Illegal Immigration News

A federal judge in New York ruled last week that immigration officials must disclose the names of certain illegal immigrants they arrest, a decision that appears to contradict an earlier ruling involving the Union Leader Corp. On Thursday, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found in favor of the Boston Globe ... (more)

Amid recent controversy, a few major news-gathering organizations like the Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press have announced they'd no longer use the term "illegal immigrant" because it labels people rather than their behavior.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called an amendment floated by Sen. John Cornyn a "poison pill" that, if passed, could kill the immigration bill.

People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 18, 2013.

Colleen Shannon, a former Playboy magazine centerfold, leaves federal court in Syracuse after pleading guilty to helping transport her illegal immigrant boyfriend last summer in Northern New York.

Federal officials say they arrested nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores in New York and Virginia Monday in fraud involving illegal immigrant workers.

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While a small majority of Americans are in favor of the immigration bill currently before the U.S. Senate, according to a new national poll the old and young don't see eye to eye on the issue.

If conservative Republicans like Rubio and Ayotte don't help to shape the immigration bill, that change will be left to the liberals, writes Stuart Stevens.

In 2009, Jose Adan Rico , 37, posted bail at the Dallas County Jail where he was being held on burglary as well as sexual assault charges for a pair of brutal child-rapes.

Washington is bickering over whether the Cornyn amendment to the Gang of Eight framework is a deal-breaking and onerous " poison pill ," or a totally inadequate " Trojan horse ."

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is calling for a criminal investigation after a huge mob of illegal alien supporters surrounded his private home Saturday and held a rally on his front porch.

The owners of 14 7-Eleven stores in New York and Virginia were charged on Monday by federal authorities with fraud, identity theft, and concealing undocumented immigrants.

In 2005, a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives made being in the country illegally a federal crime, prompting massive protests in major cities across the country.

A small group of Republican senators worked Monday on a possible border security compromise that would make a sweeping immigration bill more acceptable to some otherwise reluctant conservatives.

Two of the "Dream Act" bills are still on the docket before the Legislature, which would allow the children of immigrants who are here illegally to attend state colleges at in-state rates.

As the House and Senate continue to debate overhauling America's immigration system, new differences are emerging between the two chambers over how to handle criminal illegal immigrants.

Federal authorities say they raided 7-Eleven stores in New York and Virginia as part of an investigation into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.

Seven suspected illegal immigrants believed to have escaped from a lorry on the Isle of Sheppey have been released on bail.