Immigration News

Protesters again target Detroit ICE office as U.S. quietly moves to deport Iraqis

by Jim Hacking | July 29, 2019

Protesters are back at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Offices in Detroit, trying to stop the potential deportation of more Iraqi nationals. The U.S. has deported a small number... VIEW POST

Neighbors Link Arms to Help Father and Son Avoid ICE

by Jim Hacking | July 24, 2019

Neighbors and activists gathered for hours in a Tennessee driveway Monday morning while they said two Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers attempted to talk a man and his 12-year-old... VIEW POST

Atlanta child's lemonade stand raises $13,000 for immigrant children separated from parents

by Jim Hacking | July 12, 2019

A 6-year-old in Atlanta wanted to help immigrant children who were being separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. His idea? A lemonade stand. Shannon Cofrin Gaggero, the... VIEW POST

Law Schools are seeing the 'Trump Effect', More Students Studying Immigration Law

by Jim Hacking | July 3, 2019

Law school instructors said there's been a rise in the number of students studying immigration law in response to President Trump's aggressive stance on immigration enforcement. The increased interest... VIEW POST

Border Patrol Agent on Trial; The Texts Reveal the Culture of CBP

by Jim Hacking | June 17, 2019

In the days before he allegedly struck a 23-year-old undocumented Guatemalan man with a government-issued Ford F-150, Border Patrol agent Matthew Bowen sent a text to a fellow agent.... VIEW POST

Man’s deportation reversed in rebuke of government practices

by Jim Hacking |

A federal court ruled Thursday that a Mexican man who was arrested during an immigration sting at a Los Angeles manufacturing plant should not be deported, a rebuke that... VIEW POST

Latino Doctor in Fresno Provides a Medical Sanctuary for Migrant Farm Workers

by Jim Hacking | May 28, 2019

  Armed with two Central Valley medical clinics, Dr. J. Luis Bautista provides often free medical services to undocumented immigrants working the crop farms in Fresno. Bautista understands that... VIEW POST