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Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff in Civil Rights Probe The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against illegal immigrants have violated their civil rights, the Washington Post reports. Arpaio, who ...

Kenya Says Obama's Aunt Was Never In Danger Kenya's government is unhappy with the impression created by a U.S. court ruling that granted asylum to President Barack Obama's aunt for saying she could be targeted by members of Kenya's government if deported, ...

Judge Blocks Parts of Arizona Immigration Law U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled that the controversial sections should be put on hold until the courts resolve the issues, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ruling came just as police were making last-minute preparations to begin enforcement of the law at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and protesters were planning a large demonstratio ...

Illegal immigration is good for you Why low-wage immigration is a net positive for the United States ...

DOJ lawsuit isn't enough, 4 necessary steps on immigration Arizona's law must be challenged, but xenophobic state laws won't end until there's a federal overhaul ...

Immigration: Feds vs. State
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 09:28
Who's fighting Arizona's immigration law, and who's fighting for it ...

Feds To File Suit Over Arizona Immigration Law The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Justice Department is filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's new law targeting illegal immigrants, setting the stage for a clash between the federal government and state over the nation's toughest immigration crackdown. The planned lawsuit was confirmed to The Associated Press by a Justice Department official with knowledge of the plans. The official didn't want to be identified before a public announcement plann ...

States Replicate Immigration Arizona Law New America Media reports that numerous "copycat" states are looking to follow Arizona's lead after its adoption of SB 1070, which makes it a state crime to be undocumented, reports La Opinión. Legislators in 22 states have considered or already introduced similar laws, and many of them are in places that have a new and relatively small immigr ...

Kids question first lady on immigration
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 00:00
Kids question Michelle Obama about the immigration policy. ...

Obama's Aunt Allowed To Stay In U.S. Attorneys for President Barack Obama's African aunt say an immigration court has granted her asylum, allowing her to stay in the United States, Associated Press reports. Zeituni Onyango, the half-sister of Obama's late father, is from Kenya. Read more here. ...