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The U.S. State Department plans to increase the cost of passports to $135 starting in mid-March. "It's a total surprise, and under the circumstances, I'm rather shocked," Niagara Falls Tourism chairman Wayne Thomson said. "It's very difficult to get our ...

WASHINGTON - Poll results, congressional head counts and federal deficits aren't the only numbers President Barack Obama has to worry about. Now, he's trying to walk off a marginally high cholesterol count. Although Obama took the presidential motorcade ...

Shannon Airport has achieved a first today as it is the only airport in Europe to offer US immigration pre-clearance for private aircraft. Shannon Airport has achieved a first today as it is the only airport in Europe to offer US immigration ...

Soon about 40 men, mostly immigrants from Guatemala, crowd a large room at the job and social-services center, run by Neighbors Link, a local nonprofit group. The room doubles as a waiting room and classroom for the daily 'Job English' class run by ...

A demonstration outside the Varick Immigrant Detention Center in lower Manhattan last Thursday should not have been necessary. The protesters planned to demonstrate opposition to the federal facility - the only one of its kind in New York City - that ...

CALEXICO, Calif. -- A magnitude-3.9 earthquake has rattled the California-Mexico border, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. In December, a magnitude-5.8 temblor struck the area, forcing hospitals to evacuate in Mexicali. The quake ...

Tourism industry officials in Toronto and Niagara Falls say they are shocked to learn of plans by the U.S. State Department to raise passport fees by as much as 35 per cent. The plan would price an adult passport at $135. Since last summer, passports ...

Minority groups in the U.S. challenge a report on minority voters' views on immigration issued by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), as it is flawed and not reflective of American interests and values. Angelica Salas, executive director for the ...

(San Jose Mercury News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- rscheinin@mercurynews.com Henry Mollicone comes from immigrants. Back in Providence, R.I., where he was raised in a tight-knit Italian neighborhood, his grandparents Alfonso ...

Mexico has deployed more than 49,000 troops across the country as part of its war on drugs [EPA] The United States has temporarily closed its consular office in the Mexican border city of Reynosa after a series of gun battles between drug gangs. The US ...

Where do evangelicals stand on immigration and the National Question? As an evangelical Christian myself, I dont intend for my immigration activism to conflict with my faith. And I dont believe it does. Its an important question for the ...

Federal, local and state authorities arrested 284 immigrants with criminal records during a three-day enforcement surge across Texas. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday that it was the biggest operation seeking out illegal criminal ...

The United States has temporarily closed its consular office in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, after gunbattles with drug gangs rocked the area this week. Four suspected cartel gunmen were killed Thursday outside the ...

CALEXICO, Calif. --A magnitude-3.9 earthquake has rattled the California-Mexico border, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred shortly after 7 a.m. Friday and was centered 16 miles ...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico The United States has temporarily closed its consular office in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, after gunbattles with drug gangs rocked the area this week. Four suspected cartel gunmen were killed ...

SALT LAKE CITY Employers in Utah could be among the first in the country to face criminal charges for failing to verify their workers' immigration status, under a bill passed Friday by a legislative committee that now moves to the full Senate. Several ...

CIUDAD JUAREZ The United States has temporarily closed its consular office in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, after gunbattles with drug gangs rocked the area this week. Four suspected cartel gunmen were killed ...

By Maggie Hyde Military recruits trade service for citizenship Last year Michael Melnics U.S. visa was set to expire. But Melnic, 41, an immigrant from the small former Soviet country of Moldova, was not ready to leave. A financial specialist who came to ...

The U.S. Consulate in the border city of Matamoros, Mexico, temporarily closed its Consular Agency in the nearby city of Reynosa because of heightened drug-related violence in recent days. A "Warden Message" was issued by the consulate "to advise U.S. ...

The U.S. Consulate in the border city of Matamoros, Mexico, temporarily closed its Consular Agency in the nearby city of Reynosa because of heightened drug-related violence in recent days. A 'Warden Message' was issued by the consulate 'to advise U.S. ...