Immigration, Trump and you: 5 things happening now, and why they matter
For months, we've heard President Trump and his administration talk about plans to overhaul the US immigration system. Now the rubber is hitting the road.
Category Archives: Illegal Immigration
San Antonio top cop under fire after releasing immigrants to charity
The San Antonio, Texas, police chief's decision to release a dozen undocumented immigrants discovered in a tractor trailer has spurred demands by the local police association that the chief be put on leave while his actions are investigated. At least one expert, however, says that though there are unusual aspects to the case, it doesn't appear Chief Bill McManus did anything inappropriate by releasing the immigrants to the local Catholic Charities last month.
Democrats seek to avoid DACA’s isolation in budget negotiations
Democrats are facing a tightrope challenge to achieve their goal of protecting young undocumented immigrants this month: Keep attention on the issue, but don't let it get singled out. Already, both sides have begun messaging on the topic, with Republicans accusing Democrats of wanting to shut down the government over immigration and of being unreasonable, and Democrats maintaining they're fighting for a host of programs beneficial to Americans.
Trump: Immigration bill should be a ‘bill of love’
President Donald Trump, while outlining his immigration reform demands, said Tuesday that any bill Democrats and Republicans agree to should be a "bill of love." Speaking in the Cabinet Room in the White House with Republican and Democratic lawmakers , Trump urged people to "put country before party" but said he would not protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation without funding for a border wall along the US-Mexico border and a series of immigration changes.
Fear is nothing new
WSU student Brenda Rodriguez has lived every day since Sept. 5 with a countdown.
Pushing for border wall, Trump to meet with Senators on immigration policy Source: Cox Media Group
With little progress to show from negotiations in Congress on the future fate of illegal immigrant "Dreamers" in the United States, President Donald Trump will meet at the White House with lawmakers of both parties on Tuesday, as he continues to say the Congress must approve billions of dollars to build a wall along the Mexican border, and approve significant immigration enforcement actions in exchange for any Dreamers deal. "We are going to end chain migration.
Trump to order 200,000 Salvadorans to leave U.S.
The Trump administration will end temporary legal immigration status for 200,000 Salvadorans who have been living in the U.S. for nearly two decades, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. The decision means that Salvadorans who currently have Temporary Protected Status must return to their homeland by September 2019 or become undocumented immigrants if they choose to remain without legal protections.
Why the census shouldn’t try to count undocumented immigrants
The US constitution requires the federal government to conduct a national census every 10 years, a tally that is used to apportion various benefits among the states, including seats in the House of Representatives. It's a difficult task, and a magnet for disputes.
Immigrant cleared of San Francisco killing faces US charges
In this July 7, 2015 file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. Garcia Zarate, a homeless undocumented immigrant acquitted of killing Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier ,is scheduled to be sentenced on a lesser gun charge Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.
President Trump presses Congress for $18 billion to build border wall Source: Cox Media Group
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Immigrant acquitted of killing is sentenced for gun charge
In this July 7, 2015 file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. Garcia Zarate, a homeless undocumented immigrant acquitted of killing Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier ,is scheduled to be sentenced on a lesser gun charge Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.
Trump, lawmakers step up talks on immigrant a Dreamersa
Urgent negotiations aimed at shielding young, undocumented immigrants from deportation intensified on Thursday as Republican U.S. senators emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump expressing confidence a deal could be struck this month. As a follow-up to the Republican-only talks on so-called "Dreamer" immigrants, Trump is inviting senators from both major parties to the White House next week.
Resolution Opposing Sheriff’s Partnership with ICE Fails
Last night, the county's Assembly of Delegates voted in support of Sheriff James Cummings's recent move to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE. It will allow local law enforcement to assist with detaining county inmates suspected of illegal immigration.
Trump’s Righteous Campaign Against MS-13
Donald Trump is given to lurid rhetoric, and in the MS-13 gang he has finally met a subject beyond his ability to exaggerate. He calls members of the largely Salvadoran gang "animals."
High-stakes federal budget talks begin as deadline approaches
A showdown in Washington over government spending kicked off Wednesday with a high-level gathering between congressional leaders and the White House that previewed the broader fight likely to consume Washington for much of January. The meeting between the four highest-ranking members of Congress and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney marked the initial round in an effort by Democrats and Republicans to make sure their top priorities are funded.
Indian or not? Muslims fret amid drive against illegal immigrants
A policeman stands guard after the publication of the first draft of the National Register of Citizens at a NRC centre in Chandamari village in Goalpara district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, Jan 2, 2018. FOFONGA, India: Marzina Bibi, a Muslim woman living in India's northeastern state of Assam, is petrified she will be declared stateless.
Man Whose Son Was Killed By Illegal Immigrant ‘Furious’ At Jerry…
A man whose son was murdered by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco said he is "furious" about Gov. Jerry Brown for signing a bill to make California a sanctuary state on "Fox and Friends" Wednesday, and feels he is betraying Americans to favor foreign criminals. "I'm furious, and I'm waiting now for the Justice Department to go after these guys," the father, Don Rosenberg said.
DACA talks hinge on Trump
Leaders of Congress will sit down with key White House staff on Wednesday, and negotiations on immigration policy could hang in the balance. As the Senate comes back Wednesday and the House is set to follow next week, lawmakers are returning to their unfinished business that was punted at the end of last year -- including a potential deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Trump takes hard line on a dreamers,a but remains interested in a deal
DECEMBER 07: Demonstrators from The Seed Project stage a protest in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center to demand immigration reform and a renewal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. Made up of undocumented immigrant youth or 'dreamers,' The Seed Project is in the nation's capitol 'to say that we won't accept a government budget without protection for all undocumented youth.'
The one resolution our government should write
The years are flying by faster than an egret can spear a sprat. I thought maybe I could slow things down by dating this column Dec. 34, 2017, but I decided it's time to move on.