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The case of Anton Tanumihardja, a gay Indonesian man seeking asylum in the United States, illustrates the discrimination against LGBT people in immigration law. CNN reports on Tanumihardja, who was granted a temporary stay of deportation and avoided ...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been killed and another shot in the arm and leg during an attack in Mexico. ICE, as the agency is known, issued statements saying the two were shot "in the line of duty" Tuesday afternoon while ...

Borders Group Inc (BGP.N), the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, after years of sharp sales declines that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load. Borders had...Borders had liabilities of $1.29 ...

By Ruben Navarrette Longview News-Journal | 0 comments SAN DIEGO In the last presidential election, Barack Obama marketed himself to Latino voters as a kinder and gentler response to the immigration policies of George W. Bush. For example, Obama was ...

WASHINGTON -- A voluntary program to run all criminal suspects' fingerprints through an immigration database was only voluntary until cities refused to participate, thousands of recently released documents show. The Obama administration then tightened ...

NEW YORK Borders Group Inc., the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, after years of sharp sales declines that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load. Borders had liabilities of US$1.29 billion ...

New Delhi/Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) The US Wednesday assured India of 'fair and appropriate treatment' of around 1,500 Indian students affected by the closure of by a sham California-based university and said that it was committed to protecting them from ...

President Barack Obama peppered the State of the Union address with several well-received jokes last night, including a playful swipe at the controversy over enhanced pat-downs by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in US airports. Obama ...

U.S. and Mexican officials say they're working closely together to investigate an attack in Mexico that has left one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent dead and another wounded. ...

Dont Exempt These Facilities from Protection Measures (Washington, DC) President Barack Obama should direct the Justice Department to apply Prison Rape Elimination Act standards to detainees in US immigration facilities, Human Rights Watch and 10 ...

A voluntary program to run all criminal suspects' fingerprints through an immigration database was only voluntary until cities refused to participate, thousands of recently released documents show. The Obama administration then tightened the rules so ...

MEXICO CITY A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another wounded while driving through northern Mexico yesterday, in a rare attack on American officials in a country fighting powerful drug cartels. Homeland Security Secretary ...

MEXICO CITY | A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another wounded while driving through northern Mexico on Tuesday, in a rare attack on American officials in this country that is fighting powerful drug cartels. Homeland ...

New York City Schools Chancellor Cathie Black finds protestors many places she ...

Bankers, lawyers and anyone else earning more than 150,000 will be allowed in over and above a monthly limit on skilled workers which will be introduced in April, the immigration minister said. Scientists will also be moved towards the front of the queue ...

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H-1B visa cap met; calls for flexibility The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has hit its annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas, which are used by U.S. businesses to hire skilled foreign workers. A separate cap of 20,000 H-1B visas for foreign workers ...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another wounded while driving through northern Mexico Tuesday, in a rare attack on American officials in this country which is fighting powerful drug cartels. E-Mail This Add ...

The pair, described as "special agents" were attacked while driving between Mexico City and Monterrey. No details were provided on their condition or the precise location of the attack. The attack comes as a US report suggests that one fifth of the US ...

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