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Fearing New Law, Arizona Immigrants Forego Health Services

Claremont man who aided migrants convicted for littering

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 12/21/2009
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Ariz. gov: Release many criminal immigrants to ICE

Immigration Enforcement Fuels Rise in U.S. Cases

Immigration cases fuel jump in federal prosecutions

Latinos scramble to ensure a ride after licenses canceled

LAPD to keep its policy on immigration checks

Deporting illegal immigrants: Families torn apart by dual program

Cold facts and hot words on immigration

Deported adults leave U.S. citizen children behind

  • By: Myrtle Beach Sun News
  • 12/20/2009
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus' effort to advance immigration reform faces roadblocks

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 12/20/2009
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Sides forming in next immigration-reform push

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 12/20/2009
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Dozens at hearing support immigrants

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 12/19/2009
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Hundreds rally for immigration reform

Deporting illegal immigrants: Collier sheriff’s program puts 2,200 on ICE in two years

In a Day-Labor Corner

Arizona marks its first employer sanctions deal

Debate Over Illegal Immigrants At Community College

California's population grows by less than 1%

Immigrant advocates plan walk from Miami to Washington

Benefits law nets illegal immigrant suspects

U.S. Buses Undocumented Immigrants To 'Nowhere'

Partnership in CA gives health care to everyone

As wage theft rises, states and cities crack down

Kearny woman accused of bilking, threatening immigrants in N.J.

  • By: New Jersey Star-Ledger
  • 12/17/2009
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America's Secret ICE Castles

Immigration overhaul bill unveiled in House

White Americans' majority to end by mid-century

Lake jail tapped to assist immigration officials

Groups try to delay deportations of illegal students

Feds to Stop Detaining Asylum Seekers

Immigration screening launches today in city jails

Ask Questions Later: Victims are too often deported

In-state rates for illegal immigrants attacked

Immigrants Lose Lawsuit Against Atlanta Hospital

New Immigration Bill Is Introduced in House

Tough road for immigration bill

Immigrant crimes: Who deserves deportation?

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 12/15/2009
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Supreme Court to hear drug deportation case

Colo. court: immigrants tax records are private

US House Lawmakers To Unveil Immigration Bill; Path Forward Uncertain

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 12/14/2009
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Vigil held remembering ICE sweep that ended in 260 arrests in Greeley

Sharing of immigration information draws praise

Nashville charities reject immigrants' kids

ICE agents arrest 286 in crackdown on criminal immigrants in California

Church Works With U.S. to Spare Detention

Arizona sheriff ups the ante against his foes

Child X-ing

Immigration agents arrest 280 with criminal convictions in massive sweep

Immigration Officials Arrest 300 in California

Hundreds March in Arizona in Favor of Immigration Reform

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 12/11/2009
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill to Be Introduced Dec. 15

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 12/11/2009
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Hearing Lays Out Immigration Battle Ahead

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 12/11/2009
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Tuition cuts demanded for some immigrants

  • By: New Jersey Star-Ledger
  • 12/11/2009
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Rigo Padilla deportation is stayed

Illegal Immigrant Students Publicly Take Up a Cause

Dozens rally outside detention center for immigration rights

  • By: North Jersey Record
  • 12/10/2009
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An Illegal Immigration Patchwork

Questions On Public-Private Prisons For Immigrants

Congress cuts subsidy to states for jailing illegal immigrants

Immigrant domestic violence an issue while reform efforts linger

  • By: Wisconsin Public Radio
  • 12/10/2009
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Coral Springs Woman Arrested, Facing Deportation After Paying Traffic Ticket

  • By: Broward-Palm Beach New Times
  • 12/10/2009
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An undesirable inheritance

Manager pleads guilty in Miss. immigration raid

Univ. panel: Legalization of immigrants beneficial

Population shifts could boost Calif, NY in census

Immigration: Civil rights crisis

Immigrants prop up metro areas

Anti-illegal immigration crusader runs for Congress again

Franken Challenges Napolitano on Imprisonment of Asylum Seekers

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 12/09/2009
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Plea change hearing set in immigration raid case

US seeks fine from company in immigration case

Lyman couple accused of swindling immigrants

  • By: Spartanburg Herald-Journal
  • 12/08/2009
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Coverage Without Borders

Lawmakers to tackle immigration issues

Barring illegal immigrants from health plans would hit California hard

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 12/07/2009
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Census Finds Rise in Foreign Workers

U.S. Adds Drones to Fight Smuggling

A national priority / Public, if not lawmakers, wants immigration reform

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 12/07/2009
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A melting pot simmers

Immigration reform: 2010 could see overhaul

Struggles of the second generation

Law requiring AZ workers to report entrants a travesty

  • By: Arizona Daily Star
  • 12/06/2009
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In-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants questioned

  • By: San Bernardino Sun
  • 12/06/2009
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Postville, immigrants inching toward closure

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 12/06/2009
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Washington raid brings deportations, mixed signals

