Supreme Court declines to hear US-Mexico border fence, 'Cuban Five' appeals
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a challenge to the construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border . The Court denied certiorari in County of...
Supreme Court declines to hear US-Mexico border fence, 'Cuban Five' appeals
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a challenge to the construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border . The Court denied certiorari in County of...
US shifting focus of immigration enforcement from raids to employers
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that the US government will begin to enforce immigration policy more strictly by targeting employers directly , rather than through continued use of controversial...
US AG Holder reverses order denying deportees ineffective counsel claim
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday vacated an order by former attorney general Michael Mukasey that had denied those facing deportation the right to challenge immigration decisions...
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that sought to block construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border. The Texas Border Coalition , a group...
Progetto di legge: 2180 (Bill 2180), Italian Chamber of Deputies, May 14, 2009, . Read the full text of the legislative materials . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
Italy lower house approves bill increasing penalties for illegal immigration
The Italian Chamber of Deputies , the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday approved legislation that would increase the penalties for illegal immigration by a vote of 297-255. The controversial legislation provides that...
White House proposes elimination of illegal alien incarceration program
US President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed $17 billion in cuts to the fiscal year 2010 federal budget, including cutting $400 million from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) . SCAAP is a...
US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid Iraq service pleads guilty to desertion
A US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid serving in the Iraq war pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of desertion. Spc. Cliff Cornell was sentenced to one year in prison at a court-martial...
US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Wednesday appointed former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as assistant secretary for international affairs and special representative for border affairs to oversee illegal immigration and anti-crime efforts along...
The number of immigrants detained by the US has drastically increased over the last decade, according to an AP report issued Sunday. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database, obtain by the...