Under U.S. asylum law, persecution must be on account of a person’s race, religion, nationality, or political opinion.
Republicans were more likely than Democrats to be worried about undocumented immigrants' effect on the workforce.
The Iran nuclear deal "isn’t a deal at all,” the Florida senator and presidential candidate said. “It is a string of concessions to a sworn adversary of the United States.”
Federal immigration officials should be alerted before an undocumented immigrant felon is set to be freed from a state jail or prison, a Republican state lawmaker says.
Arrivals from overseas top 42 million, or 13.3 percent of the total U.S. population, the highest level in 105 years, Census data show.
While a poll shows 65 percent of Americans support the idea, just one Republican presidential candidate seems to agree.
It's one of several bills California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Monday that change immigration policy in the state.
A June 2002 study found that only 12 percent of Americans were in favor of an increase in immigration.
GOP candidate may be soaring in the polls, but his slanderous remarks about women and Mexicans may hurt the Republican Party overall.
The two men, both from Mexico, will reportedly lead two separate commissions but will not receive a monthly stipend.
Dozens of demonstrators blocked roads Monday to decry the use of solitary confinement against transgender immigrants in detention centers.
The application for a planned identification program would reportedly not ask about immigrant status.
Under the new laws, the British government will also stop financial support for the asylum seekers.
President Obama's executive orders on immigration policy have faced several legal challenges since November.
Under the Arrest Statistics Reporting Act, state and local authorities would be forced to provide the immigration status of suspects in arrest reports.
229,178 Mexicans were apprehended at the border in fiscal 2014, down from a high of about 1.6 million in 2000, according to a new report.
Hungary has begun constructing a razor-wire border fence, aimed at stemming a tide of migrants, newly wary of attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
The controversial initiative initiative asks law enforcement to flag inmates who they believe are undocumented immigrants prior to being released.
Poll respondents expressed the opinion amid heated debate in France about the plight of migrant workers, especially those coming to Europe from Africa.
"Even this temporary protection would be a second-class status in our country," said Christina Chang of the New York Immigration Coalition.
A three-judge panel will oversee the latest round of the ongoing legal battle between the Obama administration and a 26-state coalition.
Jeb Bush responded to a retweet by Donald Trump about his wife, saying he supports increased border security.