Dominican Republic boosts security along Haiti border

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Security officials in the Dominican Republic, say they have beefed up security along the border with Haiti in order to stem the flow of illegal immigrants According to Defence Minister Ruben Paulino, additional troops from the three military branches, as well as intelligence units have been deployed. He says the plan includes 50 drones, 50 vehicles, 200 motorcycles, and air force aircraft and navy boats to patrol the coastline.

Steve Hilton: Hey Gov. Jerry Brown, why won’t you talk to me about illegal immigration?

California Governor Jerry Brown delivers his final state of the state address in Sacramento, California, U.S., January 25, 2018. Don't expect California Gov. Jerry Brown to roll out the red carpet for President Trump when the president is scheduled to visit the Golden State in the week ahead.

Sanctuary policies aren’t that popular with Americans

While Illinoisans defensive about the bill Governor Rauner signed into law requiring federal immigration authorities to obtain a warrant before taking into custody a person in America illegally and accused of criminal activity, others call it as they see it - "Illinois is a sanctuary state." It's become a key issue in the Illinois Republican Party gubernatorial primary as Rauner challenger Jeanne Ives uses the issue to pull voters away from the incumbent.

US govt to California: You can never leave

The Trump administration on Wednesday came down hard against California, suing the Golden State over its immigration policy that it said is obstructing federal officers from enforcing laws relating to illegal immigrants. WASHINGTON: In a country whose name is prefaced with United and whose pledge of allegiance speaks of "one nation under God, indivisible," secession is a no-go area.

Illegal immigrant linked to fatal hit-run not detained in Denver despite ICE request

A driver identified as Ivan Zamarripa-Castaneda, 26, was arrested in Colorado in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Despite a request from federal immigration officials, the Denver Sheriff Department this week refused to detain an undocumented immigrant who was arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal hit and run.

Legal immigrants wonder: Amid DACA attention, what about us?

Legal immigrants and their attorneys say they are facing unprecedented challenges to come to and stay in the United States under the Trump administration -- and with attention focused on DACA, they're wondering: What about us? President Donald Trump's bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a policy that protected young undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation, has dominated headlines on immigration. But immigrants who came to the US legally and the attorneys who work with them say they are facing a new world with this administration, where virtually every form of legal immigration to the US is under siege.

Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone…

MEXICO CITY: Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid strained relations over trade and Trump's demands that Mexico pay for a border wall. The visit by Trump's son-in-law comes after Trump and Pena Nieto late last month postponed plans for the Mexican leader's first visit to the White House.

Dreamers Fight for Clean DACA Act

With today being the deadline for the US Congress to come up with a DACA deal, Dreamers are urging Connecticut lawmakers to stand up for young undocumented immigrants. Nearly 800,000 people who were brought to the US as infants and children could be impacted and now the concern is that Dreamers are on borrowed time as Congress, so far, has failed to make a decision.

Troubled trek: Asylum-seekers’ journey took them through frozen fields to Winnipeg homeless shelter

Majeed Haruna Agure has been living over the past month in the Booth Center, a large homeless shelter in Winnipeg. Agure, who is seeking refugee status in Canada, walked in January over the border between Manitoba and North Dakota to complete a journey he started in Brazil.

A look at the Republicans running for Illinois governor

In this Jan. 2018 file photo Jeanne Ives, Illinois Republican Gubernatorial primary candidate speaks to the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board in Chicago. Gov. Bruce Rauner is trying to win a second term after becoming Illinois' first Republican governor in a decade with promises to shake up Springfield and pass a business-friendly agenda.

Silent Witness: thoroughly addictive

In its 20th season no less, this gruesome, gritty and thoroughly addictive crime series tackles the plight of so-called illegal immigrants. In this first part of what appears to be an appropriately complex storyline involving people from all sides of the issue, forensic pathologist Dr Nikki Alexander finds herself on the front line, for once working with living bodies more than dead ones.