Immigration News from around the Web

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 12 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, on Thursday. The 12 men were discovered at sea during two separate incidents since Sunday, the Coast Guard said. On Monday, the Coast Guard in Key West got a report from a good ...

ATLANTA Mexico and 10 other countries have joined the legal fight against Georgia's tough new immigration law, warning that the strict crackdown could jeopardize close ties between the U.S. and its Latin American neighbors. The nations filed ...

After heated debate at their annual meeting in Phoenix, the Baptists approved a statement that called for secure borders and "a just and compassionate path to legal status, with appropriate restitutionary measures" for illegal immigrants already in the ...

"I think everybody understands," says Salvation Army Maj. Randy Hellstrom. "The listenership is getting smaller and smaller. Most of them listen in a nursing home." The Rockford Salvation Army produces Temple Toner, the program of worship and music that ...

Last month, Georgia lawmakers passed an immigration bill similar to Arizona's SB 1070. The legislation allows local law enforcement to inquire about immigration status after an individual commits a crime. The law was passed in order to deal with the ...

Take a look at the chart below, courtesy of Andrew Mitchel, an international tax attorney who has been manually tallying the lists of expatriates published in the Federal Register. The chart is taken from his blog: A total of 499 Americans renounced ...

The number of Americans who are renouncing their citizenship has been climbing in recent quarters. Take a look at the chart below, courtesy of Andrew Mitchel, an international tax attorney who has been manually tallying the lists of expatriates published ...

The nation recently received two contradictory signals about the importance of immigration reform. President Barack Obama stood near the Mexican border in El Paso last month and called (again) for immigration reform. The next week, Gallup released a poll ...

The number of Americans who are renouncing their citizenship has been climbing in recent quarters. Take a look at the chart below, courtesy of Andrew Mitchel, an international tax attorney who has been manually tallying the lists of expatriates published ...

Bishop calls Ala. immigration law nations meanest RNS-ALABAMA-BRIEF BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) A new Alabama law that makes it a crime to offer rides to undocumented immigrants is the "meanest" immigration law in the U.S., a United Methodist bishop ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Mexico and 10 other countries have joined the legal fight against the state of Georgia's new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration. The law takes effect on July 1. But civil right groups argue it is unconstitutional and will try to ...

(LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.) Three Mexican journalists facing death threats in their native country urged the U.S. government Wednesday to speed up approval of their asylum petitions. Emilio Gutierrez Soto said he first received threats in 2005 after ...

Click here to advertise in this spot on CatholicCulture.org. US bishops immigration campaign urges opposition to E-Verify expansion The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Justice for Immigrants campaign is urging Catholics to oppose the ...

WASHINGTON: Calling for a comprehensive immigration reform that gives more opportunities to high-skilled workers from countries like India, New York Mayor Michele Bloomberg has demanded removal of Congressional mandated cap on H-1B visas and Green Cards. ...

Mexico and 10 other countries have filed amicus briefs in a lawsuit that asks a judge to declare Georgia's new immigration law unconstitutional and to block it from being enforced. ...

Three Mexican journalists at a meeting at Disney World who are facing death threats in their native country urged the U.S. government Wednesday to speed up approval of their asylum petitions. ...

The United States and Mexico are close to signing a formal cross-border trucking agreement and could do so as early as this month, according to a Mexican government minister, Bloomberg reported. ...

AUSTIN, Texas Embracing one of Gov. Rick Perry's top priorities, the Texas Senate passed a "sanctuary city" bill on a party-line 19-12 vote early Wednesday despite warnings from the chamber's Latinos that the bill will breed discrimination and make Texas ...

East-Valley city Rep. Eddie Holguin and outgoing city Rep. Rachel Quintana will meet with President Barack Obama and his administration Friday in Washington, D.C. Holguin said he plans to discuss the importance of comprehensive immigration reform with ...

More than 150 underground tunnels for drug trafficking and entry of undocumented migrants have been detected in the last twenty years on the border between Mexico and the United States , and their sophistication is increasing, reported Wednesday a U.S. ...