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SAN ANTONIO Family members of an illegal immigrant found dead in a federal prison filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Texas facility, where inmates took hostages and set fires during a riot after the man's body was carried out. The 96-page federal ...

AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court waded into the fiery debate over illegal immigration Wednesday, weighing whether federal law preempts an Arizona statute that revokes the license of businesses that knowingly employ undocumented workers. ...

The federal government has failed to stem our nation's illegal-immigration and border-security problems, and as a result, state and local governments have been forced to bear the responsibility and costs associated with this dereliction of duty. Because ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in an important immigration case from the southwestern state of Arizona. At issue is whether Arizona has the right to punish employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and whether that conflicts with the ...

WASHINGTON The chance for hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally to gain legal status is dwindling as time runs out on the Democratic-controlled Congress. House and Senate Democratic leaders have scheduled votes ...

John Moore / Getty Images An Arizona National Guardsman watches over the U.S. border with Mexico at an observation post in Nogales, Arizona. John Moore / Getty Images Arizona National Guardsmen watch over the U.S. border with Mexico at an observation ...

WASHINGTON The House passed legislation Wednesday to give hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally a shot at legal status, a fleeting victory for an effort that appears doomed in the Senate. The so-called Dream ...

Comments during oral arguments make it sound likely that an Arizona crackdown on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants will stand. There are also signs that a more controversial Arizona immigration law might not have the justices' support if it ...

Athletes and other entertainers generally don't like to talk politics in public -- but baseball player Luke Scott isn't of them. The Baltimore Orioles' designated hitter told Yahoo Sports that Obama "does not represent America," according to our baseball ...

Individuals presenting applications containing omissions or errors in biographical data (i.e. name, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, any prior or maiden names, gender) or purpose of travel will be required to correct the omissions and/or ...

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has expressed opposition to Arizona’s controversial immigration law, saying his children might look suspicious to police, according to news reports. ...

The Conservative government is set to announce a landmark security and trade deal with the United States, designed to create a perimeter around North America and allow people and goods to flow more freely within the continent. The New Border Vision is ...

North Korea fired artillery shells in a suspected military drill yesterday, spooking markets on an already tense peninsula, as the top US military official warned of more provocations from Pyongyang's "bad guy". ...

Mel Evans In this Dec. 2, 2010 photo, attorney Bukie O. Adetula rests his hands on a hand-carved West Africa statue as he sits in his home, in Denville, N.J., while wearing traditional clothes of his native Nigeria. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Loading The ...

By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped into the fierce national debate over illegal immigration, considering an Arizona law that allows the state to shut down businesses that hire undocumented workers. The nation's ...

The Wall Street Journal s Jess Bravin has a good overview of Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting , which the Supreme Court is hearing today. At issue is whether federal immigration law preempts Arizonas harsh statute penalizing employers for hiring ...

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are working on a new security and trade deal that would allow people and goods to flow more easily between the two major trading partners, the National Post said on Wednesday."The New Border Vision ... will include ...

ESSEX COUNTY Essex County is one of three sites being considered for a massive federal detention center for illegal immigrants ? an operation that would be a major financial windfall. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in Washington, D.C., ...

Time is running out on the Democratic-controlled Congress' attempts to help hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to the country illegally to gain legal status. ...