Immigration News

Thousands rally in May Day effort for immigration reform

CHICAGO (AP) -- Thousands of chanting, flag-waving activists rallied in cities across the country Thursday, attempting to reinvigorate calls for immigration reform in a presidential election year in which the economy has taken center stage....

US admits medical negligence in immigrant's cancer death

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The federal government has acknowledged it was negligent in the death of an immigrant whose cancer went undiagnosed for nearly a year while he was in custody....

Prosecutor: Ariz. sheriff's sweeps on solid legal ground

PHOENIX (AP) -- Maricopa County's top prosecutor said Tuesday that the sheriff recent high-profile sweeps in metropolitan Phoenix were legal if his officers followed rules prohibiting racial profiling and unwarranted traffic stops....

Top federal prosecutor in NJ: Being undocumented not a crime

DOVER, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's top federal prosecutor told a Latino group it's a civil offense - not a crime - for immigrants to live in the country without proper documentation, a comment that a spokesman later said was aimed at a narrowly worded question....