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In North Carolina, individuals without legal permanent resident status can still qualify for what is known as an 'ITIN mortgage' as long as they have an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), a sound credit history, and proof that they have ...

'Four helicopter engines transported by a Pakistani truck company to Coalition Joint Task Force 101 went missing. The exact location is not determined yet', coalition spokesman Christian Patterson told AFP. The engines went missing before the 101st ...

U.S. prosecutions of illegal immigrants are soaring so quickly that such cases are now dominating the federal courts, a study released this week said. A statistical analysis of the federal courts' caseload compiled by Syracuse University's Transactional ...

WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Democratic National Committee: (LOGO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) John McCain claims he can be trusted on immigration reform and believes that ...

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for a few good men or women, and will host a recruiting blitz in six cities, including Jacksonville.The federal agency hopes to hire 1,500 agents by the end of 2008 and educate Florida communities about ...

TONATICO, Mexico (Reuters) - The mountain of cash sent home by Mexicans in the United States is shrinking for the first time in over a decade, putting the dampers on Mexico's economy as a U.S. slowdown takes work away from immigrants. In rural towns like ...

NEW YORK (PAN): The United States Monday appeared to be fully behind Afghanistan on cross-border terrorism; coming in the wake of the assertive statement from President Hamid Karzai. State Department spokesperson told reporters in Washington any solution ...

TONATICO, Mexico, June 18 (Reuters) - The mountain of cash sent home by Mexicans in the United States is shrinking for the first time in over a decade, putting the dampers on Mexico's economy as a U.S. slowdown takes work away from immigrants. In rural ...

(STRASBOURG, France) - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved controversial new rules for expelling illegal immigrants from the bloc, overcoming opposition from left-leaning lawmakers and ignoring protests from human rights activists. The move ...

The US military says four helicopter engines worth $13 million are missing in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. US spokeswoman Lt. Col. Rumi Nielson-Green says the helicopters were being shipped overland from the US base in Bagram to a seaport for ...

LIMA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales said Tuesday that the protests by Bolivians outside the United States embassy only showed their rejection to the U.S. government's granting of asylum to genocide suspects, according to news ...

A former policeman was found not guilty Tuesday in the death of a homeless illegal immigrant who had a long history of arrests in the officer's jurisdiction. Former Mount Kisco Officer George Bubaris, 31, closed his eyes and bit his lip as he was ...

Editor's note: Here are the latest entries from Joel Stewart's blog. DOL issued an FAQ this week offering much needed guidance for attorneys in PERM processing, where an ethical balance must be achieved among the Employer, Attorney and DOL regarding the ...

e: Do Something! Postville, Iowa, is as American as it gets. Originally inhabited by American Indians, like most of the nation, Postville became a town in the mid-1800s when a half-way house was established for soldiers traveling between army forts in ...

A Troublesome Fence Although most people don't think that a border fence will prevent a hardworking Mexican from finding a way to feed his family abroad, no serious person really objects to our government building such a fence, if that will help solve ...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say 33 Cuban migrants landed by sea at Key Biscayne, Fla., Tuesday, coming to the United States in two groups. The Miami Herald reported the first group consisted of 12 people who came ashore on the ...

WASHINGTON, June 17 (APP): Describing active cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan as key to counter terrorism on their rugged porous border, the United States has reiterated its support for efforts towards "comprehensive" solution to the ...

Washington - The United States on Tuesday urged the Afghan and Pakistani governments to work together to improve border security, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned he was willing to send troops into Pakistan to halt cross-border militant ...