immigration

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say an ex-Mexican police officer who was wanted for murder has been captured in southern Washington. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said in a news release that 64-year-old Humberto Bautista-Sanchez was turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Wednesday...

From Agri-pulse U.S. and EU negotiators wrapped up the 15th round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations last week with the understanding there will not be a final deal reached this year. The next round is scheduled for Nov...

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 19 foreign nationals in northern Washington have been arrested during an operation targeting convicted criminals. ICE officials said in a news release the arrests of 18 men and one woman were made in Skagit and Whatcom counties over four days last week...

There is strong opposition to the Legal Workforce Act currently being considered in the House Judiciary Committee. The Agriculture Workforce Coalition - comprised of more than 70 agricultural organizations - says any bill mandating E-Verify must only come after or in conjunction with legislation to address the labor crisis America’s farmers, ranchers and growers currently face...

Immigration reform is once again being kicked around on Capital Hill.

Farmers already scrambling to find workers in California fear a greater labor shortage under President Barack Obama's executive action to protect some 5 million people from deportation. Manuel Cunha of the Fresno-based Nisei Farmers League said that 50,000 California farmworkers may leave seasonal field jobs for year-around work building homes, cooking in restaurants and cleaning hotel rooms... Re

Texas Republican Mike Conaway who was recently confirmed to be chairman of the House Agriculture Committee has said he’s ready to work on the next farm bill and Immigration reform.

The president is expected to make a major announcement on immigration policy at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, carried live on Newstalk KIT.

A senior White House adviser says President Barack Obama will make a decision by the end of the summer on how to use his authority to address immigrants living illegally in the U.S. Dan Pfeiffer called reports that Obama might delay the deportation of up to 5 million immigrants "uninformed speculation...

A coalition of business and agriculture leaders launched a Day of Action on immigration reform yesterday with a media conference call.