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(AP) Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists. On campaign trail in South Carolina's Jan. 19 primary, Huckabee sharpened his rhetoric on immigration and ...

Mexico City - Six people including three top police officials were killed in linked shootings in the northern Mexican city of Tijuana, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The dead include the wife and daughter of a police chief and a civilian who was an ...

Immigrant advocates said Tuesday they have registered 5,600 new Cook County voters since August, part of a nationwide effort to rally newly naturalized U.S. citizens for the 2008 presidential election. Along with get-out-the-vote efforts in Chicago, Los ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas When Congress approved the construction of a nearly 700-mile-long fence along the U.S.-Mexico border two years ago to keep out terrorists, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, many residents in this bustling border town were certain ...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has ruled out a permanent U.S. presence on borders between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, the official MENA news agency reported on Friday. The United States would sell advanced technical equipment to Egypt to detect ...

A world-renowned Israeli conductor and pianist who has championed Palestinian rights has been granted honorary Palestinian citizenship. Daniel Barenboim (file photo)Daniel Barenboim says he hopes his acceptance of a Palestinian passport will help promote ...

WASHINGTON A U.S. official says there will be some leeway in new security rules requiring Canadians driving or sailing to the United States to produce documents proving identity and citizenship starting Jan. 31. The official says people who don't have a ...

The top U.S. immigration enforcement official says federal agents expect to deport more than 200,000 immigrants this year who are in prisons across the country. The head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, Assistant Secretary of Homeland ...

The United States expects to deport more than 200 000 immigrants The United States expects to deport more than 200 000 immigrants this year who are serving time in prisons and jails across the country, the top US immigration enforcement official said. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to deport more than 200,000 immigrants this year who are serving time in prisons and jails across the country, the top U.S. immigration enforcement official said. The move to speed the deportation of ...

With just the clothes on their backs, 14 Cuban migrants arrived along the Rickenbacker Causeway Tuesday morning shivering but happy. They were greeted by passing bicyclists who said in Spanish, ''Welcome to America. Viva Cuba!'' After taking off Monday ...

Exploring H-1B Alternatives As we fast approach the April 1st deadline for H-1B visa applications, , an immigration solution provider, is encouraging employers to get an early start when it comes to exploring all viable options when it comes to visas and ...

A group of 36 Cuban migrants landed on Key Biscayne early Monday morning, according to an official at U.S. Border Patrol. The migrants told agents they left Matanzas, Cuba, on Sunday. The group of 30 men and six women landed on Key Biscayne about 5 a.m. ...

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ESPN Deportes, the exclusive home of winter baseball, has signed Heineken USA as the presenting sponsor for its exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2008 Caribbean Baseball Series in the U.S.Heineken USA will receive extensive exposure on ESPN ...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AFP) Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal gives his inauguration speech after taking the oath of office at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Jindal is the first Indian American governor in the United States. (AFP) Piyush 'Bobby' ...

LONDON -- Britain has committed an act of 'atrocious barbarism' by deporting a Ghanaian woman who is dying of cancer, a leading British medical journal said Tuesday. In an editorial, The Lancet criticized the British government for removing Ama Sumani, ...

Detroit (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain of Arizona, winner of last Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, drew cheers and jeers from an audience of over 500 conservative activists in Michigan over the weekend. Just days ahead of the Michigan primary, McCain ...

U.S. and Cuban officials say they have no idea what happened to a boat packed with 40 Cuban refugees that vanished en route to Florida almost two months ago. The 32-foot fishing boat they were in was designed to carry only nine people but seas were ...

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