March 25, 2011 | by The Texas Tribune
In a recent interview with The Texas Tribune, State Representative Leo Berman (R-Tyler) flat out blamed undocumented immigrants for bringing tuberculosis, malaria, polio, leprosy, and the plague into Texas. continue reading »
November 18, 2010 | by Living in Peru
A California senator has asked immigration officials to halt the deportation of college student Steve Li to Peru until she can consider introducing a bill that would allow him to stay in the country. continue reading »
November 17, 2010 | by Nickie Lewis
Soledad was an easy mark for Juan Mendez and his girlfriend Christina Andres Perfecto to ensnare into their sex trafficking ring. Thirteen-year-old Soledad lived in poverty with her family in a small rural town in Mexico. continue reading »
November 10, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS has implemented outreach tailored to reach members of the military and their family. Military liaison officers at USCIS field offices in the United States and abroad conduct educational continue reading »
November 9, 2010 | by Texas Observer
In 2008, a Mexican Congress-issued report claimed that U.S. authorities had deported more than 90,000 children, but over 13,000 of those kids were never reunited with their families. continue reading »
November 1, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted two naturalization ceremonies for 15 sailors onboard two U.S. Navy ships deployed from Japan. The first ceremony, for five sailors, was conducted at sunset on the deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver on Oct. 13, 2010. The second ceremony, for 10 sailors, was held the next evening in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. continue reading »
October 28, 2010 | by HS News Staff
Missouri’s GOP Senate Candidate Roy Blunt was a little more than annoyed when a reporter asked him to clarify his position on whether or not he hired an undocumented immigrant. Blunt is accused of hiring undocumented immigrant Dora Narvaez continue reading »
October 21, 2010 | by The Statesman
Deportation proceedings for Valquires Geraldes and her son have been dismissed, and their applications for 'green cards' are expected to be OK'd, said their lawyer Simon Azar-Farr. continue reading »
October 19, 2010 | by USCIS
Stacy Strong, Deputy Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bangkok District Office, traveled out to sea on board the Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington to conduct immigration training and preside during an Oct. 9, 2010, naturalization ceremony for 22 sailors. continue reading »
October 8, 2010 | by HS News Staff
'For me not to be able to call myself American would be like a death in the family,' said 23-year-old Henry Cejudo. Born in South Central Los Angeles to undocumented Mexican immigrants, Cejudo won an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but he says his U.S. citizenship means more to him than any medal. continue reading »
October 5, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially unveiled the National Children’s Art Project, an initiative launched this summer inviting children to illustrate the theme, “We Are America.” C continue reading »
October 4, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For the first time since U.S. military forces deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom, 88 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines from 37 countries became continue reading »
September 28, 2010 | by EFE, La Prensa
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cancelled the deportation of an undocumented Mexican who has been living more than 20 years in southern Arizona, officials said Thursday. continue reading »
September 27, 2010 | by The Arizona Republic
Two years ago, a young woman named Yudi went to the U.S. consulate in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in pursuit of an impossible dream. Knowing her chances of getting a U.S. company to sponsor her for a work visa were slim continue reading »
September 27, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Alone and scared. That's the reality for many victims of human trafficking. Each year, nearly 20,000 people are trafficked to the U.S. - many of them women and children. These individuals endure traumatic journeys to enter the countr continue reading »
