More than 126,000 people have been deported through the program since it began in 2008.
The Rockford Diocese shuts down its services after a new Illinois law requires placement with same-sex or cohabitating couples.
“Things are worse than I thought,” said a volunteer for Caritas Japan cleaning up a community damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
With more legislatures taking immigration-related problems into state hands, President Obama renewed his commitment to a federal approach to reform.