National News ArchivesMoving to U.S. and Amassing a Fortune, No English Needed
More than 40 years after arriving in New York from Mexico uneducated and broke, Felix Sanchez de la Vega Guzman still can barely speak English. Ask him a question, and he will respond with a few halting phrases and an apologetic smile before shifting back to the comfort of Spanish.
Sources: NYTIMES.com November 8, 2011 |
 The Department of Homeland Security said the government would review about 300,000 deportation cases pending in federal immigration courts. Lower-priority cases -- those not involving individuals considered violent or otherwise dangerous -- would be suspended under the new criteria.
Sources: CNN.com August 26, 2011 |
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A federal judge has again temporarily blocked enforcement of key parts of a tough immigration law in Alabama.
Sources: CNN.com September 29, 2011 |
National News Archives
U.S. Issues New Deportation Policy’s First Reprieves
The call came in the morning to the lawyer representing Manuel Guerra, an illegal immigrant from Mexico living in Florida who had been caught in a tortuous and seemingly failing five-year court fight against deportation.
Sources: NYTIMES.com August 22, 2011 |
Administration says it will conduct case-by-case review of deportation
In 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." Sources: CNN.com August 19, 2011 |