The measure, which takes effect July 1, will allow local police officers to question some suspects about their immigration status.

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Georgia Gives Police Added Power to Seek Out Illegal Immigrants

An “underground town” housing more than 100 illegal immigrants is found in western Moscow, say police.

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Moscow migrants found underground

Three months after the defeat of the federal Dream Act, a New York state senator has introduced his own version of the legislation in Albany.

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Bill Seeks to Expand Rights for New York’s Immigrants

States pledged to toughen up on illegal immigration, but none has passed a law that mirrors Arizona’s crackdown.

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State Legislatures Slow on Immigration Measures

The Arizona legislature is preparing harsh new immigration laws that would outlaw illegal immigrants from driving, attending school, and receiving public benefits. Many of these laws openly flout federal laws; their backers hope that they can draw the…

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Arizona Preps New Immigration Laws

A tougher law than the one passed last year would ban school enrollment, driving and most public benefits.

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Arizona Lawmakers Push New Immigration Rules

The state stops accepting federally issued work permits as proof of legal residence, leaving the owner of a limousine business in limbo.

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Crackdown in Virginia Strips a Legal Immigrant of His Livelihood

With restrictions on the media lifted and freedom of speech flourishing, years of bottled-up demands over salaries, working conditions and rights have erupted.

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For Tunisia, Revolution Was the Easy Part

Students who declared their illegal status in a campaign for legislation that failed to pass are now vulnerable.

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Students in Legal Limbo After Immigration Fight

The population of illegal immigrants has leveled off after peaking at 12 million in 2007, the Pew Hispanic Center finds.

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11.2 Million Illegal Immigrants in U.S. Last Year, Report Says

As state legislatures convene this month, lawmakers across the country who had vowed to copy Arizona’s strict measure cracking down on illegal immigrants are facing a new reality.

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Arizona-inspired immigration bills lose momentum in other states

Republicans plan to use their new clout in the House of Representatives to call on the Obama administration to return to performing workplace raids to arrest illegal immigrants. Deportations of illegal immigrants are already at historic levels since…

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GOP Wants More Immigrant Raids

A group of state legislators opposed to illegal immigration plan to propose a legislative “fix” Wednesday that would prevent children of illegal immigrants born in the United States from being citizens, a spokesman said.

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States set sights on ‘anchor babies’

Hard-liners want an end to “anchor babies,” despite mixed evidence about why parents cross the border.

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Birthright Citizenship Looms as Next Immigration Battle

Don’t let the 14th Amendment stand in their way: At least five states will begin a coordinated effort next week to deny U.S. citizenship to children of illegal immigrants born in this country. Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Missouri are among those states,…

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States to Take on ‘Anchor Babies’