There are 17 article(s) tagged Immigration:

• November 2024

  • Rhodes offering panel discussion on Latin American migration

    Moderator Michael LaRosa’s latest book, cowritten with a Memphis attorney, will be released the same day.

    By Jane Roberts November 17, 2024

• August 2024

  • Greenstein: Xenophobic slander has become normalized

    “There is not enough room in one country to house (all) the ... human beings living on this planet. However, there are humane and inhumane ways to find solutions and address the most vulnerable members of society.”

    By Micah Greenstein August 25, 2024

• April 2024

  • Gov. Lee signs bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities

    The Tennessee bill says law enforcement agencies and officials “shall” cooperate in various immigration tasks already spelled out in state law, instead of saying they “are authorized” to do so.

    By The Associated Press April 15, 2024

• January 2024

  • Kustoff talks border, House’s 2023 accomplishments in Collierville

    United States Rep. David Kustoff stopped by Collierville Rotary Club on Tuesday. He spoke about illegal immigration and the accomplishments of the House of Representatives in 2023.

    By Abigail Warren January 23, 2024

• July 2021

  • GOP lawmakers demand answers on immigration issues

    Republican lawmakers discussing refugees demanded transparency Tuesday, July 13, from the federal government regarding unaccompanied minors.

    By Ian Round July 13, 2021

• November 2020

  • Regime change could benefit Memphis economy

    A Democrat in the White House and divided control of Congress may be good for the city: relaxed trade and immigration policies, more stimulus spending, status quo on taxes.

    By Wayne Risher November 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • Local DACA recipients say Supreme Court ruling is not permanent solution

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that re-established the program the Trump administration tried to rescind affects 1,800 Memphians, many of them considered “essential” workers in the current pandemic.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2020

• April 2020

  • Coronavirus adds to fear, struggles of migrant mothers

    One immigrant mother helping others protect their families from COVID, ICE and other threats.

    By David Waters April 30, 2020

• February 2020

  • U.S. Census mounts campaign-like effort in Memphis

    The recent formal opening of the local U.S. Census office came as new immigration restrictions are finding a place in presidential campaign rhetoric. 

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2020

• August 2019

  • City planners, immigrant overcome barriers in parking problem

    The Office of Planning & Development went the extra mile for a family that traveled 9,000 miles for a better life in Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey August 30, 2019

  • Ronald Reagan wouldn’t recognize this Republican Party

    In Tennessee, more than 70,000 citizen children live with an undocumented family member. If a large-scale immigration raid occurred in our neighborhoods, it would have ramifications among the nearly 14,000 Latino/Latina children attending Shelby County Schools. 

    By Bryce W. Ashby, Michael J. LaRosa August 14, 2019

• July 2019

  • Immigration protest comes against backdrop of possible weekend ICE roundups

    A Downtown protest Friday evening drew a group of about 100 people. It comes days after the release of journalist Manuel Duran, arrested in Memphis more than a year ago and turned over to federal immigration authorities.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2019

• January 2019

  • Bonner says new juvenile detention center shouldn’t be ‘undersized’

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says a new juvenile detention center shouldn't be "undersized." On "Behind the Headlines," Bonner said he is committed to a smaller number of children in such a center. 

    By Bill Dries January 18, 2019

  • Alexander calls for Senate action on wall

    U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander wants to ditch border wall talks between the president and Democratic leaders and instead start moving toward a Senate vote with amendments. That's provided President Donald Trump agrees to reopen the federal government for three weeks while such a bill would be amended and discussed.

    By Bill Dries January 12, 2019

  • Shelby County will not enforce new immigration law

    A new Tennessee immigration law on the books for two days is already facing a challenge from Shelby County officials, who say the new measure is “unenforceable and unconstitutional” because of its “vagueness” and would not be applied locally.

    By Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf January 04, 2019

  • Federal government shutdown impacts Tennessee immigration court in Memphis

    The partial government shutdown is impacting Tennessee's only immigration court – located in Memphis – and some immigrants may have to wait a year or two for their cases to be rescheduled.

    By Yolanda Jones January 03, 2019

• October 2018

  • 18 undocumented immigrants charged in ICE sweep in Memphis and Shelby County

    More than a dozen undocumented immigrants have been indicted, including some with previous arrests and convictions, during a recent sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

    By Yolanda Jones October 10, 2018