Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to join the increasingly crowded field of Republican White House contenders and officialize his 2016 bid on Wednesday, the (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported. His decision has been "months - if not years - in the making," the newspaper commented.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson said he understands the "sensitive and unique nature of detaining families" but continued to defend the practice.
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Arizona has introduced a new bill aimed at strengthening Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while also cracking down on city that protect undocumented immigrants. The bill is named after two police officers that lost their lives at the hands of an undocumented immigrant.
Potential 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate Bobby Jindal declared that he would repeal President Barack Obama's "deferred action" programs to protect undocumented immigrants if he won the White House.
A new poll shows Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party favorite for the upcoming presidential elections, continues to lead among voters. However, many of the heavyweight candidates have also improved among voters.
Authorities revealed that former White House executive chef Walter Scheib was found dead on Sunday in the mountains of New Mexico during a hiking trip.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz thinks it ought to be up to South Carolinians whether the Confederate battle flag should continue to form part of a state house memorial in Columbia; the Texas senator noted that he understood "both sides" of the debate.
Betsaida Alcantara, press aide to Housing Secretary Julian Castro, and Paola Ramos, daughter of journalist Jorge Ramos have joined the Clinton campaign, adding to Clinton's evergrowing list of Latino aides.
Three top Republican presidential hopefuls scrambled to distance themselves from the far right-wing group the Council of Conservative Citizens after it came to light the group's leader had donated money to their campaigns. The group had been cited in mass killer Dylann Roof's alleged manifesto.
Immigrant rights advocates have announced they will continue to protest at presidential candidates’ events as they want a pathway to citizenship for immigrants currently in the U.S.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell reiterated the Obama administration's policy that there is no is backup plan if the Supreme Court, removes a vital provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delivered a speech before Latino policymakers on Friday, promising to expand protections to the parents of undocumented children.
A Mexican woman seeking asylum suffered from a miscarriage after she fell on her stomach while she was shackled in an immigration detention facility, despite the fact that pregnant women are not supposed to be restrained.
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter stopped by HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday to continue spreading her gospel of anti-immigration and xenophobia while promoting her new book.
2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on the nation to take a stance against gun violence on Thursday following the horrific massacre at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina Wednesday night.
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to consider a plan that would modernize Lifeline -- a long-running FCC program that provides subsidies for phone service to underprivileged households -- to include broadband internet.
