Mai Nhu Nguyen, 47, allegedly accepted 200 egg rolls from citizenship applicants in addition to thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for immigration-status favors as a citizenship and immigration services officer in Santa Ana, California.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a longtime advocate for the rights of same-sex marriages, had earlier tried to introduce an amendment to the immigration reform bill extending green card rights to foreign-born spouses. The Supreme Court's ruling on DOMA effectively does what Leahy had sought to codify in his amendment.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said House Speaker John Boehner had been influenced by conservative "crazies" in reiterating that he would not introduce the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill for consideration in the House.

Mexico's foreign relations secretary criticized the $30 billion "border surge" called for by the last amendment to the immigration reform bill and suggested the United States modernize bridge infrastructure along the border instead. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the United States' bridges a C+ rating for 2013.

The US Senate voted 67-27 to end debate on the "border surge" amendment. The bill will come to a final vote in the Senate this week.

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who opposes the reform bill, said it would be "dead on arrival" when it got to the House. Why?

The Senate will vote today to proceed to debate on the Corker-Hoeven amendment, which provides for an extra 700 miles of fencing along the border, over 20,000 more Border Patrol agents, and $3.2 billion in funding for surveillance and detection technology.

The "border surge" amendment which will increase surveillance and create a "virtual human fence" of law enforcement along the US-Mexico border may also lead to a surge in migrant deaths, experts say.

An amendment to the immigration reform bill worked out by a bipartisan group of Senators will allocate more funds to VADER, a drone-mounted sensor initially developed for use in the Afghanistan war.

A small group of Republican and Democratic senators have drawn up an amendment to the immigration reform bill which could double spending for border security, including more Border Patrol agents and more surveillance and apprehension technologies.

ACLU launches app in response to controversial SB 1070 bill that allows Arizona residents to report abuses under the law.

The new ad from FWD.us, Zuckerberg's pro-immigration reform PAC, contains a version of "The New Colossus" which alters the meaning of Emma Lazarus' 1883 poem to call for more high-skilled workers from outside of the US. "The New Colossus" appears on a plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

The CBO said the bill would reduce the federal deficit through tax contributions of some 8 million immigrants who would gain legal status.

The two defeated amendments would have forced the government to build at least 700 miles of double-layered fence on the border and establish a biometric tracking system at all land, sea and air ports of entry.

Kobach told FOX after protestors showed up at his house to voice their support for the current immigration reform legislation's path to citizenship, "It's important we recognize there's a reason we have the Second Amendment. There are situations like this where you have a mob and you do need to be able to protect yourself."

A new CNN/ORC International poll showed that most American voters thought border security should be the "main focus" of immigration policy, but another poll released last week which asked a similar question appeared to indicate that Latino voters felt differently.

The Associated Press spoke to eight Republican members of the House of Representatives, who indicated that local anti-immigration reform pressures in their staunchly conservative districts influenced their stance on the current bill. Many of the GOP's most powerful members believe if their party blocks an immigration reform from passing, it would spell doom for its 2016 presidential chances.

14 stores were raided and nine owners and managers were arrested in one of the largest operations against illegal employment of undocumented immigrants in history, according to officials.

The Immigration Policy Center, a non-partisan think tank for immigration research, found that the perceived competition between the two groups in American cities was "rooted in politics and perception -- not economics".

Blumenthal, a key figure in earlier gun-control efforts after the Newtown, Ct. killings, is contemplating bringing the gun-control debate into immigration reform talks by pushing for the introduction of two amendments.

"If this bill has in it something that gives gay couples immigration rights and so forth, it kills the bill. I'm done. I'm off it, and I've said that repeatedly," said Rubio on Thursday.

Senators decided by a 57-43 vote not to consider the amendment.

41 percent of the $2.4 million spent by reform supporters in 2013 went toward Spanish-language ads, while none of the opponents’ money was appropriated for Spanish-language use.

The 1986 Immigrant Reform and Control Act (IRCA) has been repeatedly blamed during debates over the present immigration reform legislation as the reason the nation's system is "broken". What's the difference between the 1986 bill and the 2013 one?

President Obama outlined three reasons for why the United States is in need of immigration reform in his remarks today before a Senate vote on the legislation.

The Service Employees International Union announced Tuesday their launch of a seven-figure pro-immigration reform advertising campaign. The labor union aims to get GOP support by showing that there is broad-based support for the issue.

Every Senate Democrat voted in favor of the motion to move the bill along to consideration by the full Senate, along with all but 15 of the 45 Senate Republicans.

Ted Cruz says problem with immigration reform is President Obama.

“On the day we announced the principles that would shape the immigration bill, we made it clear that English proficiency would now be required for permanent residency for the first time in American history,” the senator said in a press release. “This amendment ensures that will be the case."

The former Atlanta Braves third baseman called the post a "terrible mistake".