http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ImmigrationFind stories, videos, and photos about Immigration from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 25 May 2013 06:05:43 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120827092001-rnc-12-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Immigration14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Immigration from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/opinion/navarrette-gop-big-tent/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/opinion/navarrette-gop-big-tent/index.htmlNow that delegates have converged on Tampa, Florida, for the Republican National Convention, one has to wonder whether there is enough room in the arena for all the conflicting and contradictory elements of the modern Republican Party.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/us/immigration-lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/us/immigration-lawsuit/index.htmlGaby Pacheco calls herself an aspiring U.S. citizen who is compiling the paperwork and trying to get the $465 needed to apply for a two-year reprieve from getting deported.Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/opinion/navarrette-immigration-ryan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/opinion/navarrette-immigration-ryan/index.htmlImmigration groups, Obama surrogates, the media and the Democratic Party have a message for Latino voters, who some say could swing the election because they are heavily represented in four battleground states -- Colorado, Nevada, Florida and New Mexico.Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/us/ice-agents-lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/us/ice-agents-lawsuit/index.htmlA group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents filed suit Thursday against new policy directives on removing illegal immigrants.Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/us/arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/us/arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal judge is once again weighing arguments over the "show me your papers" provision in Arizona's controversial immigration law.Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/us/states-immigration-policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/us/states-immigration-policy/index.htmlDriver's licenses and other state benefits are at the heart of a new battle in the national immigration debate.Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/justice/state-immigration-laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/justice/state-immigration-laws/index.htmlAn appeals court on Monday sided with the federal government in blocking several provisions in Alabama and Georgia's controversial anti-illegal immigration laws, while allowing other key parts of those laws to stand.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/15/us/immigration-deferred-deportation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/15/us/immigration-deferred-deportation/index.htmlLong lines formed at help centers and lawyers' office across America Wednesday as thousands of young, undocumented immigrants began applying for relief from deportation.Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/opinion/navarrette-deportation-sacramento/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/opinion/navarrette-deportation-sacramento/index.htmlJuana Reyes didn't think that selling chicken, pork and chili cheese tamales would buy her a one-way ticket out of the country. But it just might.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/18/us/arizona-immigration-challenge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/18/us/arizona-immigration-challenge/index.htmlA coalition of civil rights organizations has filed a motion in federal court seeking to block an Arizona law that requires officers to make immigration checks while enforcing other laws if "reasonable suspicion" of illegal immigration exists.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/us/arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/us/arizona-immigration/index.htmlFederal authorities have seen no change in the number of illegal immigration checks sought by local Arizona police and allowed under a state law partly upheld by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, officials said Wednesday.Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/us/california-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/us/california-immigration-law/index.htmlThe California Senate has passed a so-called "anti-Arizona" bill to prevent racial profiling by police and allow local law agencies to ignore federal requests to detain nonviolent illegal immigrants for deportation, a state lawmaker said.Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/05/opinion/garcia-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/05/opinion/garcia-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlLast month's Supreme Court decision in the landmark Arizona immigration case was groundbreaking for what it omitted: the words "illegal immigrants" and "illegal aliens," except when quoting other sources. The court's nonjudgmental language established a humanistic approach to our current restructuring of immigration policy.Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/opinion/navarrette-illegal-immigrant/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/opinion/navarrette-illegal-immigrant/index.htmlWhat's in a name? For my friends and simpaticos in the immigration reform community, enough to go ballistic at the mere mention of the phrase: "illegal immigrant."Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/us/dual-nationals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/us/dual-nationals/index.htmlIrena Sharoshkina Boostani came to the United States in 1998 with $450 and few plans.Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/us/arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/us/arizona-immigration/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding a piece of Arizona's controversial immigration law portends such a "huge" increase in policing for one department that the chief wondered Tuesday if his agency will be able to handle the workload.Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/politics/republicans-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/politics/republicans-immigration/index.htmlMitt Romney spent the presidential primary campaign trying to convince conservatives of his right-wing credibility on immigration issues.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/noorani-immigration-court/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/noorani-immigration-court/index.htmlThe nation is inching toward a new consensus on immigrants and America, but on Monday, the Supreme Court divided us.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/scotus-arizona-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/scotus-arizona-law/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down key parts of an Arizona law that sought to deter illegal immigration, but let stand a controversial provision allowing police to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/jacoby-immigration-ruling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/jacoby-immigration-ruling/index.htmlThe judicial equivalent of white smoke has risen: The Supreme Court has ruled in a split decision rejecting most of Arizona's controversial immigration policing law, SB 1070.