Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- who has been at the center of controversy for his crackdown on immigrants in Maricopa County for several years -- issued an apology in court this week for ignoring a previous order to cease his immigration patrols during an investigation of the program.
As the debate on immigration reform rages on, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is working on another alternate proposal that, if finalized, could be discussed on Capitol Hill this year.
All eyes will be on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on Monday as the Republican senator from Florida with Cuban roots will declare whether or not he will run for president in 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that he would act soon on a recommendation by the State Department on whether to remove Cuba may potentially be moving closer to getting off the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, yet cautioned that stabilizing relations between the two nations would proceed gradually.
With U.S. President Barack Obama expected to arrive on Thursday night at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City for an informal talk with Cuban President Raúl Castro, reports have been circulating that the State Department is expected to recommend dropping Cuba from their State Sponsor of Terror List.
In a tight mayoral race that left everyone in suspense in the Windy City of Chicago for the last six weeks, Rahm Emanuel won a second term in office with a victory Tuesday over opposing candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in Chicago's first-ever mayoral runoff election.
While U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, prepares to battle federal bribery charges brought against him this week, the longtime senator sent a video message this week in Spanish and English to his supporters thanking them for their support and vowing to fight the charges levied against him.
In an unexpected twist, it seems fewer undocumented immigrants are holding blue-collar jobs in the wake of the Great Recession--yet more such immigrants are working in professional or white-collar jobs.
More funding for New York State's DREAM Act is on the way after the New York State Assembly's approval of the state budget proposal earlier this week, which was expected to be taken up on Thursday.
There was no budget intact before Friday's deadline for the nation's Homeland Security department as the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Senate's last-minute "clean" bill to finance the department without the clauses that would strip away President Obama's controversial immigration executive actions.
Despite a GOP-controlled Congress seeking to undo President Obama's new immigration executive programs, Latino legislators this week assured immigrants that may qualify for those programs that they would indeed come to fruition, and they should get ready.
The 114th Congress, just getting underway in Washington, DC to kick off 2015, has the strongest Latino representation ever on Capitol Hill; yet, despite the increased diversity, Congress still has a disproportionately white representation in comparison to the rapidly changing U.S. population, a new study states.
According to a new study, fewer immigrants from Mexicans are coming in from the U.S.-Mexico border based on the arrests made in 2014 by Border Patrol agents.
U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez and other elected officials are kicking off a nationwide tour this month – starting on the East Coast – to discuss the recent executive action orders issued by President Barack Obama.
As he reportedly inches closer to making a decision on whether or not to run for the 2016 presidential race, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, said this week that he would be "open" in some instances to prohibiting immigrants who came illegally to the U.S. from ever gaining permanent citizenship.
More than 200 people being detained in immigration custody in Arizona have been released during the last month in light of the new enforcement directives from President Obama handed to Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed this week.
One month after President Obama issued executive actions altering the landscape of the immigration system in the U.S., Republicans in Congress are looking to respond with immigration legislation of their own.
For the first time since 2006, the U.S. Senate is in Republican hands as the GOP, riding a wave of dissatisfaction against President Obama and the Democratic party, took the six seats necessary to retake the Senate Tuesday night as midterm election results poured in throughout the night.
The New York Yankees' rich MLB baseball history has been interwoven with contributions from great Latino stars. Entering Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, Latin Post.com takes a look at some of the greatest Hispanic stars--from Lefty Gomez to Mariano Rivera and more--to have shaped the history of the most celebrated baseball team in the world.
Next summer has a younger, richer crop of NBA free agents to be had, and the Los Angeles Lakers should be setting their sights on these stars if they want to bring NBA title gold back to the Staples Center.
