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Will Journalist Face Deportation? Signs Point To 'No'

Corey Dade NPR 06/23/2011
Jose Antonio Vargas works in his New York City apartment May 26. Vargas, a journalist, has revealed to the public that he is an illegal immigrant.

Now that a high-profile journalist has admitted to being an illegal immigrant, can he expect a visit from the authorities? Based on recent immigration policy directives, the answer likely is "no."

New York pulls out of federal immigration program

New York is pulling out of a controversial federal program aimed at catching and deporting illegal immigrants with criminal histories, the state's governor said Wednesday.

Gay couples may sue US govt. for immigration discrimination

Emboldened by the Obama administration's announcement they will no longer defend part of the Defense of Marriage Act in Court, an immigration rights group is trying to put together a case to sue the federal government for preventing married gay people from sponsoring their spouses for citizenship.

Arizona governor signs controversial immigration enforcement bill

PAUL DAVENPORT and JONATHAN J. COOPER The Washington Post 04/23/2010
Arizona governor signs controversial immigration enforcement bill

Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico.

The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States fell by 1 million, or 8 percent, between 2007 and 2009, the U.S. government reported Tuesday.

President Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango

NEW YORK — President Barack Obama's aunt, an illegal immigrant who has cared for his siblings, will fight in federal immigration court Thursday to avoid deportation, the Boston Herald reported.

U.S. says to send home illegal Haitian immigrants

TOLEDO, Spain (Reuters) - Haitian citizens who arrive in the United States illegally after the January 12 earthquake will be sent home, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.

U.S. to overhaul immigration system

Spencer S. Hsu Philadelphia Inquirer 10/06/2009
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

Nonviolent immigrant detainees could be held in converted hotels, nursing homes or placed in electronic ankle bracelets for monitoring as part of a series of reforms planned for the nation's detention system, Department of Homeland Security officials said Tuesday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has about 100 Fugitive Operations Teams around the country; in fiscal year 2008, the teams made more than 34,000 arrests.

Immigration agents raiding homes for suspected illegal immigrants violated the U.S. Constitution by entering without proper consent and may have used racial profiling, a report analyzing arrest records found.