Santa Clara County's lucrative jail business takes a hit

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 12/06/2009
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Jail sees fewer detained for ICE

Obama administration punting on immigration reform

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 12/05/2009
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Cuba-US migration talks pushed back until February

Tancredo proposes law that would require immigration-status checks of new hires

Immigration reform should be next goal

  • By: Mansfield News Journal
  • 12/04/2009
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Immigration and theology - an uneasy divide

  • By: North County Times
  • 12/04/2009
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Arizona court boots cities' challenge to budget

Follow MLK's guidance on immigration reform

Agency, advocates assail ICE on detainee transfers

Denver weighs random immigration-status checks for contractors

Enforcement won't solve immigration

  • By: Burlington Free Press
  • 12/03/2009
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Immigration meetings show citizenship test takes careful study

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 12/03/2009
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Immigration agents raid Mambo Seafood's in Houston

Court: Mass criminal immigration hearings unlawful

Protests prompt Salvation Army policy change

Immigrant detention grows in Minnesota

  • By: Minnesota Public Radio
  • 12/02/2009
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Reports Find Lapses in Immigration Detention System

Immigrant Detention Doubles Since 1999

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 12/02/2009
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Detainee’s death is blamed on cardiac arrest

Ex-Colombian legal aide held in scam

Portland-area immigrants fuel economy in proportion to numbers

Start-up Visas Can Jump-Start the Economy

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 12/01/2009
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Some toy drives check immigration status

Desperately Seeking Freedom

Honduran activist Jose Lagos dies in Miami

The boon of immigration: Newcomers to America more than pull their economic weight

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 11/30/2009
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New Arizona Law Rattles Immigrant Community

In N.J., a fight for immigration changes

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 11/30/2009
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Cell phone tool could help illegal immigrants

  • By: North County Times
  • 11/28/2009
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Immigrants seek hope in the United States

Group's leader urges new strategy on immigrant rights

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 11/27/2009
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Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks

Mo. ordered to pay $152,000 to janitorial company

Immigrants, Criminalized

Pro-immigration reform PACS growing in influence

Arrests of illegal immigrants along border drop 25%

Latino group sues state over BMV plan

Municipalities sue to stop state's immigration policy

Reversal of fortune / Remittances now coming north from Mexico

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 11/25/2009
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Immigration reform next up on bishops' wish list for Congress

  • By: Catholic News Service
  • 11/25/2009
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15 couples involved in sham marriages: Feds

More migrants applying for U.S. citizenship

Ohio senator says no to workers comp for illegals

Editorial: Immigration, beyond the hot button issues

  • By: MetroWest Daily News
  • 11/23/2009
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Immigration reform is shamefully overdue

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 11/23/2009
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Proponents alter immigration bill in face of tough economic climate

Immigration reform, again

Despite federal guidance, sheriffs still deport for misdemeanors

  • By: Myrtle Beach Sun News
  • 11/22/2009
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The right time for immigration reform

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 11/22/2009
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Bill Would Aid Relatives of 9/11 Immigrant Dead

Where conservatives have it wrong

Dems’ health plan would limit immigrant aid

Criminal deportations increase in Pacific Northwest

Immigration Officials to Audit 1,000 More Companies

Gov't rewarding firms checking immigrant status

Immigration charges dropped in slaughterhouse case

Ariz. prosecutor files 1st employer sanctions case

Immigrants in the U.S suffering more than native-born workers from economic downturn

Duluth lawyer pleads guilty in immigration scam

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 11/18/2009
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After accidental deportation, critics say immigration officials making mistakes

Patrick orders staff to craft plan on immigration

As Other States Get Tough, Immigrants Turn to Texas

Detaining Care, Part Two: Health Scare

Tuition, driver’s licenses urged for illegal immigrants

Green card seekers won't have to get HPV vaccine

Their Future Is Ours

U.S. Attorney Nominee Criticized Over Raids

Detaining Care, Part One: Mental Hell

Mass. immigrant tuition bill to get new push

White House adviser says immigration reform advancing

Border program has vague goals, little oversight

  • By: Arizona Daily Star
  • 11/15/2009
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Operation Stonegarden raises concerns of racial profiling

  • By: Arizona Daily Star
  • 11/15/2009
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Hundreds in Dallas County deported before their trials

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 11/14/2009
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Obama presses Congress to rework immigration laws

White House to Begin Push on Immigration Overhaul in 2010

Robbers target Hispanics as ideal robbery victims

Immigration officials weigh fee increase, layoffs

Immigrants welcome in Minnesota

  • By: Worthington Daily Globe
  • 11/13/2009
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D.C. to help U.S. identify illegal immigrants in jail

Senate's Battle Lines: Immigration

U.S. Identifies 111,000 Immigrants With Criminal Records

A Farewell to Lou

Our view on health care: Everyone benefits if illegal immigrants are insured

U.S. antiterrorism laws causing immigration delays for refugees

Initially waved off, Hispanic advocates jump into health debate

Jury: Fmr. slaughterhouse manager guilty of fraud

Sanctuary veto overridden, legal action possible

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 11/11/2009
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Woman sues officials over immigration arrest in Maryland

