Why the Obama administration is right to deport migrants ordered to leave

Why the Obama administration is right to deport migrants ordered to leave

NewsTaco December 30, 2015

*The Los Angeles Times explains its position regarding the immigration raids planned for January. To hear the LAT tell it, there’s no alternative but to obey a judge’s order. The […]

U.S. plans raids to deport families who surged across border

NewsTaco December 28, 2015

*The Obama administration has been discussing this for several months, and there’s a lot of controversy over it within the administration. The pressure on DHS is to respond to a […]

Majority of Americans support pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants

NewsTaco December 21, 2015

*Some stats on how a majority of Americans feel about a pathway to citizenship. Keep this in your back pocket for easy access for when you hear folks who purport […]

Central American Migration: New Concerns As Numbers Rise One Year After Unprecedented Influx

NewsTaco December 15, 2015

*This news has been less than a trickle in mainstream media. The presidential horse race, today’s poll, whatever Trump said and the fear of terrorism have taken over the headlines […]

Why immigrants aren’t afraid of Trump

NewsTaco December 9, 2015

By Victor Landa There’s a reason immigrants in the U.S. aren’t attracted to the Trump political circus, regardless of what he might say about them. It has to do with […]

Citing surge in families at border, feds ask to speed immigration appeal

NewsTaco December 3, 2015

*The DOJ is asking the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to get off the slow lane on this case. A ruling is pending since September and there’s a new surge of […]

How I Earned My Citizenship Defending This Country

NewsTaco December 2, 2015

*This essay is one of a series of personal accounts compiled by CUNY Graduate School of Journalism student Rachel Glickhouse. The series is titled  “My Time in Line,” in which immigrants […]

Judge: No “Emergency” to License Detention Centers

NewsTaco November 24, 2015

*A 1997 lawsuit settlement requires that undocumented children be held in places that protect their overall well-being. The state of Texas asked for emergency licenses for two private centers that […]

Texas seeks delay in Obama immigration case at Supreme Court

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*If the delay is granted the case may not be heard while Obama is in office. These are the “x’s” and “o’s” of the matter: The Supreme Court clerk routinely grants […]

The Latina Anti-Immigration Activist Who Set The Stage For Donald Trump

NewsTaco November 18, 2015

*It’s a long read but worth the investment. You’re going to find names that you may not have been familiar with, but that you should know: Maria Espinoza, John Tanton. […]