illegal immigrants

The city of Leavenworth, Kansas, has netted a momentary victory in its battle to force private prison operator CoreCivic to follow the city’s interpretation of local rules. The company wants to house detainees for federal immigration authorities — without a city permit.

The combination of tariffs and tighter immigration enforcement has compounded the growing uncertainty in the restaurant industry.

Jose Madrid-Leiva applied for a type of visa for crime victims and authorities said he qualified for immigration protections. His detention suggests a new frontier in immigration enforcement.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled in favor of a private prison company that plans to use its troubled Leavenworth facility for immigration detention. The city argued CoreCivic should follow local laws first.

An Oklahoma City federal judge on Tuesday put a two-week hold on the state's enforcement of a law criminalizing immigrants living in Oklahoma without legal residency.

People without legal status are a key part of the dairy industry's workforce. Some producers hope their economic contribution will protect farms from ICE raids and may open the conversation around policy reform.

An amended resolution that passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday would reject a proposal to have public schools collect students' immigration status, but it would require schools to report donations and gifts from non-government sources.

A bipartisan Senate panel on Wednesday voted to toss out two rules backed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that dealt with monitoring student immigration status and that would require teachers to take the U.S. Naturalization Test.

Hundreds of immigrant Latinos and their supporters rallied in protest of immigration enforcement policies in Oklahoma City on Sunday. But despite the warm sunny day, hundreds more were chilled from making an appearance.

The Trump administration’s promised deportations have private prison operator CoreCivic moving to use the inactive Kansas facility to house federal detainees. Some former employees and immigrant rights advocates are pushing back.