immigration law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Denouncing the suspect as an “animal,” President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged tougher immigration measures based on skills and other merits rather than a lottery after the deadly truck attack in New York City. Trump noted during a Cabinet meeting that the driver in Tuesday’s attack entered the country through the “Diversity […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, the White House said Tuesday. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Texas issued a temporary injunction, giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to permanently […]

Rev. Al Sharpton talks with the crew about the issue of immigration and how it affects Black America.

Reverend Al Sharpton talked with the TJMS this morning on the hot topic of immigration just one day after President Obama outlined his plans for immigration reform. Sharpton explains why he thinks it’s not just a Latino problem but also how it directly impacts the black community. Read the full transcript below. Good morning, good […]

Roland Martin talks with Congressman Chaka Fattah about President Barack Obama’s immigration reform proposal.

White cloaks and pointy hats weren't the only costumes represented at a recent Ku Klux Klan rally to the dismay of many not-so-amused Klansman. A KKK rally promoting anti-immigration was disrupted by a clown lead counter- protest this past weekend in Charlotte, N.C. According to reports, the KKK members were out-clowned five to one as […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied an Arizona sheriff's request to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 23-page ruling Tuesday. The San Francisco court considered the narrow question of a preliminary injunction […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A day after the most contentious provision of Arizona's immigration law took effect, rallies were held around Phoenix to protest the mandate that civil rights activists say will lead to systematic racial profiling. More than three dozen activists stood outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building along a busy thoroughfare Wednesday […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that police can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state's immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out the so-called "show me your papers" provision. The decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is the latest milestone in a two-year legal […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The most contentious part of Arizona's immigration law finally has approval to move forward, surviving a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a heated national debate and two years of state politics. But the practical effect of what critics call the "show me your papers" provision remains to be seen. Immigrants are worried they'll […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The State Department should add housekeepers to a list of prohibited jobs for foreign college students who spend their summers in the United States as part of cultural exchange program that has left participants vulnerable to exploitation, an advocacy group said Tuesday. The State Department announced major changes to the J-1 […]

PELHAM, Ala. (AP) — Moments after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the "show me your papers" provision of Arizona's immigration law, the switchboard lit up at one of Alabama's largest Spanish-language radio stations as worried listeners called in. "They're wanting to know if they're going to get stopped or arrested," said Orlando Rosa, the operations […]