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The new rule will be valid for multiple entries over a two-year period. Passengers travelling to the United States from countries whose citizens do not need visas must register online with the US government at least 72 hours before departure, in the ...

A man from Surrey, B.C., has been arrested in what police described as one of the largest cross-border ecstasy seizures in recent memory. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Blaine, Wash., arrested Randal Hodgson, 52, on Monday. They allege he ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Immigration agents say they arrested 491 people in New Jersey and New York in May. Officials say that's the single largest number in a month in the region since they began targeting immigration violators in 2003. U.S. Immigration and ...

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The decision upholds an earlier ruling of the Chicago immigration court on the petition by former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn 'Joc-Joc' Bolante. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Wednesday that Bolante's troubles in the United States are a ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A U.S. judge improperly dismissed immigration fraud charges against an anti-Castro militant suspected of plotting the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner, a government lawyer told a federal appeals court Wednesday. Prosecutors are ...

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Eight migrants arrived at Virginia Key Wednesday morning in a boat they said they built themselves, The Miami Herald reported. The Cubans said they spent five days at sea before reaching the United States. They told the newspaper they ditched their boat ...

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NEW ORLEANS - Prosecutors are appealing the dismissal of charges that Luis Posada Carriles made false statements as part of his bid to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. Posada is a Cuban-born citizen of Venezuela, where he is wanted for alleged ...

Palace will not interfere in case, says Sec. Ermita The US Board of Immigration Appeals has rejected the application for political asylum by a former Arroyo government official wanted in the Philippines in the case involving the P728-million fertilizer ...

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WASHINGTON -- Here are the positions of Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain on the main issues in the US presidential campaign: IMMIGRATION Obama: Supports immigration reform which boosts border controls while ...

MANILA, Philippines--The United States has denied the appeal of former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn 'JocJoc' Bolante that he be granted political asylum. 'The respondent is a native and citizen of the Philippines. He appeals the Immigration Judge's ...

YOUNG PEOPLE who are planning to travel to the United States this summer have been warned that they could be arrested and deported if they overstay their visa or work while there on a holiday visa. ...

Parliament's lower house passed a nonbinding motion Tuesday allowing U.S. military deserters to stay in Canada, but the Conservative government was expected to ignore the vote. The opposition parties banded together to bypass Conservatives members and ...

Online MIRANSHAH: US drones, besides tribal areas, have commenced flights in the semi-tribal areas as well adding to the rise in missile attacks in the respective areas from beyond the borders, just after the peace agreement. According to a private TV ...

OTTAWA: Parliament's lower house passed a nonbinding motion allowing U.S. military deserters to stay in Canada, but the Conservative government was expected to ignore the vote. The opposition parties banded together Tuesday in the House of Commons to ...

WASHINGTON -- Travelers from Japan and Western Europe will face tighter restrictions on coming to the United States beginning in January, according to new rules unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. government. Tourists and business travelers from the 27 ...

Citizens of countries who do not need visas to travel to the US beginning next year will be required to register with the US government before boarding a flight. According to the Department of Homeland Security,the new rules are designed to ensure that ...