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Immigration Activists Arrested For Protesting in Chicago

March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

A score of activists were arrested Friday in downtown Chicago during an act of civil disobedience to demand a voice in the negotiations on immigration reform now taking place behind closed doors in Washington. continue reading »

Convicted Felon, Repeat Border Violator Facing 20 Years in Prison

March 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

A Mexican criminal alien with a prior felony conviction for evading police with a motor vehicle pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of illegally re-entering the United States following a prior removal. U.S. I continue reading »

Coast Guard, CBP Apprehend 11 Undocumented Migrants Near Puerto Rico

March 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) apprehended 11 undocumented migrants Friday afternoon, after a partially submerged vessel was found approximately 200 yards off the coast of Mona Island. continue reading »

Granting Legal Status to Undocumented Immigrants Benefits the U.S. Economy

March 21, 2013 | by Center for American Progress | Latino Daily News

The movement toward comprehensive immigration reform has accelerated significantly in recent months. Legal status and a road map to citizenship for the unauthorized will bring about significant economic gains in terms of growth, earnings, tax revenues, and jobs—all of which will not occur in the absence of immigration reform or with reform that creates a permanent sub-citizen class of residents. continue reading »

Latina Health Advocates Urge Congress to Improve Immigrants’ Rights

March 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) joined other leaders in immigrants’ rights and health equity to send a letter to President Obama and members of Congress urging that programs and public services that meet basic human needs be included in immigration reform, including programs that improve access to affordable health care. continue reading »

Jeb Bush Says He is Still in Support of Immigration

March 10, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is defending his stance on immigration reform after accusations that he is backing down on helping undocumented workers find a path to citizenship. continue reading »

Law Students Give Up Spring Break to Assist Immigrations Applying for Deportation Relief

March 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Students from two Miami-area law schools will devote their spring break vacations to helping young undocumented immigrants who want to avoid deportation through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. continue reading »

Mexicans Are Largest Group Eligible for Citizenship

February 24, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News

Here’s something to put into your bag of facts as we move into a full throttle debate on immigration reform. According to a study compiled by The Wilson Center Mexico Institute, Mexicans are “by far the largest national-origin group eligible to become U.S. citizens.” continue reading »

Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Immigration-Related Retaliation Claim

February 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with FTD Inc., to resolve allegations that the company retaliated against a man for asserting rights under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). continue reading »

McCain Confronts Radical Right on Immigration (VIDEO)

February 23, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News

No one said selling immigration reform was going to be easy. Sure, there seems to be bipartisan agreement that reform should be done, especially after the schooling that the GOP received regarding Latino voters and the future of national elections. continue reading »

Special Driver’s Licenses for Non-citizens to be Offered in North Carolina

February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

The ACLU of North Carolina on Thursday criticized the plan by the state's Department of Transportation to issue special driver's licenses to legal immigrants who are not U.S. citizens. continue reading »

Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement

February 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Book Reviews

National Immigrant Justice Center Slams Deportation Quotas

February 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center rejected Friday practices attributed to immigration authorities to increase the number of deportees. continue reading »

Mexican Left Calls on Obama to Stop Deportations

February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Mexico's left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, called on U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to halt raids and deportations while an immigration overhaul plan that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented migrants "is debated and approved." continue reading »

Before We Bicker on Immigration, Let’s Agree on Definitions

February 3, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News

If we’re going to get anywhere in this looming immigration debate, we’ve got to start in the same room, using words we all understand. I don’t mean this in a figurative sense, I mean it literally. continue reading »

Honduran Mother Looking to Reunite with Daughter Pleads to Let Her Stay in Spain

February 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Wendy, a Honduran residing in Spain, had not seen her 5-year-old daughter for four years, and after waiting 29 hours for Spanish immigration authorities to let the girl leave Madrid-Barajas Airport, now hopes she can stay in the country. continue reading »

Canadian Charged For Scamming Aspiring Foreign Actors in Los Angeles

January 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

A Canadian national who operated a Los Angeles-area immigration consulting business that sought visas on behalf of aspiring foreign actors faces multiple criminal charges for allegedly cheating his clients out of thousands of dollars in an immigration scam. continue reading »

Obama Wants Comprehensive Immigration Law With Path to Citizenship

January 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to present in the coming months an immigration reform package contained in a single law that will open up a pathway to citizenship for the majority of illegal immigrants, The New York Times reported Sunday. continue reading »

38 Central American Migrants Detained in Mexico

January 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

A total of 38 Central American migrants were detained in three operations in the southern state of Chiapas and the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, with a suspected people trafficker arrested and a Mexican captive freed, the Mexican Government Secretariat said. continue reading »

ICE Arrests 97 Immigrants With Criminal Backgrounds in Michigan

January 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) ongoing efforts to focus agency resources on the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 97 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and other immigration violators were arrested during a four-day operation in West Michigan. continue reading »