Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years ago.
Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold
Category: Immigration
US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change.
Advocates fear the debate over welcoming immigrant children into America’s schools could figure more prominently into a national agenda if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House.
‘A dream come true:’ 136 become U.S. citizens at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe
More than 100 petitioners from 41 countries officially became U.S. citizens when they took their oath of allegiance at a naturalization ceremony held at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe Friday morning. The ceremony took place in the Garden’s Nichols Hall, with close to 400 people attending, including family members who showed up to support […]
Plotting his future in film: Columbia College student from Monterrey, Mexico, is sharing his short stories one film festival at a time
Carlos Lerma is finding success at film festivals locally and nationally, while helping plan the Chicago International Film Festival, which starts Wednesday.
Court to weigh protections for immigrants brought to US as children
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, has enabled beneficiaries to build lives and careers in the United States. But the Obama-era initiative was intended to be a short-term fix.
President Biden will allow legal status to lapse for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua
The Biden administration said it would allow the temporary legal permission for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua to lapse.
These Americans naturalized just in time to vote. Many can’t wait to cast a ballot
The responsibility to vote has special meaning for these new Americans and newly registered voters, who made the cut less than two weeks before the Oct. 7 registration deadline.
A Donald Trump mass deportation of immigrants would cost hundreds of billions, report says
The report comes as a majority (54%) of Americans have said they support mass deportation, according to a Scripps News/Ipsos poll taken in September.
Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
The Biden administration said it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it’s increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it is taking a hard stance on border security.
How JD Vance and Tim Walz differed from their running mates on immigration in the VP debate
Though mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally has been a central talking point of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, on the national debate stage both the former president and his Republican running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, have offered few details about how it would work. Asked to explain during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate how a Trump administration would carry out what he …