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DHS allowing noncitizens to report labor violations without jeopardizing immigration status

Friday, January 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Noncitizen workers who witness labor violations can now report them without fear of their immigration status being held against them, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. "Individuals should feel free to come forward to complain about labor conditions, because they have certain... Read More.

Bipartisan group of senators renew call for immigration reform during border trip

Tuesday, January 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden made the same trip, a bipartisan group of senators on Monday visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, as they work to craft an elusive legislative response to the ongoing surge of migrants... Read More.

Abbott exhorts Biden to help curb immigration at the border, claiming it’s an ‘invasion’

Thursday, November 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to Joe Biden on Wednesday urging the president to, as Abbott described it, carry out his constitutional obligations to protect the country from what Abbott called an "invasion" of migrants at the southern border. Abbott slammed... Read More.

Texas immigration initiative ‘Operation Lone Star’ being probed for potential federal civil rights violations

Thursday, July 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON)-- The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Texas’ "Operation Lone Star" border security initiative for potential civil rights violations, according to a letter obtained by ABC News. The operation, a Texas Department of Public Safety program, targets migrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. It... Read More.

Mayorkas calls for new immigration law amid renewed scrutiny and tragedy at the border

Monday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Congress "must pass" new immigration laws, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday while defending the administration's policies amid renewed scrutiny of the high amount of migration at the southern border. "Because the border has been a challenge for decades, ultimately Congress must... Read More.

DACA’s 10th anniversary: Recipients call for congressional action as immigration reform remains stalled

Wednesday, June 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In 2012, the Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, protecting all eligible immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. "DACA gave me hope," program recipient Eddie Ramirez told ABC News. "And the biggest thing [DACA]... Read More.

Biden announces joint declaration on immigration in attempt to show unity across the Americas

Saturday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Flanked by the leaders of several countries, President Joe Biden announced the Los Angeles Declaration of Migration and Protection on the final day of the Summit of the Americas on Friday. 20 different countries signed on to the declaration, each committing to tackling different... Read More.

French President Macron and Le Pen clash on Russia, immigration in televised debate

Thursday, April 21 by ABC News

(SAINT-DENIS, France) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, his far-right rival in the presidential elections, faced off in a highly anticipated televised debate Wednesday, clashing on topics from the cost of living to Le Pen's softer stance on Russia. Macron and Le... Read More.

Biden’s 1st-year record on immigration: tough challenges, harsh criticism

Saturday, January 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has faced persistent challenges as his administration worked to reform U.S. immigration policy during his first year in office. Some efforts over the past 12 months have succeeded in reversing hardline measures from the Trump era while other promises have... Read More.

Biden immigration authorities to end workplace raids

Wednesday, October 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ending the practice of deportation raids on worksites, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in a memo on Tuesday. "The deployment of mass worksite operations, sometimes resulting in the simultaneous arrest of hundreds of workers, was not... Read More.

Judge rules Obama-era DACA immigration program illegal

Friday, July 16 by ABC News

(AUSTIN) -- A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program was unlawful in a significant blow to the Obama-era approach that shielded young people brought to the country illegally from deportation. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew... Read More.

Accused of drug trafficking, Honduran president a critical challenge for Biden’s immigration plans

Tuesday, March 30 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will begin calling leaders from Central America this week as she takes the lead for the Biden administration on tackling a surge in migration to the southern U.S. border.But one... Read More.

Stories tagged with: immigration

DHS allowing noncitizens to report labor violations without jeopardizing immigration status

Abbott exhorts Biden to help curb immigration at the border, claiming it’s an ‘invasion’

Texas immigration initiative ‘Operation Lone Star’ being probed for potential federal civil rights violations

Mayorkas calls for new immigration law amid renewed scrutiny and tragedy at the border

DACA’s 10th anniversary: Recipients call for congressional action as immigration reform remains stalled

Biden announces joint declaration on immigration in attempt to show unity across the Americas

French President Macron and Le Pen clash on Russia, immigration in televised debate

Biden’s 1st-year record on immigration: tough challenges, harsh criticism

Biden immigration authorities to end workplace raids

Judge rules Obama-era DACA immigration program illegal

Accused of drug trafficking, Honduran president a critical challenge for Biden’s immigration plans

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