Following Pope Francis' message for cooperation and legislators to represent the people, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., announced the introduction of two bills providing improved treatment for immigrants.
The U.S. federal government defended its immigrant detention practices, despite objections from congressional lawmakers and presidential candidates, as the Department of Homeland Security filed an appeal against the potential release of detained immigrant children.
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, representative for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District, announced his resignation from the Congress, and calls for immigration reform have further increased.
Just one day after Pope Francis delivered a formal address at the White House, Donald Trump said the pontiff was wrong about how the U.S. should handle immigration and global warming.
A five-year-old girl breached security for the opportunity to personally deliver Pope Francis and important message about immigration, and she succeeded.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a presidential candidate and son of Cuban immigrants, ruled out a pathway to legalization and citizenship for undocumented immigrants during his presidency.
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush weighed in on the idea of multiculturalism at an Iowa diner on Tuesday, stating that it is "the wrong approach."
The lower house of California's Legislature unanimously passed a bill on aimed at helping undocumented immigrants, who have become the victims of violent crime and are applying for so-called U visas, to be allowed to temporarily remain in the United States.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, visited "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Monday, where he was confronted about his views on gay marriage and immigration reform.
Jeb Bush's speech before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was loudly interrupted on Monday when a group of immigration activists taunted him with chants of "No hope is not our vote."
Pope Francis' six-day trip in the U.S. starts on Tuesday, and he will spend a week talking about issues affecting the Latino community. The Argentinian-born Pope will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, where he is expected to speak about topics that even the federal legislative body has had trouble solving.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spoke to Latin Post about the importance of unions, its impact on immigrants and his disgust at the “racist” rhetoric made in the 2016 presidential campaign.
One hundred women set out on a 100 mile pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. in hopes of meeting Pope Francis in the nation's capital next week while calling for more humane and compassion immigration laws.
The second prime-time Republican presidential primary debate was dominated by GOP front-runner Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, immigration and the Iran nuclear agreement.
A national coalition of 40 prominent Latino organizations came together to urge the 2016 presidential hopefuls to adopt a "Latino agenda," by recommending policies that will improve the lives of Latinos in America.
