Human Rights Watch filed an amicus brief in a federal appeals court accusing the U.S. government of denying migrant children the right to legal representation in immigration court where they faced deportation.
The lack of a social safety net is a challenge for undocumented immigrant families and contributes to inequality. A new study found that immigrant Latino families being excluded from public assistance not only increases the childhood poverty rate, but affects documented Latino children as well.
A little more than a week before the Arizona primary election, Jane Sanders, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, visited the state and confronted the immigration policies of the controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
A group of 50 pro-immigration groups are poised to pressure Republican legislators to reject majority house leader Paul Ryan's plan to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in opposition to President Obama's immigration orders.
Giving immigrants more opportunities to succeed in innovative fields is a good idea, especially since the biggest innovations tend to come from immigrants and not graduates (or dropouts) of elite colleges, according to new research.
A week before the Florida presidential primary, and just one day before Univision airs the next Democratic Party debate, surrogates for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton discussed their record on Latinos issues and immigration.
The Center for Immigration Studies estimates 15.7 million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States, about 5.1 million of whom are age 18 or younger. One researcher called the drastic rise in immigrants arriving "nothing short of astonishing."
The shocking momentum behind Donald Trump's 2016 has been heavily fueled by fearmongering and his hardline anti-immigrant policy proposals. However, now that the Republican front-runner is closer to winning the GOP nomination, he seems to be softening his anti-immigration stance.
More than 220 congressional lawmakers filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions lawsuit.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump offered a clarification on his “changing” view on immigrant guest workers, walking back on what some viewed as a flip-flop.
An independent federal civil rights agency has called on Congress to support legislation providing undocumented immigrant children the legal right to due process.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received his first endorsement from a current U.S. senator who has had a strong record on curbing immigration.
Ahead of Super Tuesday, conservative and faith-based leaders in support of immigration reform have called on presidential candidates to show compassion on immigration.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) will now be granted the option of taking just released federal inmates both targeted for deportation and further criminal prosecution directly into custody.