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/us/arizona-immigration-impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/us/arizona-immigration-impact/index.htmlThe biggest change in Arizona since the state adopted a tough immigration enforcement policy two years ago has been a more tolerant climate for immigrants, representatives from several groups said Monday.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/immigration-latino-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/immigration-latino-vote/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday on Arizona's controversial SB 1070 anti-immigration law that some observers are calling a "split decision" or even a victory for the federal government over Arizona.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/immigration-administration-reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/immigration-administration-reaction/index.htmlObama administration officials said Monday the federal government would not become a willing partner in the state of Arizona's efforts to arrest undocumented people -- unless those immigrants meet federal government criteria. And they said the administration is rescinding agreements that allow some Arizona law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/immigration-react-real-lives/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/immigration-react-real-lives/index.htmlJonathan remembers the day, several years ago, when the father of two was forced to sit his young daughter down and explain that, as an undocumented immigrant, she probably wouldn't be allowed to tour the White House with her eighth-grade class.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/morrissey-arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/opinion/morrissey-arizona-immigration/index.htmlOne of the most anticipated Supreme Court decisions in recent times -- Obamacare -- was not announced Monday. That gave an air of anti-climax to an important decision that was handed down, one with its own political baggage and implications for the election, although not nearly as fraught with peril as the health care law.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/scotus-immigration-states/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/scotus-immigration-states/index.htmlThe Supreme Court's decision on Arizona's attempt to legislate immigration is likely to have far-reaching effects on other states' efforts to enact similar legislation and underscores the need for federal action, experts said Monday.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/16/us/illinois-latino-graduates/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/16/us/illinois-latino-graduates/index.htmlIn a scene unfolding in many Latino communities throughout the country, the graduation ceremony at Garcia High School in Chicago was especially celebratory Saturday: 20% of the graduating seniors are illegal immigrants who can now put their education to use with work permits authorized by President Obama's new immigration rules.Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/politics/immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/politics/immigration/index.htmlIn an election-year policy change, the Obama administration said Friday it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children if they meet certain requirements.Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/opinion/navarrette-immigration-obama/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/opinion/navarrette-immigration-obama/index.htmlDid you ever wonder why Charlie Brown kept charging at the football, despite the fact that Lucy always pulled it away and he wound up flat on his back? You would think that experience has made him skeptical. It's because he really wanted to believe that, this time, things would work out. And when you really want to believe in something, you have a short memory when it comes to past disappointments.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/world/americas/dominican-republic-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/world/americas/dominican-republic-immigration/index.htmlA proposed regulation in the Dominican Republic could stop illegal immigrants from studying in the nation's public schools.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/opinion/navarrette-deportation-immigrants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/opinion/navarrette-deportation-immigrants/index.htmlThe Obama administration calls its policy on illegal immigrants "prosecutorial discretion." In reality, we're finding out, it amounts to business as usual, deporting huge numbers of hard-working immigrants.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/31/world/meast/israel-anti-immigration-sentiment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/31/world/meast/israel-anti-immigration-sentiment/index.htmlAmene Tekele Haymanot thought he had made the right choice when five years ago he escaped war-torn Eritrea and opened a business in sunny Tel Aviv, Israel.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama's governor on Friday signed legislation that he said will "simplify and clarify" the state's controversial anti-illegal immigration law, considered one of the country's toughest.Sat, 19 May 2012 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama lawmakers passed a new bill Wednesday aimed at improving the state's controversial immigration law, but critics said the new measure might make things worse.Thu, 17 May 2012 01:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/us/alabama-immigration-law-education/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/us/alabama-immigration-law-education/index.htmlA top U.S. Justice Department official warned Alabama's education department that the state's controversial immigration law has had "lasting" and possibly illegal consequences for Hispanic school children, according to a letter released Thursday.Fri, 04 May 2012 05:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/opinion/noorani-arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/opinion/noorani-arizona-immigration/index.htmlA month after defending the health care law, the Obama administration again confronted the buzz saw of skeptical Supreme Court justices on Wednesday -- this time on immigration. But come November, Republicans may very well be on the losing end of the argument.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-immigration-states/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-immigration-states/index.htmlLawmakers across the nation closely followed Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments over the fate of Arizona's tough immigration lawThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-arizona-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/justice/scotus-arizona-law/index.htmlParts of Arizona's sweeping immigration law received a surprising amount of support from a short-handed Supreme Court Wednesday.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-profiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-profiles/index.htmlNo better symbol of the deep political and social divide over illegal immigration exists than here on the Mexico-U.S. border, along Glenn Spencer's rural desert property. And no better symbol exists of the contradictions and conundrums from an unresolved government enforcement policy.