A new approach to immigration

  • By: Minneapolis Star Tribune
  • 11/11/2009
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DuPage County evangelical churches struggle with immigration debate

Program targets illegal residents

  • By: Delaware News Journal
  • 11/11/2009
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US officials begin push against human trafficking

Feds, courts may step in if supes shield youths

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 11/10/2009
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A win for Southern California citizenship applicants

King County deputies don't ask immigration status

1,200 janitors fired in 'quiet' immigration raid

  • By: Minnesota Public Radio
  • 11/09/2009
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Rody Alvarado’s Odyssey

Some immigrants in Central Falls are afraid to give info to the government

  • By: Providence Journal
  • 11/09/2009
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U.S. readies plan to ID departing visitors

Utah girl's pierced nose: US-Indian culture clash

After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse

A year since Lucero hate killing, effects linger

Mesa nails down deal for ICE police training

ICE arrests migrants with permits to be in the country legally

Beck will reach out to Latinos

Oregon City: 'Where were you born?' Jail wants to know

Senate rejects Bennett's census-immigration amendment

For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence

Colorado Supreme Court hears ID theft arguments

New Report Finds Legalization of Immigrants Substantially Improves Economic Status

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 11/05/2009
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ICE raids near Flagstaff netted few criminals

Illegal immigration may threaten health vote

Immigrants: Women learn English with nuns' help

A house divided

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 11/04/2009
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Supervisors extend pact for screening of foreign-born inmates

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 11/04/2009
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L.A. doctor accused of faking medical exams for immigrants

Immigrant economy

  • By: Arizona State Press
  • 11/04/2009
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A welcome sign

Raided SC poultry plant mends hiring, avoids trial

DREAM, deferred

  • By: Arizona State Press
  • 11/03/2009
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26 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Arrested

Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal Immigrants

Crux of immigration case: Did bosses know?

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 11/03/2009
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Justices may hear disputed Arizona law

2 tough health care issues remain in the House

Driving Without English

The stigma that kills

'Powerful learning experience' on the border

  • By: Catholic News Service
  • 11/02/2009
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Walking a mile in an immigrant's moccasins

Don't count illegal immigrants? That doesn't add up

To Some, Winner Is Not American Enough

Auto registration checks scaring immigrants

  • By: The Columbus Dispatch
  • 11/02/2009
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The new faces of day labor

Immigration officials keying in on deporting criminals

  • By: Riverside Press-Enterprise
  • 11/01/2009
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More than 100 Burmese refugees relocated to Western Mass. to escape reported abuse in Myanmar

  • By: Springfield Republican
  • 11/01/2009
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Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access

Demise of program exaggerated

  • By: Henderson Times-News
  • 11/01/2009
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Aid system frustrates refugees

The deportation of a National Guard soldier

Boots On the Ground

Congress must act on immigration reform

  • By: Gaithersburg Gazette
  • 10/30/2009
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White House announces end to HIV travel ban

U.S. May Be Open to Asylum for Spouse Abuse

FBI cracks Ukranian immigration ring

Hispanic residents complain of police harassment

  • By: Cleveland Plain Dealer
  • 10/29/2009
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Viewpoint: A witch hunt

Supes approve new S.F. sanctaury law

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/28/2009
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State doesn't need expanded immigration role

Immigrants: Conn. raid retaliation for ID cards

Immigrants sue feds over 2007 raid

More immigrants cite sexual orientation for asylum

Harris Co. jailers to keep up immigration screening

The LAPD fights crime, not illegal immigration

Burmese Refugees Struggling In Pittsburgh Area

Death in the desert

Licensed immigration

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/27/2009
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Groups call for balance in labor, immigration laws

S.F. to ease up on unlicensed drivers

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/26/2009
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Dallas police ticketed 39 drivers in 3 years for not speaking English

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 10/26/2009
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Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names

Struggling Iraq vet may lose his anchor

County immigration authority muddled

Labor advocates push for law making wage theft a criminal offense in L.A.

N.J.'s illegal immigrant problem

  • By: New Jersey Star-Ledger
  • 10/26/2009
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Immigration laws, not census forms, are problem

Immigration agents mishandle informants

Haitian activists want Obama to address immigration goals

Billionaire Aids Charity That Aided Him

Asylum seeker realized her dream but now is missing

Kent man sentenced to 18 months in immigration fraud scam

  • By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • 10/23/2009
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Sacramento's top cop joins call for immigration overhaul

Owner of Thai restaurants pleads guilty to immigration fraud

  • By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • 10/23/2009
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Legal sideshows and Oakland ID-card for illegal immigrants

Some police leaders say Congress needs to fix a broken immigration system

  • By: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • 10/22/2009
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Detained immigrant children face legal maze in U.S.

