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US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday sent memos to immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals informing them that he has ordered a review of...

The US House of Representatives late Friday evening narrowly approved a tough new border security and immigration bill that includes plans to build a security fence across 621 miles of the Mexican border and...

JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Laurent Pech, a native of Aix-en-Provence, France, and Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Union Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, says that the recent rioting by French immigrant youths has complex roots and represents...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in four cases, including one where the Court will clarify the rights of illegal immigrants upon reentering the United States after having been deported. In Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales...

The UN Refugee Agency has criticized Australia for its strict policy of detaining illegal immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, in comments before an Australian parliamentary inquiry. David Wright, a representative of the UN High...

Approximately 900 detainees held in Australian Department of Immigration detention camps have caused themselves injury during the past three years, according to documents obtained by Macquarie University academic Denise Leith under Australia's Freedom of...

Leading Tuesday's states brief, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today refused to block the implementation of Arizona's Proposition 200 , which denies some state public benefits to illegal immigrants and makes...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, North Carolina lawmakers and law enforcement officers today urged the state's General Assembly to pass legislation unveiled seven months ago to combat gang member violence in the state. The bill would create additional...

In the latest controversy surrounding Australia's detention of illegal immigrants seeking asylum , the private company responsible for running the detention camps for asylum-seekers has been fined $378,286 for mistreating 5 detainees. Global Solutions Limited was...

Australia has abandoned mandatory detention for some illegal immigrants, one of the most criticized provisions of its immigration law, releasing dozens of children on Thursday. Australia's courts also paved the way for over 1,000 asylum-seekers to avoid deportation. Prime...