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/mexico-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/mexico-immigration/index.htmlMexican migration to the United States may have stalled, as a new study shows, but the political and social debates over immigrants living in the United States aren't going anywhere, experts say.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/opinion/jacoby-immigration-supreme-court/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/opinion/jacoby-immigration-supreme-court/index.htmlAs recently as six years ago, it was conventional wisdom among lawyers, legislators and policy advocates that the states had no role in setting immigration policy. Since then, there has been a federalist revolution of historic proportions.Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/opinion/navarrette-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/opinion/navarrette-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlWith the Supreme Court poised this week to hear arguments in the legal challenge to Arizona's immigration law, it's a good time to explain what this law and the ruckus surrounding it are really about.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/scotus-arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlThe Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Arizona can enforce its controversial immigration law over the strong objections of the Obama administration. Oral arguments will be held Wednesday.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlLess than a month after handily passing Mississippi's House of Representatives, a controversial immigration law died this week in the state's Senate.Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/us/amnesty-international-border-report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/us/amnesty-international-border-report/index.htmlLatinos, immigrants and Native Americans experience "a pattern of human right violations" in the American Southwest under U.S. immigration policies, Amnesty International said in a new report.Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/22/us/california-gay-deportation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/22/us/california-gay-deportation/index.htmlA federal immigration court judge in San Francisco put a deportation proceeding on hold Friday for a gay California man who is an undocumented immigrant and married to a U.S. citizen, the couple's attorney said.Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/election/2012/brown-irish-immigrant-visas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/election/2012/brown-irish-immigrant-visas/index.htmlThe luck of the Irish may not be enough to push ahead special legislation introduced by Sen. Scott Brown, R-Massachusetts, to grant 10,500 special work visas for Irish immigrants.Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/us/mississippi-immigration-law/index.htmlAnother controversial immigration bill is on the horizon in the South, a regional battleground that has seen a number of states pass reforms on illegal immigration.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday blocked two more portions of Alabama's tough law against illegal immigration.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/02/opinion/garcia-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/02/opinion/garcia-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlOne day, California wakes up and every single Latino has inexplicably disappeared. No business owner, doctor, nurse, soldier, teacher, entertainer, athlete or politician can be found. No bus driver, farm worker, cook, gardener or nanny. All gone. California -- the ninth largest economy in the world -- grinds to a halt because Latinos have vanished. Chaos and tragedy follow. This scenario is what Sergio Arau's satiric film, "A Day Without a Mexican," explores.Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/justice/georgia-alabama-immigration-laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/justice/georgia-alabama-immigration-laws/index.htmlThe 11th Circuit Court of Appeals announced Thursday that it will not render an opinion on the challenges to tough laws against illegal immigration in Georgia and Alabama. The appeals court will let the Supreme Court first make a decision in a case regarding a similar law in Arizona.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/27/opinion/noorani-conservative-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/27/opinion/noorani-conservative-immigration/index.htmlIf you think all conservatives support a deportation-only approach to immigration, think again. Last week, hundreds of conservative evangelicals gathered in Alabama to engage in a reasonable, respectful discourse on immigration.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/23/opinion/navarrette-gop-debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/23/opinion/navarrette-gop-debate/index.htmlIn a popular fable, a scorpion asks a frog to carry him across a river. The frog resists at first, afraid that the scorpion will sting him. The scorpion points out that -- as a practical matter -- if he stings the frog, they both die. The frog gives in. Halfway across, the scorpion does in fact sting the frog and they both drown. Why would the scorpion do that, the frog asks. The scorpion responds that he can't help it, that this is his nature.Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/justice/california-human-smuggling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/justice/california-human-smuggling/index.htmlA human smuggling ring used non-Spanish speaking African-Americans to drive suspected illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border to the Los Angeles area, according to immigration authorities.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/us/kansas-immigrant-jobs-bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/us/kansas-immigrant-jobs-bill/index.htmlThe Kansas legislature on Thursday introduced a bill that would partner some undocumented immigrants with jobs in industries facing worker shortages.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/opinion/navarrette-immigration-gop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/opinion/navarrette-immigration-gop/index.htmlResponding angrily to a campaign ad from Newt Gingrich accusing him of being anti-immigrant, Mitt Romney insisted during last week's Republican debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville that he has no problem with immigrants.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/politics/five-things-florida-debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/politics/five-things-florida-debate/index.htmlAfter a stunning loss in South Carolina and an uneven performance in a debate on Monday, Mitt Romney appeared to get his swagger back and turned in a strong performance in Thursday's CNN/Republican Party of Florida debate. Here are five things we learned Thursday night.