Immigration foes pledge new bill, voter initiative

ICE numbers

Kennewick council rejects opinion to evict illegal immigrants

US workers, immigrants unite vs. work visa program

Legal Scholars Dissect SF Sanctuary Policy

No sanctuary for supes' immigrant youth law

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/21/2009
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Senate Measure Gives Rights to Widows of Citizens

Weekend sweep nets 66 arrests, sheriff says

Dozens turn out to support student immigrants

  • By: South Florida Sun Sentinel
  • 10/19/2009
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How to Waste Money and Ruin the Census

For African Immigrants, Bronx Culture Clash Turns Violent

Feds sign up locals to help enforce immigration

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: I don’t take orders from anybody

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 10/17/2009
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Right to counsel should include competence

Lawyer accused of selling fake work visas and buying cemetery plots

Many Mexican migrants stay put in U.S. despite crisis

DHS Reshapes Its Immigration Enforcement Program

Push on deportation shifting

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 10/16/2009
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Napolitano, returning to alma mater SCU, greeted by protesters demanding immigration overhaul

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 10/16/2009
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NYC DA: Bogus Ga. lawyer left immigrants worse off

Boquete seeking U.S. residency to avert deportation to Cuba

Marine's widow gets bipartisan Senate help

Tougher rules on policing illegal immigrants

Census 2010 to include outreach in more languages

Judge: Immigrants' kids who 'age out' lose place

Some police agencies resist new immigration controls

From Bones of Immigrants, Stories of Pain

Mayor courts immigrant vote

Immigration Rally Draws Thousands

Immigration Reform Advocates Rally At U.S. Capitol

Free migrant detainees; they aren't felons

Trial to Begin on Illegal Workers

Chinese migrants nabbed at Arizona border

Immigration reform tough issue

Cobb policy: Law enforcement or racial profiling?

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 10/12/2009
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Immigration Debate Boils Over to Census

Vitter pushes for citizenship question on census

Immigration debate simmers on back burner

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 10/11/2009
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At Angel Island, the Walls Do Talk

Dysfunctional detention

Wrong Paths to Immigration Reform

Democrats stymie Republican efforts to pass immigration reform measures

U.S. Can’t Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas

Obama drops rule aimed at immigrants' bosses

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/09/2009
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ICE plan to increase deputies' immigration role is criticized

A new immigration reality defines state

  • By: Ventura County Star
  • 10/09/2009
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Border fence funds pulled at request of lawmakers

Evangelicals call for immigration reform

An unacceptable partner

Report: Changes urged for LA immigration detention

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 10/08/2009
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Jail Steps Up Screening For Illegal Immigrants

Appeals court sets arguments in traffic stop alleged to be racially motivated

Federal officials vow to continue immigration enforcement

Arpaio vows to press on with immigrant sweeps

Immigration Officials Weigh Less-Restrictive Detentions

O'Brien: Nobel prizes remind us why immigration matters

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 10/07/2009
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U.S. plans to overhaul how immigrants are detained

Immigration Hard-Liner Has His Wings Clipped

Report Critical of Scope of Immigration Detention

Detained immigrants could be categorized by risk

San Francisco sanctuary rule change moves ahead

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10/06/2009
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U.S. to Revise Detention Standards for Immigration Detainees

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 10/06/2009
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Verification of illegal immigrants is scrutinized amid healthcare debate

The Detention Debacle: Toward Reform with Civility

Visas for victims: Mother with college dreams among valley’s first to benefit

Ideas for Immigrant Detention Include Converting Hotels and Building Models

Salvaging Immigration Detention

Bay State’s immigrant influx grows

Making an example of American Apparel

Sharp rise in Chinese arrests at U.S. border

Report shows as many as 5,600 illegal immigrants have died along border

  • By: North County Times
  • 10/04/2009
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As crime grows in Mexico, more people flee to Texas

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 10/04/2009
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2009 immigrant deaths likely to exceed 2008 total

Sheriff Arpaio may lose some immigrant authority

Obama's pink slips for garment workers

A costly U.S.-Mexico border wall, in both dollars and deaths

Concern grows as search for Tenn. infant continues

Agencies halt their immigrant scrutiny

The Pecos Insurrection

Halt to gov't raids not an option to boost census

Agency Plans for Visa Push by Residents Made Legal

Wrong turn on highway may lead to WA man's removal

Framingham, Barnstable no longer enforcing US immigration laws

Museums take on immigration debate with exhibits

Border Deaths Are Increasing

Broken in U.S.A.

Immigrants, Reform, and You

  • By: Jackson Free Press
  • 09/30/2009
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No need to backtrack

  • By: Raleigh News & Observer
  • 09/30/2009
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Queens man faces scam rap after immigrants shell out $1M; DA says he posed as federal agent

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 09/30/2009
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Immigration Stories, From Shadows to Spotlight

N.Va. Woman Aids Rescue Of Immigrants

Immigration Crackdown With Firings, Not Raids

Sharp decline in number of non-citizens in R.I.

