Three suspected illegal immigrants arrested in takeaway search

THREE suspected illegal immigrants working at a takeaway were arrested as police searched for perpetrators, and victims, of child sexual exploitation. Officers from the Castle Point and Rochford community policing team, backed by Rochford District Council, carried out the intensive checks at several fast food outlets across Rayleigh in an effort to find any vulnerable children.

GOP again eyes ban on sanctuary cities due to political tide

Texas Republicans have spent years trying to crack down on illegal immigration across the southern border with Mexico. Emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, however, the time may finally be right for the GOP to mobilize an assault on loosely defined “sanctuary cities,” especially with two large counties eyeing such policies.

College leaders, students voice support for students here illegally

Faced with the prospect that some of their students could lose vital legal protections under the incoming president’s administration, local college presidents are speaking out on behalf of their undocumented immigrant populations. In Worcester, the leaders of Clark University, Holy Cross, Assumption College and other campuses have formally announced their support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and intentions to protect the students it has helped.