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A recent Washington Post investigation uncovered poor healthcare and neglect in some detention centers operated by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Farai Chideya speaks with ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel to get the agency's response ...

A Canadian court on Friday ruled that an immigration board had erred in refusing political asylum to a US man who sought to avoid military service in Iraq, and ordered a new hearing. Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board in November 26 rejected an ...

MEXICO CITY -- Presidential hopeful John McCain called for a ''tamper-proof'' temporary worker program, promoted free trade and praised joint drug-fighting efforts Thursday as he finished a three-day tour of Colombia and Mexico. ''I believe we must have ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, July 4 -- President Bush kicked off the Fourth of July at the hilltop estate of one of the nation's Founding Fathers, where he welcomed dozens of new American citizens from 30 countries. Bush's address Friday at the annual Independence ...

Dawid Pietrek, a Polish immigrant, couldn't vote, run for public office or obtain a U.S. passport; but he signed up to serve a country that wasn't yet his, and last month he gave his life for that country. Pfc. Pietrek, 24, of Bensenville, Illinois, was ...

A Washington Post investigation has revealed many immigrants, who are detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, receive poor or substandard medical care. The inquiry identified 83 people who died while in custody. For more, Farai ...

America has tightened security along its border with Canada, but some security experts say the 4,000-mile northern passage remains full of holes an inviting open door to terrorists seeking to enter the U.S. Since 9/11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

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By David Swanson Congressman Virgil Goode recently responded to a statement I'd blogged about him. Here's what I wrote and his response: 'The Unitary Executive is scheduled to disgrace the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's house, Monticello, in ...

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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LISA SYLVESTER, CNN ANCHOR: Thanks Suzanne. Tonight, 'LOU DOBBS TONIGHT' has learned the focus of the investigations into the nation's salmonella outbreak has shifted ...

Trade and immigration top Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's visit to Mexico. The two issues also dominated his trip to Colombia. McCain says he'll seek Mexico's help to tackle illegal immigration. He used the trip to tout free trade. ...

MEXICO CITY - Se habla straight talk? In a day of sight-seeing, meetings and mixed messages in Mexico's capital, John McCain called Thursday for keeping the border open for business but shutting it tight against undocumented migrants and illegal ...

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An immigration activist is questioning the White House decision to give foreign nationals with HIV/AIDS a special waiver to obtain short-term visas to enter the country. At a recent White House press briefing, Press Secretary Dana Perino was asked ...

MEXICO CITY - John McCain warned Mexicans that more border walls are needed before he attempts to overhaul U.S. immigration laws again, an unpopular position in a country where he had hoped to boost his standing with Hispanics. During a trip to Mexico ...

A French woman was arrested in California early Thursday on charges of running an immigration scam with her husband that netted thousands of dollars, US justice officials said. Deborah Sion, 25, was detained without incident by US Immigration and Customs ...