  • By: Providence Journal
  • 09/28/2009
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Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants - and our country

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 09/28/2009
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Illegal immigrants in college

Latinos bank on bilingual census form to aid count

Fees deter many from citizenship

S.F. Interfaith call to reform immigration laws

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 09/27/2009
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A child's life, a lawyer's humanity

Officials push swine-flu shots for migrants

A Commitment to Citizenship

For Mexicans seeking to cross the US border, it's not just about jobs anymore

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 09/25/2009
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Atlanta Judge Rules Dialysis Unit Can Be Closed

Students rally for change to U.S. immigration policy

2 charged with smuggling in Calif. border shooting

U Visa Recipients Look for Better Enforcement

Immigrants Cling to Fragile Lifeline at Safety-Net Hospital

Obama picks border czar for Customs commissioner

U.S. Closes Mexico Border Crossing After Shootout

Broward man guilty in immigration fraud scheme

Penalizing children of illegal immigrants is not the answer

  • By: Asheville Citizen-Times
  • 09/23/2009
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Special Visas Help Abused Illegal Immigrants

Groves urges public campaign to boost 2010 census

Ohio immigration bill returns

  • By: Middletown Journal
  • 09/22/2009
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U.S. immigrant population dips in recession

Immigration agency launches new Web site

Number of Foreign-Born U.S. Residents Drops

Latino Leaders Riled by Role of Immigration in Health Care Debate

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 09/22/2009
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No prison for business owners in immigration case

Cuomo issues subpoenas in immigration services scam

Former Mexican pres. talks immigration at UNM

Border Fantasies

Community colleges repeal immigrant ban

  • By: Charlotte Business Journal
  • 09/21/2009
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Moran Outlines Immigration Reform Plan

Obama embraces promise to move on immigration

Sen. Bennet, rights groups sound off on immigration reform

A Harvest Ripe with Tension

Delray Beach examiners accused of taking bribes for licenses for immigrants

Immigration reform, but at what cost?

Proxy wedding means Marine's widow, baby unwelcome

California law school's study finds evidence of racial profiling in Irving

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 09/17/2009
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Scathing Report on Border Security Is Issued

Anti-immigration group FAIR mars smart reform push by faith groups

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 09/17/2009
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ACLU settles suit over unsanitary immigrant center

Napolitano lauds successes in US border security

Officers should reject move toward secrecy

US immigration agency branches out

The Case for Detention Reform

Hispanic Groups to CNN: Drop Lou Dobbs

Judge lets victims' kin sue S.F. over sanctuary

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 09/15/2009
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Immigration, Health Debates Cross Paths

US astronaut says legalize undocumented Mexicans

New S.F. high school nurtures immigrant youth

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 09/14/2009
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Immigration discussion asks participants to ponder questions

  • By: Austin Post-Bulletin
  • 09/14/2009
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D.C. Mean Time

Wait a Second. Why Shouldn’t We Insure Illegals?

Immigration fee hikes not providing more revenue

When in doubt, blame the illegals

For sick U.S. migrants, healthcare a patchwork

Sane Immigration Reform on Tap?

Scam victims being deported before they can testify

Immigrants’ voice

  • By: Helena Independent Record
  • 09/13/2009
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Number of Immigrants Applying for U.S. Citizenship Is Down 62%, Study Finds

Polk Township man indicted on charges of defrauding immigrants

9/11 marked a shift in the immigration debate

How immigrants are affecting U.S. religion

Feds launch E-Verify to check workers' legal status

Immigrants, Health Care and Lies

Immigrant Finds Path Out of Maze of Detention

Illegal immigration crackdown worries ag

Immigrants and the uninsured

Imperial County jail checks immigration records

Report urges more thorough ICE detention records

Health fight arouses immigration battle

Congress should reform immigration

Families slowly leaving Texas detention facility

Riley, Nagin push for immigration reform, announce that officers will not inquire about illegal immigrants' status

  • By: New Orleans Times-Picayune
  • 09/09/2009
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Mass. Immigrants Divided Over Census Boycott

Immigration activists urge census boycott

MCSO using outstanding traffic, license fines to arrest immigrants

  • By: Phoenix Business Journal
  • 09/08/2009
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Stop deportations, marchers urge at immigration rally

Feds to start immigration crackdown on contractors

Judge Rejects Bid to Delay E-Verify Mandate

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 09/08/2009
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African-American churches in the East Bay give immigrants voice

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 09/07/2009
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Case by case, activists fight deportations

E-mails on illegal immigration are eye-opening

Chanting 'Si se puede,' hundreds march in Sacramento for immigration reform

A bad sign - illegal immigrants are leaving

Health Care Debate Revives Immigration Battle

Can we now debate immigration?

