Deportation

A New Haven man who became an advocacy case for state immigration activists and several of Connecticut's top Democrats was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and will be deported. Jose Maria Islas, 35, showed up for an appointment with an immigration...

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to...

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer...

Jose Maria Islas, whose immigration case has become a rallying cry for Connecticut activists, has been arrested by federal authorities and is now headed for deportation. He case has sparked demonstrations, outrage and letters from several members of...

TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona's Republican governor, who has long clashed with Washington over immigration reform, from denying driver's licenses to young immigrants granted temporary legal status by the...

>> 50 Years Ago — BRAWLEY — What is believed to be the first octopus ever to be found in the Salton Sea was discovered Sunday by a 12-year-old Brawley boy. The baby octopus, with tentacles six to eight inches long, was found swimming in...

Rene Rivas, a 42-year-old Mexican national, was granted a temporary delay in his scheduled deportation Tuesday — a day after his wife, four children and about 30 others staged a protest demonstration in front of the detention center where he is...

Holding a sign that read "Stop Breaking Families," 8-year-old Alexis Rivas marched through the noon heat in front of an immigration detention center Monday to protest the scheduled deportation of his father for the fifth time. "I want to see my dad,"...

WASHINGTON – Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, leading to a sharp increase in deportations, according to a new study. About 44% of...

Several thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Wednesday, banging drums and chanting loudly in support of comprehensive federal immigration reforms that many think could be passed by Congress this year. "Now is the time!" the crowd...

Meet Omer Olivier. Mr. Olivier is an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been living in Israel for the last seventeen years without official status. Although he has filed a request to be recognized as a refugee, his lack of...