Illegal Immigration News

SANTA FE, N.M.—A new school year is about to start for kids across New Mexico. That includes the children staying in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, which has been remodeled to house up to 700 immigrants, nearly all of whom came to the United States from Central America. But who has been contracted…

OMAHA, Neb.—In an office building near Omaha’s airport, stern-faced, gray-haired immigration judge Jack Anderson presides over removal hearings in a courtroom filled with juveniles, most of them from Central America, all of them hoping to be allowed to stay in the United States. Josue, 13, sits in the front row with his mother and two…

The new school year will soon be in session, and according to USA Today, possibly overcrowded. Federal law mandates that all children enroll in public school this fall—including an estimated 50,000 undocumented immigrant children. As the border crisis comes to the classroom, states are rushing to prepare by hiring more teachers and even opening new…

Congress should approach immigration reform in stages rather than in one big package that “never”  will attract enough votes in the House,  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said today, backing further away from the “comprehensive” Senate bill he helped pass last year. “We’re not debating what to do. We’re debating how to do it,” Rubio told…

More than a decade ago, a cooperative effort between Washington and Mexico City resulted in the arrest and repatriation of thousands of illegal immigrants, reduced border apprehensions of Central American immigrants by 76 percent, and saved U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars. In an interview with the Center for Immigration Studies, retired U.S. immigration official Hipolito…

MIAMI—With thousands of Central American children newly arrived in the United States, and more expected to come, school officials have asked the federal government for a helping hand. Immigrant kids cost about $1,900 more per pupil to educate. Teachers must be bilingual. The students will need health care and psychological services because many arrive sick and traumatized…

As lawmakers debate how to handle the surge of immigrants crossing the country’s southern border, unaccompanied minors denied asylum face a long road back home. Because of the backlogged U.S. immigration system, many of those children remain in the country for years—even if deportation is the only option. According to information obtained by the House…

ENCINO, Texas—Far from the border with Mexico, Ronnie Osburn, manager of the Tepeguaje Ranch,  says illegal immigrants trespass his property to avoid a highway checkpoint and make it to Houston—and beyond. In the follow-up to The Daily Signal’s “Life on the Ranch” video, Osburn describes how trespassers vandalize the wired fence that lines his property,…

An influx of illegal and unaccompanied immigrant children from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in U.S. border towns is causing the federal government to look elsewhere around the country to house them. But many Americans oppose the placement of illegal immigrants in their communities. 1. Granjeno, Texas "In the past month I've seen it everyday,…

McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. government was set to open a 55,000-square-foot processing center in this border town on Sunday to temporarily house immigrant children who have entered the country illegally. More than 57,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from Central America, have entered the U.S. illegally since October. The children had overwhelmed Border Patrol facilities, spurring…

Department of Health and Human Services official Mark Greenburg stated during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday that, when placing unaccompanied, illegal immigrant children into homes to await their respective deportation hearings, the department does not verify nor take into account the legal status of sponsors. Committee member Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., remarked…

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said Monday that President Obama’s unauthorized “administrative legalizations” are to blame for the growing humanitarian crisis on the southern border. Goodlatte claims that Obama’s “lack of leadership” and executive orders are sending an inviting message to immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the U.S.