Undocumented Immigrants
They Help Put Food on Your Table. Undocumented Farmworkers Should be Legal
Through their hard work and dedication, undocumented farmworkers have already proven themselves worthy of citizenship.
Survivor of El Paso Walmart Shooting Deported Despite Helping Investigation
"This decision amounts to a re-victimization of this young lady, who only came forward to help build the case against the shooter in the racist attack," an immigration services spokesperson said.
Without Discipline, Humane Border Policy Fails
President Joe Biden must apply muscle as well as heart at the border or his best plans will fall apart.
Fact Check: Are Undocumented Immigrants Ineligible For COVID-19 Vaccine?
On January 4, Nebraska Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was asked if undocumented workers in the state's meatpacking facilities would be receive vaccinations as part of the next phase of distribution.
Missed Census Deadline Means Trump Can't Exclude Undocumented Immigrants
Missing the January 20 deadline paves the way for the Biden administration to count undocumented immigrants in apportionment numbers.
Pelosi, Warren, Other Dems Hail Judge's Decision on DACA
Many Democratic politicians tweeted their support for the New York judge's DACA ruling on reinstating the program.
Trump Seeks to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Last Major SC Battle
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the reasoning behind what may be the Trump administration's last major legal battle in the nation's highest court on Monday.
Elizabeth Warren Calls On ICE To End Deportations During Pandemic
"ICE should listen to the medical and public health experts who want the agency to stop terrorizing our communities and deporting harmless people during this pandemic. It's needless, cruel, and undermines the COVID-19 containment efforts," Warren tweeted on Wednesday.
Activist Calls for Healthcare Reform After Dad's COVID Diagnosis
In a Twitter thread, Avalos criticized politicians for not valuing undocumented workers and said changes need to be made for both immigration and healthcare, with Biden's administration incoming.
Massachusetts Bill Seeks To Get Stimulus Checks For Undocumented Taxpayers
The new measure would seek to provide undocumented taxpayers with funds they were denied in the government's recent $2.2 trillion stimulus package.
Most Americans Say Undocumented Immigrants Should Get Medical Care: Poll
White participants showed less support for the measure than black and Hispanic respondents.
California to Issue $125M in Disaster Relief to Undocumented Immigrants
"Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them during this crisis," said California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday.
N.Y. Governor Says Trump Admin Will Never Get Certain DMV Info
New York's 2019 Green Light law allows undocumented residents to obtain a driver's license and prevents immigration agents from accessing the database.
Biden Criticized for Saying Undocumented Immigrants Should Learn English
Requiring undocumented immigrants to have to learn to speak English in order to become citizens is not part of Joe Biden's formal immigration platform, however.
Tucker Carlson Warns That 'Anchor Babies' May Be Children of 'Spies'
Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson criticized "anchor babies" and complained that the children of "spies seeking to undermine our country" could be given U.S. citizenship on his show Monday night.
Child Delivers Powerful Testimony on Why Undocumented Drivers Need Licenses
"My parents need licenses so they can take me to school," says 9-year-old David.
Ann Coulter Compares Hurricane Dorian to Undocumented Migrants
"At one mile an hour, at least you could outrun Hurricane Dorian," Coulter tweeted.
MSNBC Host Mocks Trump for Only Repairing Existing Border Fence
"No new wall has been built, none," Morning Joe host and former GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough pointed out.
Democratic Congressman Says Undocumented Immigrants Good for Mowing Lawns
"Who do you think is mowing our beautiful lawns in Somerset County? We don't usually ask, but a lot of those workers are undocumented. They're just not a lot of kids, sorry, from Montgomery High who are going to be doing that full time," Malinowski said.
More Drones Designed For War Are Potentially Coming To The Southern Border
As the Pentagon confirms the deployment of 1000 U.S. troops and six helicopters to the southwest border next week on August 15, documents obtained by Newsweek show drones and reconnaissance planes could be going with them.
16 U.S. Marines Arrested on Human Smuggling and Drug-Related Offenses
Sixteen U.S. Marines during a battalion formation on Thursday morning for their alleged role in various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses, Marine Corps officials said.
Jewish Activists, Immigrants Protest at Washington D.C. ICE Headquarters
"We won't sit back and allow the decades long bipartisan attack on immigrants to continue," Cata Santiago, a spokesperson for Cosecha Movement, said in a press release.
ICE to Begin Deporting 1 Million Undocumented Migrants, Ken Cuccinelli Says
Top Trump immigration official Ken Cuccinelli said ICE is set to execute a plan to find, detain and ultimately deport at least one million migrants.
Senator Says 'Largest Child Prison in American History' Being Established
"And the company's being paid $750 a day to lock up children, no incentive to get them into homes," Senator Jeff Merkley said.
Coulter Still Unhappy With Trump, Even After He Promised to Deport Millions
Trump tweeted a vague warning on Monday night that his administration would "begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens," but the right-wing pundit isn't buying it.
How Much Would California Plan to Give Undocumented Migrants Medicaid Cost?
If the plan is approved, it could see as many as 90,000 low-income undocumented immigrants between the ages of 19 and 25 become eligible for Medicaid.
Mexico's President Pushes Back Against Trump Criticism
Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that immigration issues along the southern U.S. border were not the fault of Mexico.
ICE Agents Sued Over Tennessee Raid
"I offered to show them my documentation to work in this country, but they handcuffed me anyway, detained me, and took me to the armory," one person said.
Trump Said Immigrants Kept Courses 'Green': Advocate
"Mr. Trump boasted about his beautiful green golf course when we were talking about the importance of undocumented people in the labor market," immigration advocate Gaby Pacheco told Newsweek.
Fox News Host Calls Out Trump's "Hypocrisy"
Fox News's Chris Wallace pointed to The Washington Post's report that found that Trump's golf club in New Jersey had employed "a steady stream of illegal immigrants for years, and that the managers at the club knew they were illegal."