Record number: almost 410,000 deported in the last year

President Barack Obama's administration deported 409,849 people during fiscal year 2012 (October 2011 - September 2012), almost 13,000 more than the previous year. This, despite announcing in mid-2011 that it would suspend the deportation of 300,000 undocumented immigrants in the process of being removed from the country while they conducted an evaluation of each ... Read more

What to do if you are detained by ICE

This week, in my column in La Opinión, I give some very important recommendations for every undocumented person living in the U.S. This is my column: It is very encouraging that after the presidential election, which demonstrated the political power of Latinos in this country, there is again talk of a needed immigration reform that will solve the ... Read more

Gay couples could benefit from procedural discretion

In an unprecedented decision, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued an order to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that it must include same-sex couples in a long-term relationship within the definition of familial relationship. In a letter to members of Congress, Napolitano told them ... Read more

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