Marllory Chacon Rossell, a Guatemalan woman who was in charge of one of the most widely spread drug trafficking and money laundering rings in Central America has been sentenced in secret in the United States.
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said changes were needed to make immigration enforcement and detention "more humane, more targeted and more effective."
Nearly three in five Americans want same-sex marriage to be legal across the nation and NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found. Among minorities, Latinos favor marriage equality the most.
Six Drug Enforcement Administration agents who forgot a San Diego man in a holding cell, leaving him without food or water for five days and nearly killing him, received only reprimands and short suspensions, a decision that led Obama administration officials and lawmakers to call for greater accountability.
An underground explosion blew the covers off of two manholes in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning, sending people into a panic and bringing traffic to a halt for nearly two hours.
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge in Arizona ruled in favor of DACA recipients, otherwise known as DREAMers, allowing them to receive in-state tuition.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano had a small explosion Sunday after a crater wall collapsed causing lava and rocks to spill over the volcano's rim, according to the Associated Press. It is unlikely that anyone could be injured from this event.
Hillary Clinton proposed "a path to full and equal citizenship" for undocumented immigrants during an appearance at a Las Vegas high school on Tuesday. The Democratic candidate moved to the left of her Republican opponents.
As the Republican Party continues its Latino outreach, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released a statement praising the contributions made by Mexican Americans in honor of Cinco de Mayo.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio criticized immigration reform activists on Friday, arguing immigrants do not have "right" to live in the United States. He argued for a different approach, focusing on the reform of the immigration system and securing the border.
Just one week after being sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch traveled to Maryland on Tuesday to meet with officials and community leaders about the unrest that erupted in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray.
Luca Martinez became the luckiest 4-year-old in the country when he fist bumped the president of the United States over the weekend as he made his way to Marine One.
President Obama has nominated Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the executive branch's top military advisers.
Outspoken support for same-sex marriage is apparently not seen as an asset in Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign, and Bob Wickers - a veteran pollster and strategist who prepares to lead the former Arkansas governor's second run - has toned down his once favorable views on such unions.
With only 18 of its 280 generals belonging to minority groups, the U.S. Air Force will begin to address the growing diversity gap within its higher ranks.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday advised El Salvadorean leaders to forcefully go after two rival gangs in order to quell violence and restore order in the increasingly unstable Central American country.
Mike Huckabee announced Tuesday that he will join the race for the 2016 presidential election. Mike Huckabee announced Tuesday that he will join the race for the 2016 presidential election.
