The sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system took a major step towards viability Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a landmark bill offering a path to citizenship for millions.
Bipartisan immigration legislation emerging in the Senate could prevent hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally from ever becoming citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals.
Tens of thousands of immigrants and activists rallied across the U.S. Wednesday in a coordinated set of protests aimed at pressing Congress to approve immigration measures that would grant 11 million immigrants living here illegally a path toward citizenship.
The Bureau of Immigration has dismissed two employees accused of allowing the escape from the country of former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and his brother former Coron Mayor Mario Reyes, who were wanted for the killing of journalist Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega.
The Bureau of Immigration has already alerted its personnel in all ports all over the country to prevent fugitive housing developer Delfin Lee and four other accused from leaving the country.
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he expected the Senate would start debating comprehensive immigration reform next month, putting an optimistic spin on the legislation’s prospects.
The Bureau of Immigration has issued a lookout order against the president and five borrowers of the closed LBC Development Bank in connection with the P229.5 million syndicated estafa complaint filed by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) before the Department of Justice (DoJ).
Police said seven prisoners have escaped from a newly-built prison in northeastern Greece near the Turkish border.
U.S. Sen. John McCain said Friday that he and other lawmakers working on an immigration overhaul will meet with President Barack Obama on Tuesday to discuss the effort to revamp the system.
President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to mitigate any damage from the leak of an immigration bill being drafted by the White House, telling a Spanish-language TV network he didn’t jeopardize negotiations with the Senate.
The White House is drafting an immigration plan that would allow illegal immigrants to become legal permanent US residents within eight years, USA Today reported Saturday.
Senators are weighing one of President Barack Obama’s top second-term priorities at the first Senate hearing on a comprehensive immigration overhaul. Many stubborn fault lines are sure to emerge.
President Barack Obama is renewing his call for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system, telling Congress during his State of the Union address: “Now let’s get this done.”