  • By: North County Times
  • 09/05/2009
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Delays in Muslims’ Cases Spur Interfaith Call to Action

ICE Wants To Limit Public Info About Detainees

We all need immigration reform

American Apparel boss attacks Obama crackdown on immigrant workers

Immigration talks seek consensus for Miami-Dade policy

Morristown mayor tells AG: Back off

  • By: New Jersey Star-Ledger
  • 09/03/2009
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Immigration raids often start with tips from disgruntled employees

  • By: Phoenix Business Journal
  • 09/03/2009
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Workers in America, Cheated

Clark Co to require check of workers' legal status

R.I. advisory panel on immigrants questions Carcieri’s order

  • By: Providence Journal
  • 09/02/2009
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Report Cites an Atmosphere of Anti-Immigrant Hatred in Suffolk County

Rubashkin trial postponed until October; may be moved

On ICE

Florida defendants face `double jeopardy' in immigration court

Massachusetts Cuts Back Immigrants’ Health Care

The dark side of dairies

Police should be hands-off on immigration

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 08/30/2009
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Older Immigrants, Invisible and With 'Nobody to Talk To'

Valley sheriffs ponder federal immigration enforcement program

Mexico Denounces Growing Intolerance Toward Mexicans in U.S.

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 08/29/2009
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Changes in illegal immigrant detention policy may impact Utah company, county jails

Kennedy and immigration: He changed the face of America

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 08/28/2009
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BSO latest to join fingerprint registry

Homeland secretary calls immigration policy overhaul 'a priority'

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 08/28/2009
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Morristown to begin deputizing police officers to act as immigration agents

  • By: New Jersey Star-Ledger
  • 08/27/2009
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Rights groups urge end to local immigration checks

Immigration services center finally coming to Queens

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 08/27/2009
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Pr. William, Loudoun Weigh Staying in U.S. Immigration Program

Government Slow to Tackle 'White Collar' Immigration Crime

L.A. County inmates to have immigration status checked as part of new program

Miami-Dade police: Fake cop targets immigrants

Immigrants' champion: Ted Kennedy spoke out for migrant workers across country

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 08/27/2009
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Kennedy 'fashioned the modern day' immigration system

For lost migrants to the U.S., cellphones can be lifeline

Groups push for federal immigration reform

  • By: San Francisco Bay Guardian
  • 08/25/2009
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Immigrants fight to bring adult children to US

Plan's aim is cutting border deaths

  • By: Arizona Daily Star
  • 08/25/2009
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Kurdish cafe owner loses round to stay in US

Quit squabbling, achieve reform

Immigration Officials Often Detain Foreign-Born Rikers Inmates for Deportation

Not Child’s Play: Closely Watched Train Hoppers

COLUMN: Immigrant myth, busted

'Better to Be Deported Alive Than to Be Dead'

Editorial: A path to citizenship

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 08/23/2009
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2010 census groups reach out to illegal immigrants, Hispanics and blacks

A Detention Mess

Firms focus on worker documentation

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 08/23/2009
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REGION: Lack of driver's license, no bar to getting insurance

  • By: North County Times
  • 08/22/2009
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Study: Immigration judge as stressed out as emergency room doctors, prison wardens

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 08/22/2009
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White House moves to placate immigration reform advocates

Turning the consensus on illegal immigration upside-down

Government couldn't prove terrorism case against Megahed, judge rules

  • By: St. Petersburg Times
  • 08/21/2009
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Berks County might stop housing illegal aliens

Sheriff Arpaio Slapped With Another Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Arrests

Immigrant detainees granted class status

Obama Quietly Seeking Grassroots Unity on Immigration Reform

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 08/20/2009
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Obama addresses immigration reform

Bill Requires Citizenship Verification

Sanctuary policy at risk, city attorney warns

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 08/20/2009
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Immigrant’s Death Bares Hard Path to Detention Reform

Help for victims of domestic violence

Immigration Out of Sight

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/19/2009
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Father, son sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio over arrest

  • By: Phoenix Business Journal
  • 08/19/2009
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More Immigration Detainee Deaths Disclosed

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/18/2009
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University Medical Center: Concerns rise over uninsured

  • By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • 08/18/2009
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New sanctuary proposal on protecting youths

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 08/18/2009
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U.S. Intensifies Audits of Employers

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/18/2009
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Legal system fights against wage theft

  • By: American Public Media
  • 08/18/2009
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Will Legal Immigrants Be Left Out of Health Reform?

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 08/18/2009
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Raided Bellingham business to face charges over illegal workers

Asian groups trying to push immigration reform to top of agenda

  • By: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
  • 08/17/2009
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ICE boss says he suspended use of arrest quotas

The Other Town Halls

Immigrants are vital to recovery

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 08/17/2009
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Police: NY man beaten in racially charged robbery

A city divided

  • By: Danbury News-Times
  • 08/16/2009
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Illegal Immigration Enters the Health-Care Debate

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/15/2009
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Caught in the desperation of immigration detention centers

Fla. student held as family takes citizenship oath

Some Lawyers Said to Prey on Illegal Immigrants

Gordon defends city's immigration efforts on C-SPAN

44 held in Sheriff's Office raid on Phoenix company

Anti-Immigration Activists See Opportunity in Health Care Debate

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 08/14/2009
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LI immigrants fight to win wages they say they are owed

  • By: Long Island Newsday
  • 08/13/2009
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Arizona immigration debate at heart of littering case

T. Don Hutto detention center united diverse group in protest

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 08/13/2009
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Commentary: Tragic neglect of immigration

ICE: Detention overhaul won't lead to fewer beds

A major disappointment

Iraqi Immigrants Face Lonely Struggle in U.S.