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/us/immigration-hotline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/us/immigration-hotline/index.htmlIn the latest volley between the federal government and states pushing anti-illegal-immigration laws, the Obama administration announced Thursday it was establishing a new hotline for immigration detainees who feel they "may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime."Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/opinion/navarrette-perry-arpaio/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/opinion/navarrette-perry-arpaio/index.htmlI bet it sounded like a good idea at the time. Now, not so much.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/15/us/state-immigration-laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/15/us/state-immigration-laws/index.htmlGeorgia, Alabama and South Carolina asked judges Thursday to halt proceedings in cases challenging the states' immigration laws.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/alabama-immigration-report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/alabama-immigration-report/index.htmlAlabama's controversial immigration law is "grounded in discrimination," fosters a culture of fear and denies basic rights to undocumented residents and their families, a human rights organization said in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/justice/arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/justice/arizona-immigration-law/index.htmlThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Arizona can enforce its controversial immigration law, over the strong objections of the Obama administration.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange has sent to state legislative leaders a series of suggested changes to the state's controversial anti-illegal immigration law.Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/02/politics/pew-immigration-gingrich/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/02/politics/pew-immigration-gingrich/index.htmlRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently declared his support for a "path to legality" for undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for longer terms, have paid taxes and have strong family and community ties.Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/us/albama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/us/albama-immigration-law/index.htmlTop Justice Department officials met with Alabama business groups and community leaders in Birmingham Monday to express concern about what the officials consider the negative implications of the state's new immigration law.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/opinion/bennett-gingrich-conservatives/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/opinion/bennett-gingrich-conservatives/index.htmlNewt Gingrich's immigration plan could be a breakthrough moment for conservatives. It could be a new kind of signal from conservatives that we are not bound in an absolutist straitjacket when it comes to immigration reform.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/us/utah-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/us/utah-immigration-law/index.htmlUtah has become the fourth state sued by the Justice Department for passing an immigration law that federal officials claim is unconstitutional because it pre-empts federal enforcement of immigration.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/17/us/white-house-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/17/us/white-house-immigration/index.htmlThe Obama administration said Thursday it immediately will begin reviewing all new immigration cases to make sure they comply with administration priorities -- which focus on pursuing cases involving criminals who endanger public safety or national security, while dropping cases against immigrants with no criminal histories.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/opinion/navarrette-arizona-pearce-defeat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/opinion/navarrette-arizona-pearce-defeat/index.htmlAfter all the bad laws and bad publicity, Arizona got some good news this week when Senate President Russell Pearce was toppled in a special election.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlAlabama's immigration law is unconstitutional and aims to threaten "the most basic human needs," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlThe state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law conceded defeat Tuesday night in a recall election widely seen as a referendum on tough measures against illegal immigrants.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlThe state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law faced off against a charter school superintendent on Tuesday in a recall election widely seen as a referendum on tough measures against illegal immigrants.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/politics/arizona-recall-vote/index.htmlThe state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law faces a recall election Tuesday in what is considered a referendum on public support for tough measures against illegal immigrants.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/immigration-records-subpoenaed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/immigration-records-subpoenaed/index.htmlA House subcommittee subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security on Friday for the names of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who were arrested by local authorities during the past three years but whom federal immigration officials declined to take into custody.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/alabama-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/alabama-immigration/index.htmlThe Justice Department sent a letter to the Alabama's attorney general Friday asserting that federal civil rights lawyers have the authority to investigate Alabama schools for discrimination based on immigration status -- and will continue to do so.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/politics/south-carolina-immigration-suit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/politics/south-carolina-immigration-suit/index.htmlJustice Department officials pressed their campaign against an immigration law in South Carolina on Monday, saying the measure passed there this summer unconstitutionally pre-empts federal authority.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/politics/napolitano-alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/politics/napolitano-alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlThe Department of Homeland Security is not helping Alabama as it tries to implement its controversial new immigration law, Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/singer-immigration-nationwide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/singer-immigration-nationwide/index.htmlAlabama now has the toughest immigration law in the nation. The law went into effect on September 29, prompting hundreds of families to pull their children from school and workers to disappear from Alabama farms. A federal appeals court has blocked some provisions, including the one requiring state officials to check the legal status of students in public schools. No doubt, the issue is far from being settled.