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Nearly 600 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally were detained, creating panic among dozens of families in this small southern Mississippi town. Alegria, 26, a Mexican immigrant, was working at the Howard Industries transformer plant ...

The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally. One worker caught in ...

LAUREL, Miss. (AP) _ The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the ...

RAY WALSER, PH.D.: It is my pleasure today to act as the moderator and the presenter of our panel of distinguished guests. First, we have Helen E. Krieble, the founder and President of the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The Foundation's objectives are to ...

Zhao and Duan joined Falun Gong for health reasons and continued their practice in private after the Chinese government declared the movement to be an illegal cult in 1999, the court said. Officers arrested them in July 2001 and held them at a police ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Bookseller Borders Group Inc. said Tuesday that it narrowed its losses and slashed its debt during the second quarter, but continued to see sales slow as consumers limited their discretionary spending. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company ...

PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents have arrested 595 people at a Mississippi factory in what was the largest workplace enforcement raid in the United States to date, an immigration official said on Tuesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted a second-quarter loss of 29 cents per share, on average. Total revenue fell to $758.5 million from $812.4 million. Borders said comparable-store sales for the quarter fell 8.9 per cent, due in part to the ...

The hastily built new fence along the U.S.-Mexico border has apparently exacerbated flooding in parts of Arizona and Mexico due to poor fence design. Environmentalists and others had warned the Department of Homeland Security that rushing border-fence ...

One worker caught in Monday's sweep at the Howard Industries transformer plant said fellow workers applauded as immigrants were taken into custody. Federal officials said a tip from a union member prompted them to start investigating several years ago. ...