that are reportedly affecting communities.
Marco Rubio could effectively challenge Democrats' advantage among Hispanics - and with it, Hillary Clinton's hopes to move into the White House - the former governor of Montana told CNN on Sunday.
When CNN's Dana Bash asked the former Arkansas governor how he felt about the recent situation in Paraguay, in which an 11-year-old girl was compelled by the state to carry an unwanted fetus to full term, Huckabee said, "Let's not compound a tragedy by taking yet another life."
During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Bernie Sanders said he did not send an apology email to Black Lives Matter activists, and instead admitted that he believes an apology is unnecessary.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio announced on Friday that he plans to invite political dissidents to the 2017 inauguration ceremony should he be elected president.
Joe Arpaio, the self-declared "toughest sheriff in America," lacks standing to sue the Obama administration over immigration policies he claims affect his jurisdiction of Maricopa County, Arizona.
Donald Trump, the current leader of the GOP presidential race, released an immigration position paper weeks ahead of schedule, detailing the billionaire candidate's stance on undocumented immigrants, birthright citizenship, and the economy. Needless to say, Trump's views -- even on paper -- are polarizing.
A recent survey released by Rasmussen Reports claim that 51 percent of the of the 1,000 people polled on Aug. 9-10 say that illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from U.S. citizens.
