May 23, 2017 Haitians worry they're marked for deportation, but US says not true Immigrant advocates are decrying a reported Trump administration search for evidence of criminality among Haitians immigrants, many of whom have temporary permits to be in the U.S., as a prelude to deportation. But others praise checks for criminal activity among immigrants, including Haitians, as an overdue attempt to ensure Americans’ safety.
May 23, 2017 Advocacy groups demand ICE release Mexican reporter seeking asylum The Mexican journalist came to the United States seeking asylum because he feared his reporting would cost him his life.
May 9, 2017 Cities choosing 'welcoming' over 'sanctuary' for immigrants A rural town in south-central Idaho that's become a hotbed of refugee support and opposition has opted to take a softer stance in affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials.
April 26, 2017 Texas, California take very different approaches to 'sanctuary city' debate The legality of sanctuary city policies is emerging as a state issue, primarily, because neither states nor cities are legally obliged to help U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE).
April 20, 2017 Sessions to potential illegal immigrants: Don't come, wait your turn Attorney General Jeff Sessions and DHS Secretary John Kelly made a stop in El Paso, Texas Thursday and warned potential illegal immigrants “don’t come.”
March 28, 2017 Judge orders release of Seattle 'Dreamer' arrested by ICE A Mexican man who was arrested despite his participation in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children can be released from custody pending his deportation proceedings, an immigration judge ruled Tuesday.
February 14, 2017 'Dreamer' arrested in Seattle immigration sweep, lawyers say U.S. authorities detained a Mexican immigrant protected by an Obama-era program that defers deportation for thousands of young illegal immigrants known as "dreamers," the man's lawyers claimed in a court filing this week.
October 20, 2016 Hawaiian officials hold public meeting on fishing industry conditions Hawaiian officials met on Wednesday to discuss working conditions for fishermen living on the boats.
October 14, 2016 Mosquito expert: Washington downplaying Zika virus threat to US As the number of birth defects linked to a mosquito-borne virus surpasses 4,000 in Brazil, and scientists scramble to create a vaccine to protect against the untreatable disease, public health officials are bracing themselves for a potential outbreak in the United States. The threat has some advocacy groups pushing for tighter health screenings among travelers and immigrants from Zika-afflicted countries, while public health officials and tropical disease experts argue preparing to fight the Aedes aegypti, an insect that doesn’t respond to common pesticide, is more pressing.
October 13, 2016 Hawaii agency pushes for rule change opposition, focusing on foreign fishermen In a posting dealing with undocumented foreign fishermen in Hawaii, the state Department of Aquatic Resources is recommending that a board deciding on rule changes for commercial fishing licenses deny the petition.
