U.S.: Tough Laws Just One Peril for Day Labourers

Ovidio Perez's brother was planning to return to Guatemala because of a new Arizona law that made it a state crime to be an undocumented immigrant. He returned, but in a coffin.

A Reform Movement by and for Undocumented People

Hundreds of grassroots organisations came together at the U.S. Social Forum here to discuss strategies in the fight for immigration policy changes that would put an end to criminalisation and the militarisation of the border with Mexico.

Arizona Law Already in Effect for Some Immigrants

It's not the law yet, but for undocumented immigrants like Ismael Palafox and his family, SB 1070 is already a reality.

Arizona at Epicentre of Divisive U.S. Immigration Debate

Protests and acts of civil disobedience are taking place in the southwest U.S. state of Arizona as it becomes the main battleground in a divisive struggle over illegal immigration.

MIGRATION-US: Mixed-Status Families Face Hard Choice

Norma Tolsa-Garcia is a U.S. citizen but she fears new proposed laws in Arizona might force her and her family to move away from the state she grew up in because her husband is an undocumented immigrant.

U.S.: Detained Migrant Women Shackled During Childbirth

When Maricopa County sheriff's deputies raided Celia Alejandra Alvarez's workplace and discovered her hiding place, she says they lifted her off her feet and slammed her face into a wall, causing injuries to her jaw and teeth. Later, in detention for having false documents, she says she was not given medical care.

U.S.: Anti-Arpaio March Reignites Pro-Immigrant Movement

Over 20,000 people marched in the streets of Phoenix Saturday in the first mass mobilisation of the year, calling for an end to the criminalisation of undocumented immigrants and the passage of immigration reform legislation.

MIGRATION: Letting Go of the American Dream

It is only a matter of days before Marcela Vázquez, an undocumented immigrant, leaves the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona for good. And before she does, she's putting as much as she can up for sale - including her three children's beds.

RIGHTS-US: Panic Erupts in Wake of New Anti-Immigrant Law

Arizona community activists and religious leaders are trying to mitigate fears over a new law that would require state employees to denounce undocumented immigrants.

U.S.: Arizona Renews Push to Criminalise Immigrants

Arizona could become the first state in the U.S. to criminalise the very presence of undocumented immigrants.

MIGRATION-US: Controversial Sheriff Dismisses Federal Probe

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, nationally known for his crackdown on undocumented migrants in Arizona, could have all of his immigration enforcement powers taken away by the federal government.

RIGHTS-US: Sheriff Faces Long-Awaited Federal Probe

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has slammed its door on a federal investigation into allegations of civil rights violations. But immigrant communities in Arizona have reopened them.

US: Children Call for End to Immigration Raids

It has been two months since Katherine Figueroa has shared a meal with her parents. Both of them are undocumented workers that were arrested in a workplace raid last June by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office here.

MIGRATION-US: Profiling Persists Despite Revamped Guidelines

A three-day widely publicised immigration raid by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office left the city of Mesa like a ghost town. Small businesses closed. Workers stayed home to avoid being pulled over and questioned for documents.

PUERTO RICO: Pride in Sotomayor Rekindles Debate Over Status

Sonia Sotomayor's nomination by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court has turned her into a reason for national pride in Puerto Rico. But it has also added fresh fuel to the perpetual debate for self-determination of the people in the Caribbean island, which has been a commonwealth of the U.S. for over a hundred years.

US-MEXICO: Humanitarian Aid Criminalised at the Border

Humanitarian aid groups trying to avert migrant deaths on the U.S- Mexico border are facing increased roadblocks in their mission. The hazards are not connected to a spike in drug cartels’ violence, but rather restrictions from the federal government.

MIGRATION-US: Arizona Prisoners on Lockdown Amid Hunger Strike

Bad food is not the only reason thousands of mostly pre-trial detainees have been going on an intermittent two-week hunger strike in Arizona’s Maricopa County jails.

RIGHTS-US: Women Migrants Describe Abuse in County Jails

Broken arms, dislocated jaws, intimidation and vulgarities are part of the daily routine immigrant woman experience in Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) jails, human and civil rights organisations charge.

U.S.: Arizona Feels the Heat of Immigration Debate

Thousands of people poured into the streets of Phoenix this past Sunday in one of several nationwide marches scheduled through May to pressure President Barack Obama to act on immigration reform.