The Florida senator helped write the Senate overhaul which House Republicans have rejected. Now, Rubio is saying his fellow Republicans in the House should be accommodated in their insistence that the issue be undertaken one small bill at a time.

Goodlatte reiterated his opposition to a single, comprehensive bill on immigration, pointing to flaws earlier this month with the website for the Affordable Care Act as an example of problems which stem from the comprehensive approach.

Backlogs swelled in the nation's immigration courts for the seventh year in a row, growing by an additional 10,266 cases.

Politico reported on Wednesday that Issa, an influential Republican in the House of Representatives, was planning to release his legislation next week.

The president returns to his push for comprehensive immigration reform on Thursday in remarks made from the White House's East Wing. Watch it as it streams live.

The Speaker of the House has frustrated the hopes of immigrant advocates by refusing to bring the Senate immigration bill to the floor of the House for a vote. But Boehner said on Wednesday morning it was still possible that he could introduce some other bill on the issue in 2013.

Tech groups say they're not ready to give up on immigration reform in 2013 even as many Republican lawmakers say bad blood between them and President Obama has defeated any chance for compromise between them on the issue.

“I think immigration reform is harder to achieve today than it was three weeks ago because of what happened here,” Rubio said, adding, “The president has undermined this effort, absolutely, because of the way he has behaved over the last three weeks."

The two-week government shutdown may spell an end to significant immigration reform as it has now forced the government to come to another agreement in just 25 days. Given the embittered state of the GOP and the lack of time for reform to pass, immigration legislation passing the floor this year has become increasingly unlikely.

The appointment of the former general counsel with the Defense Department and longtime supporter of the president comes as a surprise to many.

An advocacy group for undocumented youth issued a sharply worded open letter to President Barack Obama on Wednesday demanding action to halt deportations of about 1,100 people per day and urging a "real legacy of leadership" on immigration.

The president says he’ll go back to pressuring House Republican leadership into considering the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill. He might be facing an uphill battle.

The New Jersey governor has in the past said he’d veto a bill granting in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities to undocumented immigrants. But in a speech at a Latino Leadership Alliance dinner over the weekend, he expressed support for the idea.

If the United States defaults on the $12 trillion it owes in interest payments and social security bills, it would likely send shockwaves rippling through world markets. But even if Congress avoids an impasse, the effects of the political struggle will likely have consequences on immigration reform legislation.

Fernanda Romero is a Mexico born actress that is building her career by following her instincts and defying all odds.

The lawmakers were part of a group of 200 demonstrators who marched to the main street in front of the Capitol and sat down or stood in the road, refusing to move for traffic.

The governor’s veto comes after he signed a flood of bills expanding rights for undocumented immigrants this weekend, saying he wanted California to lead the way on immigration reform even if Congress was dragging its feet.

The Park Service told the Washington Examiner that the rally will take place on the National Mall in the nation’s capital even though it’s closed because of the government shutdown.

“While Washington waffles on immigration, California’s forging ahead," Brown said in a statement on Saturday. “I’m not waiting.”

Organizers of the march for immigration reform estimated that about 50,000 people took part nationwide.

Ralliers will call for comprehensive reform of the nation’s immigration system with a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants on Saturday. In Washington, D.C., that rally will continue on through the weekend and feature concerts with popular Latino performers.

A dozen Democrats joined the House minority leader in presenting a plan for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system even as much of the country's immigration services were operating at half speed or not at all.

The Mexican border is an increasingly popular point of entry Cubans seeking to emigrate to the United States. In fiscal year 2013, 13,664 Cubans entered there, in contrast to 8,273 in 2012.

The 34 young undocumented migrants, most of whom who grew up in the United States but found themselves stuck in Mexico, had earlier presented themselves at the Laredo, Texas port of entry in the second such protest of immigration and deportation policy.

The State Department said it will continue processing visas during this shutdown, unlike the shutdown 18 years ago. Those hoping to enter the U.S., however, should expect major delays.

The government will be halting immigration services which don’t require the paying of fees, unless those services are considered vital to national security.

Migrants passing through Mexico on their way to the United States are often targets for organized crime. About 6 out of every 10 women are raped on their journey.

After battles between Democrats and Republicans over funding the Affordable Care Act wind down, it’s possible that immigration reform could be next on the list for House Republicans.

Pelosi’s plan would drop the “border surge” amendment, which set aside $46 billion toward Border Patrol agents, fencing and surveillance technologies along the US-Mexico border. In its place, it would pick up a piece of House legislation which offers a simpler set of criteria for Homeland Security to establish along the border.

Maria and Mauro Bilbao told Univision they felt despair upon hearing the news that the House Gang of Seven on immigration had disbanded, but that they took it as proof that Republicans weren't serious about resolving the status of undocumented immigrants in the United States.