immigration lawsuits

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. But the judge declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients. Alabama is among the States suing over the issue.

Alabama has agreed to pay another $230,000 to civil rights groups that sued over Alabama's immigration law.The agreement announced Monday brings the total…