Illegal Immigration News

Two brothers and a third man were in federal custody Friday on suspicion of conspiring to help thousands of illegal immigrants enter the United States west of the Otay Mesa border crossing, authorities said.

Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy is expected to return to court Monday to face new charges in connection with an ongoing tax fraud and illegal hiring case.

U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade dismissed the 72 immigration charges just hours after the government made its request.

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress. The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night.

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary John Morton made appearances in Washington on Thursday to announce that they are cracking down on businesses that employ illegal immigrants as well as recognizing those that try to follow the law by using an online system that verifies an ...

U.S. immigration officials put an unprecedented 1,000 businesses - including 42 in the Houston metro area - on notice Thursday that their paperwork would be inspected to make sure they don't employ illegal immigrants.

Associate Press November 19, 2009 El Paso, Texas - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician is accused of conspiring to smuggle marijuana and illegal immigrants into the U.S. Federal investigators said Martha Alicia Garnica, a 43-year-old CBP technician, was indicted and arrested Wednesday.

Some US Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalise millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.

New federal data shows that deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped slightly.

Jon Stewart had a Mexican mariachi band welcome anti-illegal immigration critic Lou Dobbs on "The Daily Show" Wednesday, but later avoided a discussion of immigration policy when challenging the ex-CNN pundit's political positions.

Arrests of illegal immigrant workers have dropped precipitously under President Obama, according to figures released Wednesday.

It was meet the press time for Carly Fiorina on Wednesday. But, judging from her responses to many questions, it was not time for this rookie candidate to let the press pin her down.

Three Army soldiers were among those arrested during Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's most recent crime sweep.

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: The Senate Democratic bill : WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 - compared with 83 percent now.

An Arizona prosecutor says his office has filed the first civil complaint against a business under a 22-month-old state law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

TWO men who ran Top Wok Chinese restaurants have been ordered to pay more than A 90,000 for employing 20 illegal immigrants.

A group of men head to their cars at dusk after leaving the Jackson construction site where they work.

MANY Latinos probably feel like salsa dancing in the streets now that CNN has finally cleared the air by purging itself of Lou Dobbs.

Law enforcement agencies in three Georgia counties are set to receive new technology to identify and deport illegal immigrants who are considered dangerous criminals.