Barack Obama

Immigration Executive Action Update: USCIS Leon Rodriguez Urges Undocumented Immigrants to Apply for Deferment, Don't Fear Deportation

The head of a top federal immigration agency has urged undocumented immigrants to utilize the temporary legal status opportunities provided by President Barack Obama's executive actions.

Immigration News Today: Sarah Saldaña's Confirmation as New ICE Director Met With Praise From Immigration, Legal Advocates

The U.S. Senate confirmed Sarah Saldaña, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, as the next director the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, whose appointment was met with praise from legal and immigration experts and advocates.

Obama Immigration Executive Action Update: Federal Court Judge Rules Immigration Executive Action 'Unconstitutional'

A federal court judge ruled segments of President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions were unconstitutional on Tuesday.

Barack Obama Speaks to the Troops, Says 'We Will Get' Terrorists in Syria, Iraq; Afghanistan Is Still 'Very Dangerous'

On Monday, speaking inside a New Jersey airplane hangar to 3,000 troops, President Barack Obama gave his assessment of the Islamic terrorists in Syria and Iraq, stating boldly that the U.S. is "hammering these terrorists."

Obama Immigration Plan: Provisional Waivers Expanded, USCIS Tasked to Define, Broaden Eligibility Requirements

President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions are expected to provide new regulations and policies affecting immigrant visas and provisional waivers.

ABC 'Scandal' Season 4 News: Creator Shonda Rhimes Calls Sony Execs 'Racist' After Hacked Emails Are Leaked

Producer and screenwriter, Shonda Rhimes is the latest public figure to respond to the controversial email exchanges between producer, Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures co-chair, Amy Pascal.

Immigration Reform Executive Action Update: Law Enforcement Voice Benefits of Immigration Executive Action, Crime Reduction Likely But More Action Needed

Despite President Barack Obama’s executive actions, law enforcement and religious-based leaders are pressing Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Immigration Reform Executive Action: Border Security Memorandums Call for New Policies, More Border Patrol Agents

President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions included deportation deferment for approximately 4.9 million undocumented immigrants, but have also ordered for increased border security.

Immigration Laws and Legislation 2014: Four More States Join Texas-led Immigration Lawsuit

Four more states have joined a Texas-led coalition that seeks to sue the Obama administration an over executive action on immigration announced last month wherein the president's unilaterally moved to spare millions of people living illegally in the United States from deportation.

Obama Job Approval Rating 2014: High Disapproval for Immigration Executive Action, Economy and Foreign Policy Management

President Barack Obama's job approval rating continued to decline, based on new polling data conducted after the midterm elections, and his handling on immigration has been viewed with unpopular opinion.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: President Explains Executive Actions, Legal Constraints in Nashville Town Hall

President Barack Obama addressed and answered questions on immigration Nashville, Tennessee, a location he viewed as "one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country."

Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro Says Obama Only Cares When a 'Person of Color' Dies, Attacks His Responses to George Zimmerman, James Foley

Media Personality Judge Jeanine blames President for racially segregating America Inspired by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro stated during a Sunday broadcast of her syndicated show thatthe public needs to be "trained" to be more "sensitive" to law enforcement.

Missing Students in Guerrero 2014: Obama Says He Offered Help to 'Friend' Mexico, Defends President Enrique Pena Nieto

In an interview with Telemundo, President Barack Obama expressed the help his administration offered Mexico in trying to figure out what happen to the 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers' College who went missing in September, a tragedy that he said had "no place in civilized society."

US President Barack Obama Jokes About Health Care, Republicans, Keystone XL Pipeline on Stephen Colbert's 'The Colbert Report' Ahead of Final Episode [Watch]

Political humorist and media critic Stephen Colbert is going out with a bang before the last episode of "The Colbert Report" airs on Dec. 18. On Monday, the late-night news satire television program that has aired on Comedy Central since 2005, was graced with presence of President Barack Obama, who the host deemed "the leader of the free world and the new permanent host of 'The Colbert Report.'"

Immigration News Today: Border Patrol, TSA Exempt from New Racial Profiling Policies by Justice Department

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced new guidance to ease racial profiling accusations, but immigrant rights groups have voiced concern about the new steps.

Barack & Michelle Obama: President & First Lady's First Date to Be Made Into Movie; Tika Sumpter to Play Michelle

The story of how the president and the first lady fell in love will soon be coming to the big screen.

Immigration Reform 2014 News: New Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Gives Obama B+ for Six-Year Immigration Record

The newly appointed chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus thinks there is definitely room for improvement on President Barack Obama’s progress on immigration.

US President Barack Obama to Appear on Stephen Colbert's 'The Colbert Report' Before Its Final Episode [Watch]

In character, Stephen Colbert has compared Barack Obama to a "Black and Decker cordless Dirt Devil vacuum," but that will not keep the president from making an appearance on one of the comedian's last shows as host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Immigration Status News 2014: Attorneys General Press Congress to Pass Reform, Recommends Strategy

Congressional leaders have been called by 18 attorneys general to address the need for bipartisan immigration legislation to fix the “dysfunctional” legal immigration system.

Obama Immigration Executive Action Update: GOP Approves 'Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act' to Deny Obama's Actions

Republicans in the House of Representatives helped pass legislation rejecting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions.

Immigration Reform News Update: LGBT Organizations 'Deeply Disappointed' With Inaction from Executive Action - What You Need to Know

While approximately 4.9 million undocumented immigrants may be eligible for President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, one group did not receive as much protection from possible deportation: the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community.
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