Sentences with phrase «immigration officials in»

Gone is the largely secretive, even hostile approach undertaken by immigration officials in their case work, replaced by communication and, yes, even kindness.

Still, faced with large numbers of immigrants from poorer countries, immigration officials in richer nations have increasingly been turning to X-rays as a «scientific» way to resolve age disputes.

Immigration officials in Washington state detained a 23 - year - old man who is protected under former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to the Los Angeles Times.

A union representing New York City court officers were ordered to cooperate with federal immigration officials in city courthouses.

Immigration officials in Australia are dealing with a similar situation; a boat with more than 100 on board has been stranded on a reef off the Australian mainland because all the Navy's larger vessels are being dedicated to the situation in East Timor.

Not exact matches

Rosa Robles Loreto, a mother of two and a long - time Tucson resident, sought refuge in August 2014, just one day before she was scheduled to turn herself over to immigration officials for deportation back to Mexico.

A senior White House official said Trump does not believe he has an ally on this issue in Graham, a Republican who has long tried to partner with Democrats on immigration legislation.

Then - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and John Kelly, then Homeland Security secretary, told Mexican officials the US military wound not get involved in enforcing immigration policy.

In February of last year, Trump described the removal of authorized immigration by his administration as «a military operation,» a comment that contrasted with other officials in his administration, who stressed that deportations would not be pursued en masse or in the style of a military operatioIn February of last year, Trump described the removal of authorized immigration by his administration as «a military operation,» a comment that contrasted with other officials in his administration, who stressed that deportations would not be pursued en masse or in the style of a military operatioin his administration, who stressed that deportations would not be pursued en masse or in the style of a military operatioin the style of a military operation.

Twenty - two - year - old Daniela Vargas had just spoken Wednesday at an immigration press conference in front of Jackson City Hall in Mississippi when, according to her attorney, ICE officials pulled her and a friend over on the freeway as they were driving back.

One law, known as Assembly Bill 450, prohibits private employers in California from voluntarily cooperating with federal immigration officials and imposes fines of up to $ 10,000 if a business owner fails to comply.

As he was going through the immigration screening process at the airport that afternoon, he was pulled aside, put in a small adjoining room and spent the next ten hours being questioned by U.S. immigration officials and was threatened with deportation.

It will call on the departments of Labor, Justice, Homeland Security and State to take action to crack down on what the official called «fraud and abuse» in the U.S. immigration system to protect American workers.

Hours after the Trump administration sued California over its immigration policies, Attorney General Jeff Sessions blasted state officials in a speech.

They will not participate in any direct law enforcement or immigration enforcement activities, as both California and federal government officials have repeatedly said.

But Mr. Sessions has sought to enforce immigration laws as they exist now, and has balked at Mr. Obama's executive actions in internal debates, administration officials said.

In mid-June 2015, thousands of people began to flee over the border from the Dominican Republic into Haiti — many were forcibly deported — as Dominican officials began to implement a controversial immigration program targeting Haitian migrants and Dominican - born people of Haitian descent.

Under 2014 guidance from the Obama administration, someone would be a deportation priority for gang activity only if they had been convicted of an offence in connection with the gang, not for gang affiliation alone, although there was room for discretion on the part of immigration officials.

In a press release, officials with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations laid out the charges against Payza and the Patel brothers.

Officials report that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer engaged in a shootout with a suspect in San Antonio on Tuesday morning.

Sufficient public pressure could push some elected officials to supporting better immigration reform, but public opinion would have to strongly favor better reform and probably make itself felt in elections.

I quite agree that the new Christian immigration is very diverse, and many of the new arrivals might well be comfortable with the church — state arrangements they find in the U.S. Mexicans in particular have a long tradition of official church — state separation in their home country, however often the principle is violated in practice.

The diplomats — officials in charge of New York consulates separate from United Nations missions — say they are hard pressed to explain to their governments and the news media back home why scores of people remain in detention, usually on minor immigration charges, at a time when the United States seeks the support of public opinion abroad for its war on terrorism.

