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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, defends his amendment to prohibit anyone from obtaining legal status until the Homeland Security Department has maintained "effective control" of the border for six months, as lawmakers examine proposed changes to immigration reform legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators tackle student visas immigration bill

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing problems exposed by the Boston Marathon bombings, senators weighing amendments to a sweeping immigration bill agreed Tuesday to boost … Read More

File photos shows Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. . (AP Photo/The Lowell Sun; Robin Young, File)

GOP weighs in on asylum review in immigration bill after Boston

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Thursday that the way the U.S. grants asylum to immigrants may need to be addressed after … Read More

Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks at the Senate Judiciary Hearing today on immigration reform.

[WATCH LIVE] Napolitano attends border security, immigration hearing

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LIVE VIDEO — Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on immigration reform legislation. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is expected to … Read More

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., flanked by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, speaks as immigration reform legislation by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" that would create a path for the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship, Thursday, April 18, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Judiciary committee takes up immigration bill

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation … Read More

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on February 25, 2013 briefs reporters at the White House on the release of more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts. (Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Napolitano: Obama ‘urgently awaiting’ bipartisan immigration draft

By Carrie Dann, NBC News

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that the Obama administration is “urgently awaiting” immigration reform legislation … Read More

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on February 25, 2013 briefs reporters at the White House on the release of more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts. (Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Opinion: ICE is the agency everyone loves to hate

By Raul A. Reyes

The  announcement by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of detainee releases because of budget cuts raises serious accountability … Read More

In this Feb. 25, 2103 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano briefs reporters at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

2,000 undocumented immigrants released due to sequester

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department released from its jails more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants facing deportation in recent weeks due to … Read More

A protester is taken away by Capitol Police after yelling during the testimony of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform' on Capitol February 13, 2013 Hill in Washington D.C. (Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

Senate hearing on immigration reform touches on human cost of the debate

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Growing immigration reform noise took another step towards bipartisan harmony on Monday as the Senate judiciary committee followed President Obama's State of … Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before a crowd of local leaders and law enforcement officials at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center on February 4, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Ben Garvin/Getty Images)

More diversity likely in next Obama job selections

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama is aiming to put a more diverse face on his … Read More

The Obama administration put a new rule in place to help shorten the separation of families with undocumented relatives. (Getty Images)

Obama administration immigration order set to soften family separations

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A new Obama administration order set to go in effect March 4 would drastically shorten the separation of relatives who have have undocumented family … Read More