Napolitano Focuses on Immigration Enforcement

U.S. Bares ‘Alien Files’ Kept on Immigrants

Obama delays immigration reform - at great risk

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 08/11/2009
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Police and church leaders seek immigration reform

Child's TB Complicates Adoption by Va. Family

Janet Napolitano on the border, immigration and more

Debate heats up on healthcare for illegal immigrants

Judiciary Committee chairman faults administration on refugees

  • By: Government Executive
  • 08/10/2009
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The Citizenship of the Uninsured

At Mexico summit, Obama says immigration reform will have to wait

Obama Sets Immigration Changes for 2010

AP INVESTIGATION: Border police being busted more

Fed payments for holding immigrants vary widely

U.S. judge allows hearing on immigrants' detention

Sodus residents take stand for illegal farmworkers

  • By: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  • 08/09/2009
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Immigration Enforcement on Gascon's Mind

Job security but no advancement from bottom rung

Opinion: Latinos know profiling all too well

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 08/08/2009
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Obama aims to overhaul immigration jail system

U.S. Reopens Visa Program for Foreign Workers

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/07/2009
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USCIS: Easier to check immigration case status

Obama sees early 2010 start on immigration reform

Immigrants tell their stories of fighting red tape

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 08/07/2009
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2 Chinatown fake immigration lawyers arrested in NY

Immigration Effort Draws GOP Backer

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/07/2009
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Immigration check for workers sputters

  • By: Asheville Citizen-Times
  • 08/07/2009
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Detention Reform

Four R.I. troopers OK’d for ICE program

  • By: Providence Journal
  • 08/06/2009
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Administration Plans Overhaul of Immigration Detention System

Hispanic Cancer Rates Change After U.S. Immigration

Program will let Carrollton police check immigration status

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 08/06/2009
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Petitions for US worker green cards down sharply

Group wants more Midwest Latinos to answer Census

Americans Return to Tougher Immigration Stance

WA farmers preparing for strict immigration rules

  • By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • 08/05/2009
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U.S. to Reform Policy on Detention for Immigrants

Houston wants immigration screening limits

Citizen Says Feds Want to Deport Him

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 08/05/2009
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Mayor wants to rewrite the rules on immigrants

Feds give sheriff a tough choice on immigration enforcement

Standardize immigrant detention centers

Opinion: Legal immigrants need better protection from scams

Judge Refuses to Toss Racial Profiling Case

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 08/05/2009
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Recent Hunger Strikes Highlights Need to Improve Detention Centers

Hostage house in Compton an example of the increasing dangers for illegal immigrants

Prosecutor denies violating rights in ID probe

7 Illinois congressmen sign letter to Obama urging immigration reform this year

Firm Stance on Illegal Immigrants Remains Policy

Feds Boost U Visa Program for Crime Victims

New look at law could help immigrant's case

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 08/03/2009
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Run Aground on the Shores of Freedom

Soccer tourney aims to unite diverse immigrants

Immigrants who flocked to the once-burgeoning Inland Empire are hard-hit in economic downturn

Critics push for immigrant detention center in Taylor to close

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 08/02/2009
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Budget crises threaten immigrant day-labor centers

New Postville book blames feds, globalization for town’s collapse

  • By: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • 08/02/2009
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When Law Flies Out the Door

Arizona sheriff balks at feds' enforcement change

S.C. restrictions leave illegal immigrants' futures uncertain

  • By: Anderson Independent-Mail
  • 08/01/2009
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Immigrant detainees hunger strike over conditions

Bills Aim to Curb Abuses by U.S. Immigration Authorities

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 07/31/2009
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Detained and Abused

Got Workers? Dairy Farms Run Low on Labor

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 07/30/2009
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Immigration law: El Salvadoran family fights deportation

Program helps lift immigration burden off youths

Arizona cops find 97 migrants in refrigerated truck

Study slams feds for conditions at immigration detention centers

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 07/29/2009
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Massachusetts Adjusts a Cut, Providing Some Health Care for 30,000 Immigrants

Arpaio gets no stimulus cash for immigration

  • By: Phoenix Business Journal
  • 07/29/2009
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In Seattle, Napolitano discusses immigration

Couples separated by false assumptions

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 07/28/2009
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High court overturns decision to deport immigrant

Study: Border newspapers more negative on immigration

  • By: Houston Business Journal
  • 07/28/2009
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Immigrant detention falls short of standard

U.S. Rejects Call for Immigration Detention Rules

Illegal status gives Harvard grad few options

Jury finds in favor of South Florida hospital that deported immigrant

U.S. citizens tell of ICE lockup, deportations

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 07/27/2009
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U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 07/27/2009
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Census panel targets miscounted groups

Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S.

