by Yunita Ong | Feb 3, 2015 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats blocked a bill Tuesday that would have overturned President Barack Obama’s order loosening immigration restrictions, a move that leave the Department of Homeland Security funding in question. Three GOP senators, including Majority Leader...
by Yunita Ong | Jan 14, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – Although House Republicans on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obama’s recent executive action on immigration, the White House quickly fired back with another veto threat. The GOP-controlled House adopted an amendment, 237-190, to overturn the...
by Yunita Ong | Jan 13, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Tuesday announced a national tour to encourage undocumented immigrants to sign up for benefits created by President Barack Obama’s November executive order. The move represents another attack on ongoing Republican efforts to shut down...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 12, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—How far can a president go without the consent of Congress? President Barack Obama’s recent action to ease restrictions on undocumented immigrants’ who have children living the United States was the hot topic Monday at the American Enterprise Institute. The...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 12, 2015 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – How far can a president go without gaining the consent of Congress? President Barack Obama’s recent decision easing restrictions on undocumented immigrants’ who have children living the United States, was the hot topic Monday at the Brookings...
by Sylvan Lane | Mar 18, 2014 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — It’s not that the House Republicans don’t want to pass immigration reform, they say. It’s just that they can’t right now. If you ask GOP lawmakers, they’ll tell you the time just isn’t right. The midterm elections are fast approaching. They don’t trust...
by Sylvan Lane | Mar 16, 2014 | Immigration, Living
WASHINGTON—Habtom Haile nervously tugs at the collar of his sweatshirts as he stares off into the distance. The 29-year-old refugee reflects on his lonely journey to the United States from Eritrea, a former colony on the horn of Africa locked in a long-running...
by Sara Olstad | Mar 13, 2014 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Pedro Hernandez-Ramirez came to the U.S. from Mexico illegally more than 10 years ago, eventually settling in Elyria, Ohio, marrying an American citizen and helping raise his four kids, including stepson Juan, who has severe cerebral palsy. In 2013,...
by Sylvan Lane | Mar 12, 2014 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—A group of House Republicans said they’re eager to get cracking on immigration reform, and that deal could be done in early 2015 before the presidential campaign season kicks into gear. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, said in an interview Wednesday that many...
by Jane Herman | Mar 12, 2014 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—The growing number of refugees who are children fleeing Central American countries because of violence, abuses and hardships is a top priority for the U.N., United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. “Even if we have to...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Mar 5, 2014 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which works against unlawful crossing of borders that could threaten public safety, opened an exhibit in the Crime Museum Wednesday. The exhibit features artifacts such...
