The justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program is illegal.
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Posted inElections, Politics
Candidates challenging Golden for 2nd District take tough stance on immigrants
The three contenders for the U.S. House seat in the July 14 primary promise to protect America’s borders.
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Posted inNation & World
Justices won’t take up Trump challenge to California law shielding immigrants
The law forbids local law enforcement in most cases from cooperating with aggressive federal action to identify and deport undocumented immigrants.
Posted inNation & World
Border officials spent humanitarian funds on dirt bikes, dogs and enforcement, report finds
The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office did not indicate how much money was misused, but it said the expenditures were a violation of the law.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Alain Nahimana, who founded Maine immigrant center, has died
Nahimana was executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center and a longtime advocate for immigrants.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
U.S.-Canada virus rules limit illegal immigration on northern border
Five Mexican citizens apprehended this past week after illegally entering the U.S. in remote northern Maine were returned to Canada.
Posted inLocal & State
Some taxpayers get shut out of stimulus, prompting challenge to federal law
Anyone who doesn’t have a Social Security number or is married to someone who doesn’t is ineligible to receive payments. That includes many immigrants who have tax ID numbers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump aide has long-term vision for ‘temporary’ immigration order
‘The most important thing is to turn off the faucet of new immigrant labor,’ Stephen Miller tells a group of Trump supporters, according to a recording of the call.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump signs order pausing immigration for 60 days, with exceptions
The president has said his restrictions could be extended far longer if he believes the U.S. economy could not absorb more immigrants.
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Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
The coronavirus is spreading in immigration detention, with more than 70 detainees in 12 states testing positive and hundreds of others under quarantine.