Immigration News from around the Web

Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico.The culprits behind ...

This is not a treatise in American history and government, but we try in 100 questions and answers to summarize the basic concepts of American democracy. X Alfonso Aguilar, chief of the citizenship office at US Citizenship and Immigration Services A week ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - U.S. helicopters flew into Pakistan's militant-infested border region, but returned to Afghanistan after troops and tribesmen opened fire, intelligence officials said Monday. Washington denied the account. The alleged incident late ...

ASHINGTON, DC " US Customs and Border Protection signed a joint agreement today in Washington, DC with the United Kingdom Border Agency to strengthen their country's borders by sharing information on people who may present a threat " including illegal ...

Pakistan's military says it is investigating the crash of a suspected U.S spy plane in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.The military said Wednesday that it has recovered the wreckage of the unmanned aircraft, or drone, from South Waziristan. The ...

A Cuban migrant died on Wednesday morning after Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the vessel he was traveling on. Authorities say they intercepted three vessels 45 miles south of Key Largo about 11 p.m. Tuesday. The largest vessel carried ...

TIJUANA, Mexico -- The United States is just across the yellow line, painted along the concrete bed of the dry Tijuana River. A permanent vigil by Border Patrol agents in shiny white pickups keeps most migrants from crossing the stripe. And between the ...

A federal lawsuit pitting H-1B opponents against the Bush administration is hinging on one question: Do tech workers have a right to challenge the federal government in court over its visa policies? Critics of the H-1B program have long argued that it ...

Federal authorities are investigating how a Cuban migrant headed for the US died from a head injury.Customs and Border Protection officials intercepted three boats carrying 33 Cuban migrants and 7 alleged smugglers in the waters south of Key Largo late ...

WASHINGTON The wave of immigrants entering the United States slowed dramatically last year as the economy faltered and the government stepped up enforcement of immigration laws. The U.S. nation added about a half million immigrants in 2007, down from ...