The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that the Obama administration will push for immigration reform legislation early next year. Speaking at the Center for American Progress (CAP) , DHS Secretary Janet...
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US anti-terrorism laws turning away valid refugee claimants: rights group
More than 18,000 refugees have been unfairly denied permanent residency or asylum in the US due to the expanding definition of "terrorist activity" in the USA Patriot Act and Real ID Act...
US government settles with post 9/11 detention plaintiffs for $1.26 million
Five men who claim they were illegally detained after 9/11 reached a settlement agreement with the US government for $1.26 million, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , which represented the men, announced...
Connecticut residents sue ICE over constitutionality of immigration raids
Ten residents of New Haven, Connecticut, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against several US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, alleging violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments in planning and carrying out...
Congress drops border fence extension from Homeland Security appropriations
Members of the US Congress have removed an amendment to the 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that sought to require additional construction of the US-Mexico border fence . The amendment,...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced a plan for improving immigration detention policies and facilities in response to recent widespread allegations of...
Argentina ex-president charged with hiding evidence in 1994 Jewish center bombing
An Argentine judge on Thursday charged former president and current senator Carlos Menem for allegedly covering up evidence related to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires....
Rights group claims Italy, Libya violating international law on refugee treatment
Italy systematically forces migrants to return to Libya where they face human rights abuses without screening them for possible asylum claims, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The...
A spokesperson for the department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) said Thursday that the Canadian government will appeal a controversial decision by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) to grant asylum to a white...
ICE acknowledges previously unreported immigration detainee deaths
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acknowledged Monday that 11 deaths in immigration detention had gone unreported . ICE added 10 names to the official roster of immigration detainee fatalities and acknowledged an...