Immigration News from around the Web

US police chiefs on Wednesday called on President Barack Obama to pass comprehensive immigration reform as a crucial move to improve security. Police leaders convening in Miami, Florida urged the White House to pass immigration reform and pressed for ...

Last week the U.S. House of Representative approved a 1,500 page piece of legislation aimed at reducing America's output of carbon emissions, which supporters suggest contributes to global climate change. If implemented, the legislation would require a ...

McALLEN, TexasA Border Patrol agent in Texas has shot a suspected illegal immigrant after a scuffle in a convenience store. Authorities did not immediately make clear whether the man was armed. Border Patrol spokesman John Lopez said the agent chased the ...

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With many members absent, the Arizona House early Wednesday defeated a bill to criminalize the presence of all illegal immigrants in the state and draw local police officers deeper into the fight against illegal immigration. The House voted 26-15 for the ...

WASHINGTONImmigration officers are investigating workplaces in every state in the U.S. to check whether they are hiring illegal workers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told members of Congress in an e-mail Wednesday morning that it is beginning ...

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AM ET RELATED NEWS TOP MARKET NEWS (RTTNews) - American Apparel, Inc. (APP: News ) said it received notice from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, that ICE has been unable to verify the employment eligibility of approximately 200 current ...

(DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- (Monday, June 29, 2009) Seattle -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding both Americans and Canadians planning their holiday travel for Canada Day, Fourth ...

NOGALES, Arizona (Reuters) - A resident walking near the rusted boundary fence in this Arizona border city last month reported suspicious knocking coming from an abandoned warehouse to the Border Patrol. The agents found two men constructing the exit for ...

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Former Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama should not consider sending the U.S. military to the border with Mexico to help halt spillover violence from drug cartels, former Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) told CNSNews.com. Kolbe also ...

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WASHGINTON: Nearly three months after the US immigration agency started accepting petitions for the H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign professionals, it is still looking for more than 20,000 applications to fill the Congressionally-mandated cap of ...

President Barack Obama's administration is defending a decision made by his predecessor to extend the amount of time foreign students can work in the U.S. without getting an H-1B visa. And the arguments in the legal fight, presented last month to the ...

ARIVACA, Arizona, Jun 19 (IPS) - Humanitarian aid groups trying to avert migrant deaths on the U.S- Mexico border are facing increased roadblocks in their mission. The hazards are not connected to a spike in drug cartels violence, but rather restrictions ...

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRwire-USwire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder announced today the appointment of Brian M. O'Leary as the Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR) Chief Immigration Judge. Prior to his appointment, Judge O'Leary served as an ...

Judging from recent reports by the National Drug Intelligence Center, you could come to the conclusion that Mexican drug cartels can do something the U.S. government cannot: control border crossings. The cartels maintain ?gatekeepers??their own ...