The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that a law barring legal immigrants from a subsidized insurance program violated their rights to equal protection under the state constitution.
A federal judge in South Carolina has temporarily blocked provisions of a new state immigration statute that were to go into effect Jan. 1, finding the state was infringing on…
A detained immigrant claims in a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio that she was shackled during a C-section in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
Immigrants appearing in New York immigration courts are getting inadequate representation nearly half the time, according to a new report that surveyed the judges hearing the cases.
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday of sweeping racial profiling against Hispanics during traffic stops, immigration proceedings and in county jails.
A law school graduate who works as a Bulgarian translator has refused to accept a plea bargain stemming from an accusation of improper staring and a refusal to answer a…
The state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court that contends illegal immigrants should not be included in census totals used to apportion House seats.
A federal appeals court has blocked two provisions in Alabama’s tough immigration law, including a requirement for public schools to check the immigration status of students.
Six civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against South Carolina today, seeking to block a recently passed law that calls for law enforcement agents to check the immigration status…
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