Immigrants

Two San Diego teens whose families migrated to the United States in search of a better life were accepted to Harvard University, and now, they dream of giving back to the communities who saw them grow.

A student from eastern Coachella Valley won a full-ride scholarship to attend Harvard University, one of the most prestigious universities in the entire country.

Elizabeth lives in a mobile home in Mecca, and her parents are two of hundreds of members of the indigenous tribe who migrated to the far eastern Coachella Valley for a better life. Elizabeth has just been accepted to Harvard. NBC4 News reports at 4 p.m. on April 16, 2021.

The U.S. government plans to use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday filed a lawsuit against Libre by Nexus, claiming the company trapped immigrants into paying expensive fees.

The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot states seats in the House of Representatives

A federal court will consider whether to invalidate a program that shields from deportation immigrants brought to the United States as children, potentially creating complications for the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden

As American families sit down to their Thanksgiving meals, many of them will include dishes that reflect the diverse cultures that immigrants have brought to our nation. NBCLX talked to people from Indian, Puerto Rican and Jamaican families about the native recipes that have been incorporated into their Thanksgiving celebrations.

The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to assemble a task force to identify and aid any children living in Los Angeles County who are among the estimated 545 youngsters still separated from their families following an immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexican border.

Councilman Gil Cedillo introduced a motion Tuesday to prohibit Los Angeles hotels from holding migrant children and families who have been detained by private security companies for being in the country illegally.

A new book by former President George W. Bush will highlight an issue which now sets him apart from many of his fellow Republicans — immigration.

Several Latino artists have joined forces with pro-immigrant organizations to defend the rights of undocumented people currently in detention centers and to ask that detainees be released as soon as possible.

Among the thousands who march each day in support of the Black Lives Matter movement are immigrants and their advocates. But protesting for them has an added risk: inadvertently winding up in immigration custody. All over the country, immigrants are expressing solidarity with the movement that has taken off since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The same organizations that...

Local immigrant-rights advocates Wednesday hailed a $125 million state relief program that will provide financial assistance to undocumented immigrants during the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the program, the first of its kind in the nation, will include $75 million in state funding and another $50 million donated by various organizations and foundations, including The California Endowment, Blue Shield…

The California Supreme Court denied a bid to block the state’s first-in-the-nation plan to give money to immigrants living in the country illegally who are hurt by the coronavirus.

Less than a week after suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over his allocation of $75 million in coronavirus-related aid to undocumented immigrants ineligible for unemployment insurance, two taxpayers Monday filed court papers in Los Angeles seeking a temporary restraining order against the plan. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was brought last Wednesday by Judicial Watch Inc. on behalf of plaintiffs…

A taxpayers’ group filed court papers Wednesday to block Gov. Gavin Newsom’s allocation of $75 million in coronavirus-related aid to undocumented immigrants ineligible for unemployment insurance. The still unofficial Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch Inc. represents the two plaintiffs, state taxpayers Robin Crest and Howard A. Myers. The plaintiffs are asking a judge to find the…

Whittier Councilwoman Jessica Martinez filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom to block coronavirus financial aid for undocumented immigrants. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2020.

A Los Angeles federal judge ordered the government Friday to “make every effort to promptly and safely release” the thousands of immigrant children in custody who have suitable guardians. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of Refugee Resettlement violated a 1997 agreement guaranteeing all detained immigrant children the right to...

Los Angeles Councilman David Ryu sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, urging him and the state Legislature to provide funding for California’s undocumented immigrants affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “Undocumented immigrants are taxpayers. They are the backbone of our economy. They are our neighbors and friends and they need our support,” Ryu said. “In California, we don’t...