In a previous blog, I discussed a new ICE initiative to prosecute parents who pay to have their children smuggled across the border. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other advocates of immigrant children have condemned the new procedure, which involves using children to find their parents and deport them....
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed a new initiative to disrupt the smuggling of children into the United States. According to The Independent, ICE has begun arresting sponsors who have paid organizations that help children enter the country illegally. The vast majority of those sponsors are parents and other...
The House recently passed two bills that would crack down on “sanctuary cities” and impose harsher sentences on illegal immigrant criminals. The bill known as “Kate’s Law” would cut federal grants to cities that do not cooperate with immigration authorities. The other bill would impose harsher penalties on criminals who...
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for parts of President Trump's travel ban to proceed. The Court did, however, impose strict limits on the travel ban that protect individuals who have a credible connection with an entity or person in the United States. (more…)
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the travel ban case and, on Monday, temporarily lifted legal roadblocks, thus allowing certain parts of President Trump’s travel ban to proceed. However, according to The New York Times, the court has placed limits on the ban while they evaluate the scope of...