Democratic congressman arrested outside White House during rally for illegal immigrants

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez addresses delegates during the second session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 5, 2012. Rep. Luis Gutierrez was arrested outside the White House on Tuesday during a rally demonstrating support for the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Who is Joe Arpaio? 8 things to know about the former Arizona sheriff…

President Donald Trump has said that he is "seriously considering" a pardon for Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona sheriff who was recently convicted of criminal contempt for disregarding a federal judge's order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants. In a recent interview with Fox News , Trump told reporters he may grant a pardon within the next couple, because Arpaio "doesn't deserve to be treated this way."

NAFTA negotiations: U.S. trade officials say Canada’s key demands will be tough sell

Some of Canada's key demands in the upcoming NAFTA renegotiation will be a tough sell in the United States, according to former American trade officials who say they will be difficult to achieve in the climate of a Donald Trump , America First-themed presidency. The Canadian government has just released priorities for the talks which begin Wednesday and they include a broad desire for four new chapters, and two specific demands: fewer Buy American rules for public contracts and freer movement of professionals.

California sues Trump administration over sanctuary policy

California sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so-called sanctuary cities, continuing a legal counterattack by Democrats against President Donald Trump's administration. The city of San Francisco also filed its own lawsuit against the Justice Department late last week, saying the federal government has improperly sought to force local jurisdictions to enforce national immigration law by imposing funding conditions.

California, San Francisco sue over sanctuary city grants

The state of California and city of San Francisco are suing the U.S. Department of Justice over President Donald Trump's sanctuary city restrictions on public safety grants. In a news conference Monday, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and City Attorney Dennis Herrera, both Democrats, announced the lawsuit, which makes California the first state to challenge the administration on its sanctuary city policy of denying funds to cities that limit cooperation with enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.

Donald Trump to Fox News: ‘Seriously considering’ Joe Arpaio pardon

A Fox News interview with President Donald Trump indicates that a presidential pardon may be in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's near future. Donald Trump to Fox News: 'Seriously considering' Joe Arpaio pardon A Fox News interview with President Donald Trump indicates that a presidential pardon may be in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's near future.

Healthcare workers rally to halt Oakland nurse’s deportation

Health care workers and other community members are rallying at noon Monday in front of Highland Hospital to demand that U.S. immigration officials halt the imminent deportation of registered nurse Maria Sanchez and her husband on Tuesday. The couple, who moved to the Bay Area in the early 1990s from a small town in Mexico, are undocumented immigrants.

Can both sides of the immigration debate unite for civil dialogue?

Thousands of Trump protesters gather in front of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles during “Free the People Immigration and Sanctuary for All” march on Saturday, February 18, 2017. One woman doesn't understand why some people think she's a racist just because she supports increased immigration enforcement.

Texas pulls back from ‘colonias’

While the economy in Texas has boomed over the past 20 years, along the border with Mexico about a half-million people live in clusters of cinder-block dwellings, home-built shacks, dilapidated trailers and small houses. Texas has more than 2,300 of these communities known as colonias, the Spanish word for "colony."

Thurgood Marshall’s courage and passion celebrated by former law clerks, author

From left, Gilbert A. King, author of "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys and the Dawn of a New America"; Ira M. Feinberg of Hogan Lovells; and Georgetown University Law Professors Susan Bloch and Sheryll Cashin, speak at "The Legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of His Historic Appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court," on Friday at the ABA Annual meeting in New York City./Photo by Len Irish On the cusp of the 50th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall's confirmation as the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice, three of his former law clerks gathered to speak about his legacy.

ICE: Arrests still up, deportations still down

The Trump administration continues to arrest higher numbers of undocumented immigrants, with especially higher rates of noncriminal immigrants as part of those arrests - but deportations continue to lag behind the rates of the Obama administration, according to new data. Overall, arrests ticked up nearly 40% from 2016 in the first half of this year - but arrests of noncriminal immigrants more than doubled.

Immigration arrests, deportations surge in Chicago

Chicago, Aug 11 Numbers of the immigrants arrested in Chicago surged in the first six months of the Trump administration, compared to the same period last year, a new data revealed on Thursday. Data from the US Customs and Immigration Enforcement revealed about a 30 per cent increase in Chicago arrests and deportations compared with the end of the Obama administration, Xinhua reported.

Here’s Who Could Replace McConnell As Senate Majority Leader

Should Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell step down from the top position in Congress, Republicans will be looking for someone savvy enough to accomplish a difficult legislative to-do list and trusted by the president. President Donald Trump has not held back in his repeated criticisms of McConnell.