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Why nearly half of the estimated 1.2 million young adults eligible for DACA haven’t sought deportation relief?

A new report's finding calls into question whether the controversial Secure Communities program achieves its stated goal of crime control.

While the House held hearings this week on whether President Obama (D) exceeded his executive powers on immigration policies and whether there are “bio signatures” in outer space (i.e., aliens), the most populous county in Washington state is forging ahead on an immigration-related bill to fill gaps left by Congressional inaction on immigration reform. Local council members in King County, Washington,  which covers Seattle, passed a measure by a slim …

Onyango Obama, President Obama’s undocumented uncle, ducked deportation Tuesday (Nov 3), when a federal immigration judge allowed him to remain in the U.S. legally. Obama, 68, has been living in the U.S. for fifty years, but a 2011 drunk driving charge attracted the attention of immigration officials, who have been instructed by President Obama to prioritize criminal deportations. The president’s …