Law

GOP Bill to Deport Victims of Domestic Abuse
Thinkstock

Proposed GOP Bill Would Deport Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence

By Amaris Castillo | 09/29/2011 - 07:30 | 0 Comments

Immigration advocates are up in arms over a proposed bill that would force authorities to deport undocumented women who turn to police for help after experiencing domestic violence. The bill, proposed by...

READ MORE
Jose Baez
Getty Images

Casey Anthony’s Defense Attorney Jose Baez Takes Credit for Not Guilty Verdict

By Amaris Castillo | 07/06/2011 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Jose Baez, the defense attorney in the infamous Casey Anthony case, gives himself credit for Tuesday’s...

READ MORE
Tuition
Thinkstock

Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Undocumented Immigrants to Go to College

By Amaris Castillo | 06/08/2011 - 17:15 | 0 Comments

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal earlier this week that challenged California’s policy of granting reduced, in-state college tuition to graduates of its high school who are illegal immigrants, The Los Angeles Times...

READ MORE
Breaking News Protest Supreme Court
Associated Press

2007 Arizona Immigration Law Sustained by Supreme Court

By Irasema Romero | 05/26/2011 - 15:36 | 2 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court supported the state of Arizona in a 2007 law that will now penalize business for hiring undocumented workers, after a 5-3 majority agreed states had the right to take action against illegal immigrants.

“The Arizona regulation does not otherwise conflict with federal law,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts, in court documents...

READ MORE
Rick Snyder
Mandi Wright/Associated Press

Arizona-Style Immigration Law Would Hurt Michigan – Governor Says

By Amaris Castillo | 05/23/2011 - 16:32 | 2 Comments

Last week, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced to his state’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce that an Arizona-style immigration law in Michigan would “encourage a divisive atmosphere.” According to...

READ MORE
Star Tracker: Jennifer Lopez, Paulina Rubio and Cheech Marin
Getty Images

Star Tracker: Jennifer Lopez, Paulina Rubio and Cheech Marin

By Irasema Romero | 02/17/2011 - 12:32 | 0 Comments

—   Love sometimes hurts, as is the case for Jennifer Lopez and her fashionable Christian Louboutin shoes. The star hurt her left ankle with the heel of her stiletto shoe minutes before presenting at last Sunday’s...

READ MORE
Sarah Shahi
USA

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Shahi on her 'Fairly Legal' Character: "She's a Perfect Mess"

By Lee Hernandez | 02/10/2011 - 09:45 | 1 Comment

Sarah Shahi stars as a mediator with a messy personal life in the new USA Network series, Fairly Legal. The gorgeous 31-year-old actress (who is part Spanish and part Iranian) spoke to Latina.com about her new hit show, what attracted...

READ MORE
Syndicate content