As detainment and deportations continue at a rapid rate in the US, one Filipino immigrant rights organization is also ramping up its efforts to fight for immigrants who are under increasing pressure here.

Sister Pat Murphy began her mercy ministry in 1947 as a teacher in parochial schools in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal for swift deportations without judicial review.

Immigration rights advocates in Illinois are anxiously awaiting the governor’s signature on legislation aimed at protecting K-12 students who may be in the country without legal authorization ...