Illegal Immigration News

PATERSON - An illegal immigrant is being held on $50,000 bail after authorities discovered he fraudulently obtained a driver's license.

Nearly six in 10 Americans back a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, with narrow preference for prompt action on the issue.

A Republican lawmaker wants the state to stop issuing driver's licenses to undocumented residents, whether those individuals have applicable federal paperwork or not.

Connecticut voters may not be ready , but that didn't stop the House from pushing forward with a vote on a bill that would give undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain a driver's license.

Last week, police in Decatur arrested Jose Luis Rodriguez-Solis after he reportedly raped a 9-year-old girl earlier this year.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol enforcement operations have led to the recent arrests, convictions, and successful sentencing of 10 illegal immigrants, all of which had prior convictions for other crimes.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow illegal immigrants who get legal status to begin collecting tax-welfare payments, as the panel spent a fourth day working through amendments to the massive immigration bill and party-line splits began to emerge Overall, the committee continued to maintain the delicate balance struck by the "Gang ... (more)

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

Immigration advocacy groups are getting more calls and more questions as the Senate prepares to debate an immigration reform bill.

Criminal prosecutions of migrants for illegally entering the United States have skyrocketed, according to a report Wednesday by non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch.

"I think I need to sacrifice myself to break the lethargy that overwhelms us" - the parting words of Dominique Venner, a French far-right historian who shot himself on Tuesday afternoon, beside the altar of Notre Dame.

The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing that Florida should deny a law license to anyone who enters or remains in the country without legal permission.

The cost of illegal immigration and amnesty could amount to $6.3 trillion, which would fall on American taxpayers over the long term, according to a Heritage Foundation analysis .

A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided Congress.

Editor's note: Ruben Navarrette is a CNN contributor and a nationally syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group.

The San Francisco Chronicle changed its style on "illegal immigrant" Monday. It's the latest of several publications to reconsider the term.

At 5am this morning around 120 immigration and police officers from Home Office Immigration Enforcement and Kent Police carried out simultaneous raids on addresses in London, Luton and Essex.

Stunt expert Leigh-Anne Vizer is held by a 4.5 metre King Kong hand 300 metres above the city of Melbourne during a 'King Kong' production photo call at Eureka Skydeck in Melbourne, Australia.

"When that happened, I felt that confirmation," Juan said. "This is the relationship that I want to be in.

Jason Richwine, who resigned from the Heritage Foundation May 10, was the co-author of a study that claimed granting legal status to the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants here would cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion over their lifetimes.