New study says immigrants commit crimes less often in Texas than those born in the U.S. Dianne Solis, Senior writer An analysis released Monday by the libertarian Cato Instituteshows that unauthorized immigrants and legal immigrants in Texas commit proportionally fewer crimes than the native-born population. The study found that unauthorized immigrants had a criminal conviction rate[…]
US immigrant faces deportation after reporting prowler to police An undocumented immigrant who called police to report a burglary was himself arrested, while the suspect was allowed to go free. Officers in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila detained father-of-three Wilson Macarreno at his home last Thursday. He was held after they found a warrant from[…]
What’s in the immigration bills the Senate is debating? The Senate is currently debating a number of immigration bills ahead of the March 5th deadline to do something about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. That’s the Obama-era initative, which was later cancelled by President Trump.The program provided legal protections for “Dreamers,”[…]
US immigration authorities arrest chemistry professor after he finishes getting his children ready for school Amy B Wang Recently Syed Ahmed Jamal was getting ready to take his daughter to school when he was stopped outside his home in Lawrence, Kansas. Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were on his front garden. Before Jamal, 55, could[…]
Where millennials stand on immigration By David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen The Trump administration’s hard-line stance on immigration over the past year has led to fierce disagreement between Republicans and Democrats, even playing a major role in January’s government shutdown. The big reason Democrats refused to pass a federal spending bill: In late 2017, President Donald Trump said he[…]
Family-based immigration has ‘merit,’ too By Laura Wides-Muñoz In the debate over which and how many immigrants to welcome into the United States, the White House has set up a clear contrast between immigrants with “merit” and those with family connections. The first category incorporates “people who are skilled, who want to work, who will contribute[…]
Exclusive: Bipartisan House group unveils new DACA proposal By Tal Kopan Washington (CNN)A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House are unveiling Monday their proposal to resolve the immigration standoff in Washington, even as the White House has offered a more conservative plan. The group of 48 lawmakers, split evenly by party, are calling for their[…]
Metro Detroit father deported to Mexico after 30 years living in the US METRO AIRPORT (WXYZ) – A family is torn apart after a man is deported, after living in Michigan for the past 30 years. Jorge Garcia came to the United States illegally with his parents when he was 10 years old. He’s now[…]
Back to the shadows: Dreamers fear the worst for DACA repeal By Natalie Broda Ibrahim Garcia is a 24-year-old student from Wixom, studying social work and paying his way through Schoolcraft College working at a restaurant. He’s also a Dreamer: A recipient of the protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. Last[…]
DACA Participants Can Again Apply for Renewal, Immigration Agency Says By MATT STEVENS The federal government said on Saturday that it would resume accepting renewal requests for a program that shields from deportation young immigrants who were brought illegally to the United States as children. In a statement, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services said that “until[…]