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US President George W. Bush continued to push for passage of the latest comprehensive immigration reform bill Friday, denying conservative claims that the bill is "amnesty" by insisting it brings consequences for...

US immigration courts are inconsistent in granting asylum to applicants, according to a new study by three law professors to be published in the Stanford Law Review. The professors found that factors that contributed to the outcome of...

US federal agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General conducted a joint raid on a poultry processing plant owned by George's Processing Inc. in...

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (ACLU-Texas) won a temporary restraining order from the US District Court for the Northern District...

Villas at Parkside Partners d/b/a Villas at Parkside, et al. v. The City of Farmers Branch, May 21, 2007 [temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of an anti-illegal immigration city ordinance that was slated to take effect in Farmers Branch,...

Key US senators from both political parties and White House cabinet officers reached a tentative agreement on immigration reform on Thursday, after weeks of negotiations. The proposal, which President Bush calls "secure, productive, orderly, and fair"...

Legislation proposed Wednesday by the European Commission will seek to decrease incentives for employers to hire illegal immigrants , threatening fines, closing of businesses, and possibly jail time for those that partake in human trafficking...

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDF) and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas on Tuesday requested a temporary restraining order from the US District Court of the Northern District of Texas,...

Voters in Farmers Branch, Texas approved a city ordinance Saturday which requires apartment renters to show proof of US residency and penalizes landlords who rent to illegal immigrants . Landlords who do not...

Churches across the US have agreed to become part of the New Sanctuary Movement , a program to protect illegal immigrants from arrest and deportation and place pressure on the government to make becoming a citizen an easier...