Obama Overturns Abortion Funding Ban

In an executive order, President Barack Obama has ended the ban on federal funds going to international groups that perform or provide information on abortions.
The so called “Mexico City policy,” which was established during the Reagan administration cut U.S. funding to any foreign group that performed abortions or lobbied to have abortion laws relaxed in [...]

Almost 2,000 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in California in 2008

In the Los Angeles area, federal officials arrested almost 2,000 illegal immigrants with gang ties in 2008, prosecuting more than 850 on state or federal charges.
The arrests were part of an anti-gang operation by U.S. Immigration and Customization Enforcement (ICE) known as Operation Community Shield.
“Using criminal prosecutions and deportations, we’re taking dangerous gang members off [...]

ICE Arrests 142 On Immigration Charges Last Week

A wave of arrests of illegal immigrants across the United States has occurred over the last week by officials including 110 arrests in the Florida area alone.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted five-day raids on areas in Florida and Texas last week, arresting 194 people on immigration violations and other charges.
According to ICE, 81 [...]

Chertoff: Fence Deters Illegal Immigration

In an interview with USA Today, outgoing Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said that the border fence is part of the solution for the United States illegal immigration problem and believes law enforcement is helping to cut down on the number of illegals in the country.
When the Obama administration takes office in January, Chertoff will [...]

Latino Workforce Drops For First Time Since 2003

For the first time since 2003, the United States saw a drop in the number of Latino immigrants in the country’s labor force according to statistics released yesterday from the Pew Hispanic Center.
In what is perceived to be part of the ongoing economic downturn, the research shows that the number of Latino immigrants in the [...]

Deportation Surging in Detroit Area

The Detroit area saw deportation of illegal immigrants rise about 45 percent over the 12-month period ending September 30th - an all time high.
But federal officials say the area is on pace to surpass that figure in 2009.
Deportations in the Detroit area rose from 5,057 in 2007 to more than 7,500 for the 2008 fiscal [...]

Poor Economy Forces Illegal Immigrants to Leave U.S.

A struggling economy mixed with a crackdown from law enforcement seems to have slowed the amount of illegal immigrants in a number of U.S. states.

While there are no hard numbers to prove illegal immigration has decreased, Mexican consulates in California, North Carolina and Nevada have all reported larger than normal [...]

Task Force Recommends Employers Use Electronic Verification for Immigration Status

A task force in Nebraska is proposing that employers electronically verify the immigration status of job applicants or face stiff penalties.
The Freemont, Nebraska task force recommended to the city council that employers use the E-Verify system, a free federal internet-based system which is currently being used voluntarily by some businesses to verify immigration status.
If passed [...]

Some Say Texas Driver’s License Law Goes too Far to Find Illegal Aliens

Some officials in Texas are crying foul over new rules imposed by a state agency seeking to ban illegal aliens from obtaining driver’s licenses, saying the agency is overstepping its bounds.
The Texas Department of Public Safety Commission imposed new rules on August 25 requiring drivers to prove they are legal residents of the U.S. before [...]

U.S. Illegal Immigration Arrests On The Rise

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say that illegal immigration arrests spiked over the last year in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
According to ICE statistics, more than 3,100 illegal immigrants were arrested during fiscal year 2008, which ended September 30. The number is about a 50 percent increase over the [...]