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Leading Monday's states brief, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today that an illegal immigrant, suffering from severe pain and diagnosed with acute leukemia, was entitled to Medicaid because he suffered from an emergency medical condition. The court...

The US government has so far held back from making any guarantee to illegal immigrants caught up in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that they will be able to seek help from federal agencies without fear of...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to veto a bill approved by the state senate on Thursday that would create a driver's license for illegal immigrants in the state. California originally stopped issuing such...

The European Commission on Thursday proposed new rules for the 25 European Union nations to set up common standards on immigration and asylum. Franco Frattini , vice-president of the Commission, said the goal was...

A Cuban-born anti-Castro former CIA operative withdrew his petition for asylum in the US Wednesday, stating that if he continued to testify, he was afraid he may have to reveal state secrets. Luis Posada Carriles entered the...

Suspected and convicted foreign-born terrorists regularly exploit federal immigration laws to enter or remain illegally in the US, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Center for Immigration Studies . According to Immigration Benefits and Terrorism:...

An immigration judge held a hearing Monday to determine if former anti-Castro CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles should be granted asylum to the US after illegally entering through Mexico earlier this year. Venezuelan officials have...

Four California Republican lawmakers have announced that they will introduce legislation which would give California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger the ability to declare a state of emergency along the border with Mexico. Current California law allows the governor...

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Tuesday that the US Department of Homeland Security is preparing to increase its efforts to deal with the problem of illegal immigration. Last week, Arizona declared a state...

New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte has determined that there is "an insufficient basis for appeal" against the recent dismissal of trespassing charges against two illegal immigrants brought by state officials. Judge L. Phillips Runyon dismissed the trespassing violations...