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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...