by Tiffany Lane | Oct 26, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Leaders from Catholic Charities in the Virgin Islands were invited to the White House to discuss a recent release by the Census Bureau that one in six people in the U.S. live below the poverty line. Representatives of Catholic Charities USA,...
by Tiffany Lane | Oct 12, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama, members of his cabinet and leaders in the Hispanic community spoke Wednesday at the White House forum of American Latino heritage. Leaders called the forum the first event of its kind and talked about accomplishments of Latinos in...
by Tiffany Lane | Oct 5, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has changed its approach toward arresting and deporting illegal aliens with criminal records. In just seven days, ICE’s national Operation Cross Check rounded up more than 2,900 criminals who were in the United...
by Tiffany Lane | Oct 3, 2011 | Immigration
The Labor Department announced Monday that $32.5 million in grants will go towards combating child labor around the world. There are nearly 215 million children exploited in the work place and half of those children are working in hazardous conditions, according to...
by Tiffany Lane | Sep 28, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – Rallying outside of the Wilson Building, local advocates, immigrants and councilmembers demanded the mayor and local legislators put a stop to U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s “Secure Communities” program. Also known as S-Comm, the program...
