Recently, more than 500 illegal migrants from Latin America and Asia were discovered crammed into the trailers of two trucks heading from Mexico towards the United States- a load that included 32 women and 4 children. ICE and border patrol officials said the traveling conditions were “inhumane” and confirmed that the four people being accused...Read More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitians will be extended for another 18 months, and so will allow Haitian nationals to legally live and work in the U.S. until January 2013. The extension will permit approximately 48,000 Haitians to remain in this country legally...Read More

President Barack Obama has time and again showed support for the sparsely populated communities of undocumented people living in this country. Yet while immigration policy reform was one of the promises he made during the presidential campaign trail, little has come of it thus far in his term as chief executive of the United States....Read More

Last week we learned of the President’s idea of comprehensive immigration reform through his draft outline that highlighted, among other things, the need to promote accountability for employers who deliberately hire and exploit undocumented workers. The Administration’s recommendations for achieving this goal include a better employment verification system, more comprehensive protections for workers, and a...Read More