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BROWNSVILLE A Customs and Border Protection officer discovered a woman hidden inside the speaker box of her husbands SUV in an apparent immigrant smuggling attempt. The CBP said Christopher Sean Protho, 36, of Fort Worth, was taken into custody along ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) Asian-American members of the US Congress on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to reform immigration by year end, saying the current system was tearing families in their community apart. Mike Honda, chair of the Congressional Asian ...

Two new reports document something that has emerged as a serious issue for federal immigration authorities: a lack of adequate health care for detainees. With some 400,000 people held by immigration authorities last year alone, stories of inadequate ...

MOSCOW: Russia's defense minister charged on Tuesday that the United States and Nato were beefing up their military presence near Russia's borders in a bid for natural resources that could ignite new conflicts. President Dmitry Medvedev said that Nato ...

Hispanic Democrats will have their first West Wing meeting with President Obama on Wednesday morning to discuss immigration reform, according to Democratic sources. The meeting is the first face-to-face sit-down between Obama and the Congressional ...

A B.C. sales representative who markets equestrian products in Canada was barred from crossing the U.S. border to attend a trade show last month by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who accused him of trying to steal American jobs. 'He looked ...

WASHINGTON?Various media outlets reported that the Mexican government has placed tariffs on 90 American agricultural and manufactured exports as payback for the United States Congress?s recent decision to officially cease the cross-border trucking ...

By Diana Furchtgott-Roth Washington, Mar 17 (bdnews24.com)-When people think of what to do to help the U.S. economic recovery, admitting more immigrants into America isn't what usually comes to mind. But a new study by Arlene Holen, an economist and ...

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(Miami) - The medical care system in US immigration detention is dangerously inadequate, with unique consequences for women, and improving health care for immigration detainees should be a top priority for the new administration, Human Rights Watch and ...

Previous Issues Comment Detention Is Big Business The Los Angeles Times reports 'At a time when local law enforcement agencies are being forced to cut budgets and freeze hiring, cities across Southern California have found a growing source of income -- ...

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THE CANADIAN PRESS ST-BERNARD-DE - LACOLLE, Que. - Quebec has unveiled a new smart drivers' licence that Premier Jean Charest says will make it quicker to cross the U.S.-Canada border. The new permit, which Quebecers can choose as an option to getting a ...

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Several weeks ago, New York City did what many in our country should be doing everyday. Across seven days and more than 100 events, the Big Apple celebrated the culture and achievements of the countless numbers of immigrants--past and present--who have ...

Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Designed to provide funding to financial companies to stimulate economic recovery, this law contains significant provisions that are likely to affect H-1B employers who are ...

ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Quebec has unveiled a new smart drivers' licence that Premier Jean Charest says will make it quicker to cross the U.S.-Canada border. The new permit, which Quebecers can choose as an option to getting a passport, has an ...

Mail too complicated for them: Since the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Serves (USCIS) Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes attacked my credibility and my article, Crime and Corruption at the USCIS last January, he has not responded to my request for ...

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A drug war is raging across the border. Over 6,000 people were killed in drug-related violence in Mexico last year. The body count is mounting, and the violence is spilling into the United States. Tony Cox explores how U.S. officials are addressing the ...