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A pair of illegal immigration ordinances in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, were ruled unconstitutional Thursday by a federal appeals court. In 2006, Hazleton passed the Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance, which would have fined landlords who rented to ...

IN BERLIN The most talked-about man in Germany is a 65-year-old economist whose hot new book and sudden groundswell of popular support have the media dubbing him a folk hero. But that is not the only thing they are calling Thilo Sarrazin these days. Some ...

A law approved four years ago by Hazleton, Pa., clamping down on illegal immigrants and prompting similar moves in towns across the country, has been declared unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. The city's Illegal Immigration Relief Act would ...

SANTA ANA PUEBLO - The federal government has failed to secure its border with Mexico, and that means local police and deputies have to pick up the slack, Sen. John McCain told a group of border state sheriffs meeting here Wednesday. The Arizona ...

A Guatemalan illegal immigrant prepares to board a plane during his deportation process in Phoenix, Ariz., July 10, 2009. (Reuters Photo) Illegal immigrants who get pulled over by police for traffic-related offenses will be set free if a proposed change ...

The Obama administration finally found a group of illegal aliens it wants to contain: Asian carp. Joel Hood of WGN TV in Chicago writes: The White House has tapped a former leader of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana Wildlife ...

A growing number of immigrants are taking lessons and taking classes on how to speak English like an American, experts in pronunciation say. "We're doing business like gangbusters," said Judy Ravin, president of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Accent Reduction ...

CP MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow undocumented migrants to file complaints about abuses and receive medical treatment without being questioned about their immigration status. Currently, Mexican law allows only ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country, including in Farmers ...

A crowd gathers in June 2007 in support of Mayor Lou Barletta in front of City Hall in Hazelton, Pa. By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY A Hazleton, Pa., law that targeted illegal immigrants and served as a model for similar laws around the country was struck down ...