The «immigration fugitives» are now on «order of supervision,» which means the six men and two women — who said they fled persecution for their faith in Indonesia — must check in with federal agents regularly but won't be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcementimmigration fugitives» are now on «order of supervision,» which means the six men and two women — who said they fled persecution for their faith in Indonesia — must check in with federal agents regularly but won't be deported by Immigration and Customs EnforcementImmigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Eight Indonesian immigrants who have lived in a New Jersey church for months in order to avoid deportation can now leave the property thanks to a decision by immigration officials.

When Abdel and his family arrived in Lampedusa, a flurry of social workers, U.N. monitors and immigration officials greeted the 400 Syrians on the boat.

Even so, Arturo Gonzalez says, immigration officials are balking on stopping operations in Chicago.

The number of Jews from the former Soviet Union living in Chicago and the suburbs has grown significantly since the first wave of immigration in 1971, officials said.

In our dealings with immigration and other officials, there has been occasional suspicion as well as interest.

Immigration officials have «no interest» in deporting thousands of foreign prisoners, a leaked memo shows.

Guidance sent from Michael Spurr, the director general of the Prison Service, to prison officers reveals officials at the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) «as a rule.have no interest» in deporting foreign nationals who were in jail for less than 12 months.

Federal immigration officials arrested 225 people in a sweeping six - day raid in the five boroughs and surrounding counties, officials said.

At 2 p.m., the New York Immigration Coalition, Fiscal Policy Institute, elected officials and advocates unveil new legislation and analysis in favor of granting driver's licenses to undocumented New Yorkers, Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 7, Albany.

Thirty - nine members of MS - 13, a brutal gang with roots in Central America, were arrested by the immigration authorities in New York in the past month, officials said.

The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures that officials and experts have said are more effective than building a wall along the Mexican border.

Mark - Viverito, an outspoken progressive, pushed as speaker for more stringent limits on police cooperation with immigration officials about undocumented immigrants in their custody and developed a free legal defense fund for immigrants facing possible deportation.

On the national level the proposed legislation appears to be in sync with White House policy and with immigration officials who said they will exercise «prosecutorial discretion.»

Federal immigration officials arrested more than 600 people across at least 11 states last week, detaining 40 people in the New York City area, law enforcement officials said.

What: Rosa plead guilty to lying to immigration officials and marrying in 1996 only in order to become an American citizen.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

President Donald Trump will tout the accomplishments in his first year of office and talk about infrastructure and immigration initiatives he's sending to Congress in his State of the Union address Tuesday, a senior administration official said.

In the authority's commissioning framework they make it clear that any charity wanting to provide their rough sleeping services would be expected to cooperate with immigration officials to remove EU nationals.

Even if it doesn't get scuppered by officials in Europe, the policy's ultimate goal - finally achieving the Tory target of cutting immigration below 100,000 - seems to be as dogmatic as it is vulnerable.

Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins will hosted the rally in partnership with other elected officials and community groups throughout Westchester County including the Immigration Justice Clinic at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Cabrini Immigrant Services, Community Voices Heard, the Yonkers Islamic Center, the Muslim American Society of Upper New York, St. Catherine AME Zion Church, Calvary Baptist Church, the Minister's Fellowship Council of White Plains and Vicinity, the Westchester Black Women's Political Caucus, and Temple Beth Shalom in Hastings - on - Hudson.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) called a meeting with prominent New York gay elected officials and activists amid concern over whether a provision sought by same - sex couples will be included in the immigration reform bill, POLITICO has learned.

Many party officials argue that Republicans must temper their hard line on immigration if they are to compete effectively in future presidential elections.

And the Democrat has not minced words in expressing his opposition to the Trump administration's restrictions on immigration, saying immigration officials should deport the governor first, since his grandparents were immigrants.

Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance — Vote Passed (228 - 195, 10 Not Voting) The House passed a measure that would prohibit federal, state and local governments from restricting any federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with immigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement ofImmigration Law Enforcement Compliance — Vote Passed (228 - 195, 10 Not Voting) The House passed a measure that would prohibit federal, state and local governments from restricting any federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with immigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement ofimmigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement of such laws.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials asked the city Correction Department to detain 944 inmates in city jails between October 2014 and September 2015.

The measure would cut off state funding for cities where officials have enacted policies prohibiting them from sharing information about the immigration status of people in custody.