Immigration
Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more
Under Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud
Trump angling for votes with immigration talk, nod to women
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
AP sources: Trump considers adding ‘immigration czar’
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the Disputed Border Crisis
Judge denies US claim on 2 of 3 California immigration laws
Associated Press: U.S. Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at the chance to attend graduate school at Texas A&M University. In 2016, Zhao enlisted in the U.S. Army as part of a special recruitment program offering immigrants in the country legally a path to citizenship. Now, he is one of the dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists struggling with abrupt, often unexplained military discharges and canceled contracts.
Governor orders probe of abuse claims by immigrant children
No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border since the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy in which anyone caught entering the U.S. illegally is criminally prosecuted.
Supreme Court strikes down as vague part of immigration law
California city aims to opt out of states sanctuary law
Congress immigration push sputters as guns grab attention
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has taken just two weeks for Washington's immigration battle to fade from blistering to back-burner. Lawmakers now seem likely to do little or nothing this election year on an effort that’s been eclipsed by Congress’ new focus on guns, bloodied by Senate defeats and relegated to B-level urgency by a Supreme Court ruling.
11,000 people renewed DACA in weeks after judges ruling
AILA: Top immigration lawyer conference pulling out of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nations premier immigration attorney conference is boycotting Texas because of the state's tough, new anti-sanctuary cities law. The American Immigration Lawyers Association of attorneys who represent immigrants, announced Wednesday the cancellation of its 3,000-member conference in Grapevine, slated for 2018.
A Look at Legal Issues With Trumps Revised Travel Ban
The Latest: Priebus says new immigration orders coming soon
President Donald Trump's chief of staff says he expects new executive orders to be "enacted soon" in response to a federal court decision to block the administration's immigration ban. Reince Priebus told reporters Friday that "every single court option" is on the table as the administration contests a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to block Trump's executive order.