AG Rokita sues Monroe County over ‘sanctuary city’ policies
Just days after filing a lawsuit against the City of East Chicago, Indiana’s Office of the Attorney General is now suing Monroe County over its local immigration policy.
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AG sues city of East Chicago claiming it is violating immigration laws
The Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit Monday against the City of East Chicago for allegedly not complying with federal immigration laws.
Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
An asylum halt at the U.S. southern border, which took effect June 5 and has led to a 40% decline in arrests for illegal crossings, applies to all nationalities. But it falls hardest on those most susceptible to deportation — specifically, Mexicans and others Mexico agrees to take (Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans).
Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out.
Immigration attorneys in Indiana keeping eye on Biden’s executive order
Some Indiana immigration attorneys are wondering what the order’s ultimate impact will be for recent arrivals to the U.S. residing in the state, given the confusion about current immigration law regarding asylum and the crushing backlog of cases in the country’s immigration courts.
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
The White House announced Tuesday that the Biden administration will, in the coming months, allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship.
President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
The lawsuit — filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, or RAICES — is the first test of the legality of Biden’s sweeping crackdown on the border.
Iowa defends immigration law that allows local officials to arrest people told to leave US
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of civil rights groups are seeking a temporary or permanent injunction of the law, which goes into effect July 1 unless it’s blocked by the courts.
The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump’s promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations
The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Donald Trump ‘s administration more than 400 times during his time in the White House, helping to halt an array of policies, including separating immigrant children from their parents.
Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum
Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when she heard President Joe Biden was halting asylum. She continued anyway, walking hours through the mountains east of San Diego with her toddler son, hoping it wasn’t too late.
Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border
The long-anticipated presidential proclamation would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.
Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive
The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening only once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement
At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S.
Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected to sign an executive order as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with the matter.
US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.
White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
Texas law that would let police arrest migrants for illegal entry going before judge
A federal judge on Thursday will consider whether Texas can enforce a new law that gives police broad authority to arrest migrants who are accused of entering the U.S. illegally and empowers local judges to order them out of the country.
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by 1 vote — over border management
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border.
Indiana legislators vote to repeal Ukrainian driver’s license law following lawsuit
One year after passing a law that allows Ukrainian immigrants on humanitarian parole to receive driver’s licenses, Indiana lawmakers are trying to repeal it after a federal judge recently ruled that the law must extend to all parolees.
House passes 13th check, Senate approves sanctuary city ban enforcement
Indiana’s House of Representatives on Monday unanimously voted to offer former public employees a retirement benefit boost known as a 13th check.