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A group of about 200 Zimbabweans gathered on Thursday outside the United States embassy in Harare, pleading for political asylum and food after being displaced in recent election violence. The group, which included breast-feeding mothers and ...

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The man who has become the symbol of a movement to block the deportation of American soldiers avoiding Iraq service is not actually in the U.S. military, ABC News reported yesterday. Corey Glass, an Iraq veteran who deserted the American National Guard ...

One year ago the American people soundly rejected amnesty for illegal immigrants. Across the nation, there was heavy sentiment against one if its principal supporters, John McCain. Last November Senator McCain shifted positions -- dnot abandoning amnesty ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain was discussing the thorny issue of immigration Thursday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, as the Republican presidential candidate wrapped up a three-day visit to Colombia and Mexico designed to promote free trade and ...

BAGHDAD, July 3 (KUNA) -- The US Army on Thursday said its troops killed an al-Qaeda member during a storming operation at his residence in a village bordering Syria. An Army statement said that the troops targeted the foreign terrorist facilitator today ...

A South Korean immigrant who was repeatedly denied timely medical care while in the immigration detention system was released from an Arizona jail yesterday. Federal immigration officials released Yong Sun Harvill, 52, as part of a settlement of a ...

Immigration divides both the Democrats and the Republicans. Most Congressional Democrats back comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship for the unauthorized, but there are factions within the party. The Hispanic caucus opposes ...

British travellers may be able to pass through United States border checks more quickly under a pilot scheme. The Home Office has signed a deal with the US government to develop a scheme based on fingerprint, iris or facial recognition technology. It is ...

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The number of foreigners living in Chile tripled from less than 100,000 to almost 300,000 between 1999 and 2008. Most of the newcomers are Argentineans, but there are also 100,000 Peruvians, many of whom are employed in Chilean agriculture and ...

WICHITA, Kansas-U.S. immigration officials say 22 Mexican gang members were arrested in a roundup in Wichita. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the suspects were targeted because of their membership or association with four violent street gangs, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rita Boyadjian wishes she were in a better mood to celebrate the weddings of fellow gay friends after California began legally marrying same-sex couples last month. But her partner of six years is a German woman whose U.S. student ...

008 From the folks at Ph.D. Comics. Posted at 10:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0) My friend Tom Roach dispels some of the more common myths surrounding immigration law. Go get em' Tom! Posted at 10:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (6) | ...

The media frequently devotes much attention to mothers who are separated from their children by deportation actions. The treatment is usually highly sympathetic to the mothers. When fathers are deported away from their children, little attention is paid. ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Submissions to the Borders/AARP 'Your Next Chapter' essay contest are flowing in by the hundreds from across the country. Since the contest launch May 29, people age 50+ have submitted creative and ...

Lady Liberty's welcome was sorely missing from the drab immigration office where Argentine architect Rodolfo Acevedo started his U.S. citizenship application in the early 1990s. But there were huddled masses, or at least crowds fighting for parking, ...

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Border and Immigration Minister Liam Byrne says British and U.S. officials are studying how fingerprinting, iris scanning or facial recognition systems might be used in setting up a speedy border channel for frequent travelers. The plan would expand on ...

The refugees were given what extra clothes the crew of the Berge Danuta could find. 'They had hope,' said the vessel's captain. 'They were alive.' PHOTO: CREW/BERGE DANUTA The two women and 11 men were spotted drifting in a small wooden boat about 235 ...