Tag: <span>Immigration</span>
April 23, 2010 > Staff
Arizona Immigration Law Worries Mexican Government
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Mexican Foreign Ministry protested on Wednesday against a proposed Arizona law that would allow police greater authority to detain suspected undocumented immigrants […] Read More >
April 7, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Local-Federal Partnership to Enforce Immigration Law Needs Clarity, Report Says
The 287(g) program, which deputizes local officers to enforce federal immigration law, needs improvement, according to the Office of Inspector General (OIC). Last week, the OIC, part of the Department […] Read More >
March 31, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Tougher Bills Emerge for Immigration Enforcement
A week after tens of thousands of immigrants converged on Washington’s National Mall to call for immigration reform, the latest proposals percolating in state legislatures are not what they had […] Read More >
March 19, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Immigration Reform Advocates Head to Rally in Washington on Sunday
NEW YORK — Starting at 6 a.m. Sunday, 2,100 immigrants will hop in buses on Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens, and travel to Washington, D.C., with hopes of getting President […] Read More >
March 10, 2010 > Elissa Lerner
Immigration Reform Advocates Stage Rally on Steps of City Hall in New York
NEW YORK — A warm and sunny afternoon brought out around 150 protesters to the steps of New York’s City Hall to gain momentum for the March 21 immigration reform rally […] Read More >
February 22, 2010 > Staff
United States and Cuba Meet to Discuss Immigration Issues and Detained American Citizen
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. and Cuban officials held talks in Havana over the weekend that focused on improving government regulation of immigration between the two countries. […] Read More >
February 21, 2010 > Pro Publica
Immigration: Border Patrol And Mexican Police Make History At Mexican Border
NOGALES, ARIZ. — In a politically sensitive operation at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican federal police officers are training together, sharing intelligence and coordinating patrols for […] Read More >
February 16, 2010 > Roque Planas
Immigration Reform Road Trip Kicks Off In New York City; Organizers Call For Comprehensive Law In 2010
NEW YORK — With immigration reform losing impetus, reform advocates are not just taking to the streets — they’re taking to the road. A group of twelve immigration reform advocates, […] Read More >
February 11, 2010 > Staff
Illegal Immigration Declined In 2009, Says Department Of Homeland Security
Today in Latin America Top Story — A report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Wednesday said that the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States in […] Read More >
January 20, 2010 > Paola Reyes
Fleeing Violence, Immigrants and Restaurants Move From Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego
San Diego — As Mexico’s two year-old drug war intensifies, leading to greater violence and insecurity in the city of Tijuana, many families are moving across the border to San […] Read More >