Sens. Menendez, Rubio lead congressional effort to protect Venezuelans living in the United States from being forced to return to the troubled South American country.

Groups that want President-elect Donald Trump to rein in illegal immigration in the United States are lobbying for him to create a new position: immigration czar. The proposal would put one person in charge of an issue that impacts a dozen departments and agencies, including the departments of Homeland Security, State, Justice, Labor, Housing and Health and Human Services. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article124270269.html#storylink=cpy