immigration

Groups rally for immigration reform

Associated Press — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:40:02 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — More than 40 Nebraska organizations are urging Congress to consider laws that would create a clear path to citizenship for immigrants already residing in the U.S.

Iowa rule on immigrants drivers' licenses under review

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:39:41 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa civil rights activists say new information from the federal government should prompt a change in the state's policy barring driver's licenses for young immigrants allowed by a federal rule to live in the United States.

Nebraska Appleseed Reacts to US Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law

Cheril Lee — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:32:00 +0000

On Monday the US Supreme Court threw out three of the four sections of Arizona’s state-level immigration policy.

Darcy Tromanhauser, Director of Nebraska Appleseed’s Immigrant Program, says the 4^th section, which requires police to check the citizenship status for any person lawfully stopped, detained or arrested, is still subject to civil rights questions that are coming up through the courts.

Political scientist expects further legal challenges after Supreme Court ruling on immigration law

Katie Schubert — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:40:42 +0000

A UNO political scientist expects further challenges following the U.S. Supreme Court’s split ruling on Arizona’s immigration law.

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned three parts of that law. Justices kept a provision allowing police to check a person’s status during a separate violation if they suspect the person is an illegal immigrant.