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/justice/us-arizona-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/justice/us-arizona-immigration/index.htmlA judge on Friday ruled against Arizona, dismissing its claims "in their entirety" against the federal government over its enforcement of immigration laws.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/napolitano-deportation-reviews/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/napolitano-deportation-reviews/index.htmlThe Obama administration soon will begin its systematic review of the approximately 300,000 pending deportation cases, separating "high priority" cases involving criminals it wants to deport from "low priority" cases it will drop, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress Wednesday.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/deportation-record/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/deportation-record/index.htmlA record number of people were deported from the United States last year, federal officials announced Tuesday.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/truth-squad-hiring-illegals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/politics/truth-squad-hiring-illegals/index.htmlIn one of several heated exchanges during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, Texas Gov. Rick Perry revisited a claim that was made against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during the 2008 presidential race: that Romney had hired illegal immigrants to work at his home.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/us/immigrant-deportations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/us/immigrant-deportations/index.htmlNearly 400,000 people were deported from the United States in the past fiscal year, the largest number in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the government announced Tuesday.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/opinion/jacoby-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/opinion/jacoby-immigration/index.htmlChange is never pretty. And the change that results when 50 states step in to take on a job Washington has tried and failed to do can be especially messy. This is what's happening -- with a vengeance -- on immigration. In the past five years, there has been a virtual revolution in immigration lawmaking. And the result is not just chaos -- it's a lot of bad policy.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of parts of a controversial immigration enforcement law in Alabama.Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/napolitano-immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/napolitano-immigration/index.htmlThe U.S. government expects to deport a record number of people this year, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/justice/alabama-immigration-law/index.htmlA federal judge has again temporarily blocked enforcement of key parts of a tough immigration law in Alabama.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/politics/perry-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/politics/perry-illegal-immigrants/index.htmlOf all the punches thrown at Gov. Rick Perry during last week's Republican presidential debate in Florida, few landed harder than questions about Perry's support for a Texas bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition.Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-immigration-tuition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-immigration-tuition/index.htmlAt Thursday night's presidential debate in Orlando, Florida, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney hit Texas Gov. Rick Perry hard on the issue of immigration, characterizing his policies as encouraging illegal immigration. He specifically criticized Perry's support for a Texas law that allows children of illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities, likening it to a $100,00 educational discount. Perry defended the state policy as important for integrating future generations into the economic mainstream and said it's "heartless" to deny the children of illegal immigrants a chance at in-state tuition rates.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-perry-arizona/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/politics/truth-squad-perry-arizona/index.htmlAt Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas engaged in vigorous debate with his GOP rivals over immigration and defended his record and views on border security. During the exchange, he specifically mentioned his support for Arizona's controversial immigration law, which drew national attention.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/arizona.recall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/arizona.recall/index.htmlArizona's Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for an upcoming recall vote aimed at unseating the primary sponsor of the state's controversial anti-immigration law.Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/perry.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/13/perry.immigration/index.htmlTexas Gov. Rick Perry found himself standing apart from his GOP rivals on a pair of immigration issues during a CNN/Tea Party Debate in Tampa, Florida, Monday night.Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/philadelphia.cambodia.deportation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/philadelphia.cambodia.deportation/index.htmlLast September, Ana Maria Cruz waited in her minivan outside an immigration office, clutching her fiance's keys, wallet and cell phone.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlA federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a tough immigration law in Alabama on Monday.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/26/deportation.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/26/deportation.policy/index.htmlJudy Flanagan's phone rang Tuesday with a call the Arizona immigration attorney wasn't expecting.Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/navarrette.obama.work.permits/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/navarrette.obama.work.permits/index.htmlHow cruel can the Obama administration be to illegal immigrants, as well as to their families and supporters?Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/alabama.immigration.law/index.htmlAttorneys squared off in federal court Wednesday over Alabama's controversial new immigration law, which could become the toughest in the nation.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/19/deportation.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/19/deportation.policy/index.htmlIt's late August. Would you rather hit the beach or discuss immigration reform?Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/18/deportation.reviews/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/18/deportation.reviews/index.htmlIn a move that could shake up the U.S. immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security is going to begin reviewing all 300,000 pending deportation cases in federal immigration courts to determine which individuals meet specific criteria for removal and to focus on "our highest priorities."Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/18/navarrette.rick.perry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/18/navarrette.rick.perry/index.htmlWill the real Rick Perry please stand up?Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:41:00 EDT