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TORONTO (CNS) -- The arrest of a U.S. refugee worker at the Canadian border has prompted criticism of what some call the misapplication of a Canadian law. Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, founder of the Pennsylvania-based PRIME-Ecumenical Commitment to Refugees, ...

MARINETTE, Wis. - In opening statements, Assistant Attorney General Don Latorraca told jurors that James Nichols initially lied about killing Cha Vang, 30, in January. Defense attorney Kent Hoffmann did not dispute that Nichols killed Vang, but said he ...

A sharp increase in the number of Cubans migrating to the US through Mexico requires a new immigration accord between Mexico and the communist-run island, Cuba's ambassador to Mexico said Tuesday. Manuel Aguilera de la Paz told reporters that such an ...

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HELENA, Montana: U.S. and Canadian officials plan to meet this month in Paris to discuss how an international park on their border could be protected from a proposed coal mine nearby, a U.S. congressman said Tuesday. The Waterton-Glacier International ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - U.S. Customs officials in Minnesota and North Dakota seized more than 4,100 birds from hunters re-entering the United States from Canada following an outbreak of avian flu at a commercial chicken farm near Regina. U.S. Customs and ...

WASHINGTON Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani campaigned Monday at a landmark South Philadelphia cheesesteak stand that grabbed headlines when it posted signs telling customers to speak English. In June 2006, Geno's Steaks garnered national ...

Immigration debate polarized American public, bishops say, calling on Congress to repair a 'seriously flawed' system Catholic Online WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) - The immigration reform debate in the United States has "inflamed fears" and polarized the ...

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday defended the construction of a fence along the southwest border, saying it's actually better for the environment than what happens when people illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico line. ...

By VOA News Americans flying to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean now need a passport to get back home. Starting Monday, the U.S. government requires a passport or proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, for all air travelers arriving from ...

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Bartlett As of today all United States of America citizens who travel by air to Jamaica must have a passport to re-enter their country, due to the expiration of the deadline for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at midnight, yesterday. The ...

The Philippines is not included on this year's US government's list of coun-tries eligible for its Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program that gives select applicants the opportunity to apply for an immigrant visa. The US State Department yesterday said ...

WASHINGTON 'Illegal migrants really degrade the environment. I've seen pictures of human waste, garbage, discarded bottles and other human artifacts in pristine areas,' Chertoff said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. 'And believe me, ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A federal waiver on U.S. citizens requiring passports when returning to the United States from several North American countries ended Monday. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative took effect Jan. 23, but the U.S. State ...

AgJOBS Backers Risk Congressional Backlash By Geof Koss CongressNow Staff October 1, 2007 - Thwarted in their past efforts to address a critical labor shortage, the agricultural lobby and farm workers are pressing their Congressional allies to bring up a ...

Oct. 1, 2007: The much criticized US passport rule returns in full force today as the administrations summer reprieve comes to a halt. As of today, US citizens returning from air travel overseas, including the Caribbean, will need a valid passport to ...

While immigration has been historically cast as a federal responsibility, state and city governments have seized upon the U.S. government's immigration deadlock by stepping in to fill the void. In the first eight months of 2007, local jurisdictions ...

PUERTO PENASCO (AP) -- Mexican and U.S. governors called for help from Washington Friday in alleviating massive traffic jams at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the U.S. security concerns shouldn't mean long bottlenecks. The demands arose at the annual ...

Although the world's longest undefended border has been defended a lot more vigorously since 9/11, and rightly so, it would be naive to think every kilometre is under constant watch. That didn't stop U.S. Democratic senators from howling with shock and ...