Once Again, The House Fails On Immigration Reform
The House of Representatives has left town after once again failing to pass an immigration reform bill,, thus likely ensuring that nothing will be passed before the midterms.
Category Archives: Illegal Immigration
Illegal Alien Protected by Sanctuary Policies Convicted in Savage Murder of Air Force Veteran
This week a Santa Barbara County jury found Victor Martinez, an illegal alien who had been previously convicted of sexual assault, guilty of first degree murder in the brutal 2015 sexual assault, torture, and murder of 64-year-old Air Force Veteran Marilyn Pharis. Though Pharis was murdered just weeks after Kate Steinle was shot and killed on a pier in San Francisco, and sanctuary policies also directly led to her murder, Pharis's case has never attracted the publicity Steinle's case did - and that's a shame.
Anxious migrant mother waits in US for a daughter taken away
Buena Ventura Martin Godinez, a petite mother of two, carried her infant son from Mexico into the U.S in May, fleeing what she said were threats from violent local gangsters demanding money in their hometown in northwestern Guatemala. Her husband followed two weeks later with their 7-year-old daughter.
The Latest: Pence demands more from Central American nations Source: AP
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on Central American governments to do more to contain illegal immigration because the "need for stronger actions is more urgent than ever." Speaking in Guatemala City to the leaders of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, Pence said that "this exodus has to end."
Marc Thiessen: Trump has upper hand on immigration
Democrats just can't help themselves. They were winning the battle over family separations at the southern border.
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Reporting Crime In Mexico Can Be A Bloody Business
President Trump speaks and tweets regularly about the immigration crisis the U.S. faces. It was a regular theme on the campaign trail.
House Overwhelmingly Rejects GOP Immigration Bill
Despite a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump, the House on Wednesday roundly rejected a comprehensive Republican immigration bill that would have funded a border wall and sought to keep migrant families together despite prosecution. The measure also provided a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children-a concession hardline Republicans had vehemently opposed.
Shelter chief says he’s ‘ready now’ for migrant reunions
Dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, June 18, 2018, where children are detained. Dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, Monday, June 18, 2018, where children are detained.
Illegal immigrant parents not facing U.S. prosecution for now
Parents who cross illegally from Mexico to the United States with their children will not face prosecution for the time being because the government is running short of space to house them, officials said on Monday. President Donald Trump's administration has vowed to prosecute all adults who cross the border illegally but its policy of separating immigrant children from parents met fierce international criticism so it is now trying to keep detained families together while the parents await trial.
Divided by infighting, U.S. Congress struggles on immigration
The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress, riddled by factional infighting, looks unlikely to act decisively this week on the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, providing few answers on what comes next for separated parents and children. President Donald Trump's abrupt order last week to end his policy of breaking up families at the border failed to explain how his aggressive policies on illegal immigration could be adjusted to keep families intact, house them and assess their legal status.
States sue to pressure Trump to reunite immigrant families
Seventeen states, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the legal and political pressure on the White House to reconnect families more quickly escalated. The states, all led by Democratic attorneys general, joined Washington, D.C., in filing the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, arguing that they are being forced to shoulder increased child welfare, education and social services costs.
States sue to pressure Trump to reunite immigrant families Source: AP
Seventeen states, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the legal and political pressure on the White House to reconnect families more quickly escalated. The states, all led by Democratic attorneys general, joined Washington, D.C., in filing the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, arguing that they are being forced to shoulder increased child welfare, education and social services costs.
Shelter chief fears migrant reunions could take months
The chief executive of the nation's largest shelters for migrant children said Tuesday he fears a lack of urgency by the U.S. government could mean it will take months to reunite thousands of immigrant children with their parents. Juan Sanchez of the nonprofit Southwest Key Programs said the government has no process in place to speed the return of more than 2,000 children separated from their parents as part of the Trump administration's recent "zero-tolerance" crackdown on illegal immigration.
Letters from readers who support President Trump’s immigration stance | Letters
Editor's note: We offer here a collection of letters this week from Sun Sentinel readers who support President Trump 's immigration stance. Elsewhere , we offer a collection of letters from those who oppose the policy.
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Claire's Corner Copia in New Haven supports a variety of environmental initiatives. They have a Kosher certified kitchen, use compostable cups and takeout boxes, anything plastic is BPA free, and don't use GMOs.
Immigration Customs Enforcement’s 287(g) program allows deputies to identify immigrants
In March 2017, the Smith County Sheriff's Office was accepted into the Immigration Customs Enforcement's 287 program. That allows deputies to immediately identify illegal immigrants.
WH: US Running Out of Resources For Illegals
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the Trump administration is asking Congress for a permanent solution to stop illegal immigration at the border because she says the U.S. is running out of resources to keep people together. WH: US Running Out of Resources For Illegals White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the Trump administration is asking Congress for a permanent solution to stop illegal immigration at the border because she says the U.S. is running out of resources to keep people together.
Trump says undocumented immigrants should a immediatelya return without due process
The president, who tweeted Sunday morning during his drive to Trump National Golf Club, went one step further than his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which demands that every immigrant who comes to the United States illegally should be criminally prosecuted. Trump's hasty decision last week to use an executive order to try to end family separation, which happened as a result of his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, sparked confusion and chaos ahead of upcoming congressional votes on immigration.
Amid Chaos at Border, Some Immigrant Families Reunite
In a series of tweets, Trump ratchets up rhetoric, suggesting he would like to change the legal process for asylum seekers WASHINGTON-The Trump administration sought to establish processes to reunify families separated under its controversial "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration, though the weekend moves did little to allay confusion over how roughly 2,000 children spread across the country would be reconnected with their parents.