Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and HOLLY RAMER, NEW YORK, (AP):- Protesters across the U.S. are calling for “no work, no school, no…
Immigration Update
Migration is a broad term referring to the process of people moving from one place to another, whereas immigration specifically refers to the process of moving to a new country permanently and settling there.This encompasses international and internal movement or relocation driven by economic, political, environmental, or personal factors. People are often hindered, obstructed, and divided by religion, politics, or race. We will provide updates on the challenges and opportunities of migration, as well as a picture of the changing world. 
 Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and SEUNG MIN KIM,  WASHINGTON (AP):- Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department…
US appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal
By SUDHIN THANAWALA, WASHINGTON, (AP):- A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it…
Mayors warn that Trump’s hardline immigration tactics could dent trust in law enforcement
By STEVEN SLOAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Elizabeth Kautz says she now carries her passport around the Minneapolis suburb where she’s been the…
California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans
By CAYLA MIHALOVICH and MAYA C. MILLER, LOS ANGELES:- California Democratic senators advanced a measure Tuesday that would make it…
Spain will grant legal status to immigrants lacking authorization
BARCELONA, (AP):-Â Spain’s government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment
By LISA MASCARO,  WASHINGTON (AP):- A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment
By LISA MASCARO,  WASHINGTON (AP):- A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders…
Dozens of protesters arrested at hotel in Manhattan during sit-in over immigration crackdown
NEW YORK (AP):- Dozens of protesters were arrested Tuesday after they occupied the lobby of a Hilton Garden Inn in…
Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
By MIKE SCHNEIDER,  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP):- President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation’s growth rate as…
‘Local and state police have authority to investigate crimes committed by federal agents in California’
SACRAMENTO:- In light of the federal government’s refusal to cooperate with state and local investigations of the two recent federal…
The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency calls this a ‘very difficult moment in history’
TRISHA THOMAS, ROME (AP):- The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency said Monday the world faces “a very difficult…
A Minnesota nurse is the 6th person to die during the US immigration crackdown
By RUSS BYNUM, WASHINGTON, (AP):-  At least six people have died during the Trump administration’s intense immigration enforcement campaign in the…
Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, blames Democrats for ‘chaos’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE,  WASHINGTON (AP):- The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national…
Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
By VALERIE GONZALEZ, TEXAS, (AP):-  Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old…