President Joe Biden’s administration recently unveiled new immigration guidelines—and reactions are mixed in San Jose. While some local advocates say the guidance is lacking, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chair of the House Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee, is applauding the new policy.…
BRAZIL, Ind. — Clay County is a lot like the other counties around it: rural, overwhelmingly white, lower middle class, and very Republican. But one thing that sets the county apart is its local jail, which is the only jail…
A federal appeals court decided Tuesday that California must exempt federal immigration detention centers from its ban on for-profit prisons. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a California law aimed at…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida filed suit against President Joe Biden’s administration Tuesday claiming his immigration policy is illegal, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order barring state agencies from assisting with the relocation of undocumented immigrants arriving in…
California passed laws in 2015 and 2016 to remove the term from the state’s labor and education code. But the new law removes it from additional state codes. California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws, getting rid…
Gov. Greg Abbott spoke in response to questions about border agents seen charging at migrants on the Texas border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday defended U.S. Border Patrol agents seen charging at migrants on horseback, saying he would hire…
Along the way, the caravan is raising their voices against what they call Governor Greg Abbott’s attack on immigrants. HOUSTON — As the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border continues to unfold, local calls for immigration reform are growing. There may…
Three dozen Colorado elected officials are joining with more than 700 other Democratic policymakers across the country to encourage the Biden administration to loosen immigration rules. Near the kickoff of next year’s election, the letter cuts across several Democratic talking…
A broad array of local officials from throughout the country called on Democratic leadership and President Biden to include immigration provisions in the upcoming federal budget. The coalition of mayors, council members, local legislators, school board members and commissioners called…
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept 7 (Reuters) – Leonel Sanchez thought he was about to go home to his family after serving three-and-a-half years for assault and other crimes in California, saying he felt redeemed after he started reading the Bible,…
