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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is adding its voice to those who want the federal government to stop checking fingerprints of people booked at local and state jails to find immigrants who can be deported. The caucus has written a letter to President ...

The White House Twitter account is soliciting opinions on immigration: Why do you think fixing our #immigration system is important? Send your reasons our way w/ #immigration. I have yet to see the point of Twitter, but if thats the way you ...

Obama is traveling to El Paso, across the border from violence-wracked Ciudad Juarez, where he will push for massive immigration reform, an initiative that has gotten little leverage in Congress. "I want to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect ...

Civil liberties advocates and others have complained in recent months that many school districts are seeking children's immigration papers as a prerequisite for enrollment. Some state and local officials have also considered bills to require prospective ...

Latinos that supported Obama in the 2008 election, there is "definitely" a "need for action" on immigration...Longoria on Thursday why she thinks it has not happened yet. "Oh gosh, well, I think the President's been a little busy with the economy and ...

With the introduction of an online application filing system, streamlined procedures, relaxed requirements, more English-speaking personnel and the opening of a permanent branch office in Chapala, it has never been easier for foreigners to take full ...

WASHINGTON -- Hispanic lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with President Barack Obama for not using his executive authority to change immigration policy, an issue with next to no prospects in Congress for at least another two years. A ...

The Princeton couple, married in Connecticut almost a year ago, are seeking a moratorium on deportations of same-sex binational couples, who are not protected under the same immigration laws as heterosexual couples. Valandia, a native of Venezuela, could ...

A Venezuelan salsa dancer who legally married an American man in a same-sex ceremony last year has had his deportation placed on hold. The decision comes one day after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder set aside a Board of Immigration Appeals ruling in a ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) A program to expand the busiest commercial crossing over the U.S.-Mexico border was inaugurated on Friday, nearly doubling the capacity for trucks entering Laredo, Texas, from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, authorities said. The program ...

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Several states have expressed disagreement with President Barack Obama's Secure Communities program, saying it has caused erroneous deportations and failed to clarify whether state participation is necessary. The program checks for immigration violations ...

By Domenico Montanaro and Andrew GrossPresident Obama goes to Texas to deliver a speech on comprehensive immigration reform; Newt Gingrich gets in the presidential race. Does Jon Huntsman follow suit?Produced by Andrew Gross; Edited by Andrew Gross and ...

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By Domenico Montanaro and Andrew Gross President Obama goes to Texas to deliver a speech on comprehensive immigration reform; Newt Gingrich gets in the presidential race. Does Jon Huntsman follow suit? Produced by Andrew Gross; Edited by Andrew Gross ...

May 06--The Department of Homeland Security has launched an investigation into whether Muslims are harassed, body searched, and detained by federal agents at the Detroit-Windsor border because of their appearance or religious background. In a letter sent ...

DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Filed Under The Department of Homeland Security has launched an investigation into whether Muslims are harassed, body searched, and detained by federal agents at the Detroit-Windsor border because of their appearance or ...

We will all remember where we were when we heard the news that Osama bin Laden finally faced the justice that he so richly deserved. Beyond the deep pride and satisfaction that I felt for our men and women in service who put their lives on the lines each ...

Mobile Surveillance systems are used in highly hazardous environments that have severe security requirements. To aid critical information transfer among various security forces, Mobile Surveillance systems will be installed on the southern border of the ...

The White House announced this morning that President Barack Obama will use his visit to El Paso on Tuesday to talk about immigration. Obama promised in the campaign to reform the broken system within his first year, and Hispanic advocates have ...