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A report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that found evidence of forged documents, fake degrees and shell companies being used in H-1B applications will likely lead to increased scrutiny of the visa petitions if the USCIS implements some ...

WASHINGTON: Immigration files containing a wealth of information collected by US border agents, some of it dating from the late 19th century, will be opened to the public soon and permanently preserved, providing intriguing nuggets about such famous ...

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Mexico are 'winning' an often brutal war against drug cartels that operate across the border separating the two countries, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday. 'We are not only fighting this ...

By Syed Saleem Shahzad ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ongoing cooperation in the 'war on terror' in the past few months has played a part in it being granted an additional loan of US$3.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund, raising the total loan to ...

FAIRFAX, Virginia -- Canadian John Wrenshall stands accused of bringing American child predators to Thailand to have sex with children, filming their crimes and then distributing the images over the Internet. But late last month, the 62-year-old was ...

WASHINGTON: For the first time in several years the H-1B visa programme, once the most sought after among Indian professionals, is unlikely to reach its cap of 65,000 before the start of the 2010 fiscal with nearly 20,000 slots lying vacant thanks to the ...

By Tim Gaynor FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Canadian John Wrenshall stands accused of bringing American child predators to Thailand to have sex with children, filming their crimes and then distributing the images over the Internet. But late last ...

Standing beside Mexico's president and Canada's prime minister at a Guadalajara press conference today, President Barack Obama reiterated all the reasons he favors comprehensive immigration reform: illegal border crossing is dangerous for migrants and ...

'Yes, I have done it,' Hay-Webster declared in response to queries from The Gleaner yesterday. Hay-Webster was not willing to elaborate but stressed that she had carried out the procedure the same day she informed her constituents that she would. Her ...

President Obama has reiterated his commitment to overhauling the US immigration system, which he described as 'broken,' but said he wouldnt make a push for reform legislation until next year. The president made clear he doesnt believe substantive ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday that an additional 30 million U.S. dollars will be spent along the U.S.-Mexico border to support security measures. The money will go to Operation Stonegarden and will be used to ...

Mexico wins key trade deals from Canada, U.S. More multinational companies to import drug to Mexico due to new gov't policy U.S. president arrives in Mexico for summit Mexican legislator urges president to boost relations with N neighbors Mexico ...

Speaking to reporters at a summit in Mexico, President Barack Obama said Monday that he plans to tackle immigration reform -- and to provide a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants -- but not until after Congress has finished with its ...

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano addresses those in attendance at the 6th Annual Border Security Conference held in El Paso, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. Ruben R Ramirez/ The El Paso Times/ AP San Francisco - ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The U.S. and Mexico are 'winning' an often-brutal war against drug cartels that operate across the border separating the countries, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday. 'We are not only fighting this fight, but ...

Leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United States, who have just wrapped up a two-day summit here, said Monday that they had reached some consensus and agreements on cooperation on environment, trade, immigration and some other things, and discussed the ...

Obama says immigration reform will have to wait. The North American Free Trade Agreement called for Mexican truckers to be allowed to deliver Mexican goods to anywhere in the United States by the year 2000. That program was eventually dropped by the U.S. ...

Locked in a health care debate that is claiming much of his energy, President Barack Obama acknowledged Monday that a push to overhaul the U.S. immigration system would have to wait until 2010. Obama suggested it would be too ambitious to aim for a bill ...

The U.S. and Mexico are 'winning' an often-brutal war against drug cartels that operate across the border separating the countries, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday. 'We are not only fighting this fight, but we are winning it,' ...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- President Obama announced during his trip to Guadalajara, Mexico that the United States would be ready to start moving on immigration reform by the end of the year and that the issue would be debated in 2010, according to a report ...