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SANTA ANA, Calif. Border Patrol agents say a U.S. citizen claimed to be in the country illegally, possibly hoping to be deported instead of having to face an attempted murder charge in Southern California. Agent David Jimarez says a man identified by ...

Law enforcement agents in American Samoa have raided the US territory's Office of Immigration seeking evidence of human trafficking in a case that could involve victims from China, the Philippines and South Korea, authorities said.The agency is suspected ...

ROSARNO, Italy (Reuters) - Clashes between immigrants and locals in a southern Italian town entered a second day on Friday, with the government rushing extra police to try to stem one of the worst episodes of racial unrest in years. The violence inflamed ...

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4:07pm EST * Clinton meets with Jordanian, Egyptian officials * Part of Obama's fresh push to end six-decade conflict * U.S. looking at assurances for Palestinians, Israelis By WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday urged Israel and ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks and to immediately focus on borders and Jerusalem, suggesting this could break their deadlock over Jewish settlement building. Speaking ...

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A New Jersey judge's order issued two days before Christmas to shut down three anti-H-1B visa Web sites is drawing sharp criticism from an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Kurt Opsahl, a senior staff attorney at EFF, a San ...

Source: Wake Forest University Expert Available Newswise Like all Presidents, Barack Obama will use his State of the Union Address to tell the American people what is important to him, says Peter Siavelis, associate professor of political science at ...

MIAMI - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke repatriated 43 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabaas, Cuba, after they were interdicted during two separate events. A CBP Air and Marine vessel stopped the Abbey Road eight miles east of Miami Friday. ...

EFF warns of broader implications to state court's order to national Web hosting services (1) (0) Top Stories Computerworld - A New Jersey judge's order issued two days before Christmas to shut down three anti-H-1B visa Web sites is drawing sharp ...

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Mexico's ambassador to the United States said Friday he expects immigration reform is unlikely to pass in that country in 2010 because of unemployment and midterm elections. In an unusually frank assessment, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan said Mexico will ...

Legalizing the status of the roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants living in America would create jobs, increase wages and boost the sagging U.S. economy, according to a study released Thursday. The study by UCLA associate professor Raul ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Suspected U.S. missiles killed four people on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border on Friday, the sixth such strike in the militant-held area in just over a week. The attack took place in North Waziristan, which is the stronghold ...

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. - A new international bridge linking Canada and the United States has officially opened in St. Stephen, N.B. The $93-million project includes a new Canada Border Services Agency building and 23 kilometres of a new four-lane highway. "We ...

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('=UPDATE: US Clears Virgin America On Citizenship Issue,' published at 12:45 p.m. EST, misstated the year when the put option was exercised in the fifth paragraph. The correct version follows:) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES U.S. regulators on Friday ruled that ...

(Updates with DOT comment and information from Virgin America on ownership) By Ann Keeton Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES U.S. regulators on Friday ruled that low-cost airline Virgin America meets citizenship requirements to operate as a U.S. carrier. The ...

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