Immigration Reform News

Boston police would be barred from detaining immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally unless they are wanted for serious crimes, under a proposal introduced Wednesday.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle on behalf of eight plaintiffs who range in age from 10 to 17. The plaintiffs came to the U.S. from Mexico and Central America.

Officials are trying to contain what they're calling a substantial leak from a saltwater pipeline on an Indian reservation in North Dakota.

GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been a vocal critic of President Obama's immigration policies while the president has said the GOP-controlled U.S. House has not acted on his immigration measures.

A coalition of immigrant rights advocacy groups is suing the federal government over the fact that few minors have legal representation during deportation proceedings.

The new documentary "Underwater Dreams" follows four teenage boys living in Arizona as they build an underwater robot for a major science competition.

The beleaguered Employment Non-Discrimination Act hit an unexpected stumbling block Tuesday, when six national gay rights organizations led by the American Civil Liberties Union publicly withdrew their support for what was once hailed as landmark legislation to protect LGBT individuals in the workplace, citing objections to the bill's religious ... (more)

President Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will meet on Wednesday to talk about the humanitarian emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, but the real fireworks are likely to be on Capitol Hill, where Democrats and Republicans will begin working on the president's $3.7 billion funding request for emergency operations to deal with the crisis.

U.S. President Barack Obama visits with people along 15th Street in downtown Denver after arriving in Colorado, July 08, 2014.

The first federal lawsuit seeking equal treatment for a same-sex couple in the U.S. is recounted in Thomas G. Miller's 73-minute documentary timeline of interviews and news clips, "Limited Partnership."

Furious protesters in Murrieta, California have made it clear that they oppose the federal government's apparent desire to send busloads of illegal immigrants from South Texas to their area.

The American Dream is dying for tens of millions of unemployed, underemployed and long-term jobless citizens.

Obama agrees to meet with Texas Governor Rick Perry about illegal immigration after Perry declined to join him for a 'quick handshake on the tarmac' 'You raped me! You killed a part of me': Wife confronted Utah cop husband about drugging and assaulting her before he murdered her, their two children and her mother Humiliation! Brazil fans boo off ... (more)

The cab driver taking me to the Washington Nationals baseball game on July 4 is from Bangladesh .

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funds to better respond to the influx of immigrants illegally crossing the border into Texas, White House officials said Tuesday.

South Carolina has been ordered to pay legal fees to a group that sued the state over its immigration law.

Rollercoaster derails in terrifying Six Flags crash: Four hurt as ride that hits 55mph smashes into tree leaving riders trapped 20ft up 'If you're reading this I am either missing or dead': Disturbing journal entry of teenage girl found by her mom after she disappeared as police suspect human trafficking Police investigating murder mystery of ... (more)

In this June 20, 2014 photo, Cindy Jimenez, 26, from Olancho, Honduras, and her son depart the bus station in McAllen, Texas.

United Nations officials are pushing for many of the Central Americans fleeing to the U.S. to be treated as refugees displaced by armed conflict, a designation meant to increase pressure on the United States to accept tens of thousands of people currently ineligible for asylum.

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday that the LAPD will no longer comply with ICE requests to detain inmates who may face deportation.