Crime sweep southeast of Phoenix nets 72 arrests

Run Amok

Obama setting the priorities on immigration

Homeland-security employee sues over immigration search

Federal officials warn against immigration fraud

Because of mistake in immigration form, Kansas man’s family was deported

Debate Intensifies Over Deportations

Employment lawyers voice skepticism about biometric verification

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 07/24/2009
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Racist Web Posts Traced to Homeland Security

Girl bears brunt of immigration sweep that took parents

Police chiefs press for immigration reform

Fla. hospital defends secretly deporting patient

Clemson's Fulbright Scholar racing against clock in visa fight

Shuler to introduce immigration measure

Okla. illegal immigrant inmates to be deported

Bhutanese refugees find help in Houston

Mexican Consulate in L.A. takes proactive role in guiding immigrants to social services

California Apologizes to Chinese Americans

Foreign immigration to California slows markedly

Battered Asylum Seekers May Find U.S. Relief

Most Mexicans in U.S. Stay Put Despite Recession

Immigrants from Mexico decline to lowest in decade

Legal status of US workers' an immigration issue

Report Says Immigration Agents Broke Laws and Agency Rules in Home Raids

Immigration Experts Urge Congress to Be Cautious on Schumer Work ID Plan

Obama: No Health Care For Illegal Immigrants

Obama Hones Immigration Policy

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 07/21/2009
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Feds shift gears on illegal immigration

Deported migrants left in limbo at border

Homeland Security chief pushes immigration reform

Same-sex couples seek immigration benefit

Drug cartels imperil immigrants in the desert

Little-known visas free immigrants from abuse

As Mexico Border Tightens, Smugglers Take to Sea

Colo to get access to federal data on immigrants

  • By: Washington Examiner
  • 07/18/2009
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Volunteers help refugees transition, find family support

  • By: Catholic News Agency
  • 07/18/2009
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Immigrants slated to lose health care get temporary reprieve

  • By: Massachusetts State House News Service
  • 07/17/2009
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Refugees Could Become Homeless Next Month

Two former refugees assigned to Syracuse police patrols on North Side

  • By: Central New York Post Standard
  • 07/17/2009
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Court Reverses Decision to Bar Swiss Muslim Scholar

New burden of identity proof for Pa. drivers

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 07/17/2009
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53 Questions That a Life May Depend On

An obligation to refugees

Number of immigrants in quarantine nearly doubles

  • By: San Diego Union Tribune
  • 07/16/2009
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U.S. Opens Path to Asylum for Victims of Sexual Abuse

Immigrant fighting cancer and the fear of losing care

Kan. Hispanic group moves past immigration issues

Congress urged to revise post-9/11 Real ID Act

Massachusetts Takes a Step Back From Health Care for All

Under Age and Alone, Immigrants See a Softer Side of Detention

Judge gives immigrant suit class-action status

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 07/14/2009
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Fear envelops a refuge of immigrants in Maine

Cuba, US to resume immigration talks at UN

U.S. deportation flights on the rise

Activists push ballot initiative to end state benefits for illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children

Survey Finds Immigration Judges Test High for Psychological Stress

A spreading Web of language help

Dallas immigration court's backlog hits 10-year high

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 07/13/2009
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ICE program is casting a wide net

Mentally ill immigrants have little hope for care when detained

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 07/13/2009
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News roundtable: How we refer to immigrants

Immigrant drug informant goes public after his hopes of legal residency evaporate

More Immigration Non-Solutions

Passport delay delivers gut punch on citizenship

Outlaws in the U.S., Strangers at Home

A race between protection and deportation

Few options for veterans who await deportation

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 07/12/2009
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New Curbs Set on Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 07/11/2009
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Homeland unveils immigration enforcement plan

House approves $200 million for new immigration enforcement program

  • By: Washington Examiner
  • 07/10/2009
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Kalamazoo police won't enforce immigration laws

Senate Resists Changes on Immigration

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 07/10/2009
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Prestwick grandad deported from the United States

Illegal immigrants again in the budget spotlight

Reaching out to undocumented immigrants softens immigration views of LDS missionaries

As Ireland’s Boom Ends, Job Seekers Revive a Well-Worn Path to New York

Health Care Overhaul Ignores Illegal Immigrants

NJ Supreme Court rules on deportation bail

Schumer: Immigration bill to be ready by Labor Day

Senate backs permanent immigration check program

Government to Require Verification of Workers

Task Force to Recommend Overhaul of U.S. Immigration System

Refugees learn the ropes through mediation program

Region a hot spot for legal immigration last year

Power of ethnic press: urging immigration reform

More men victims of human trafficking

African immigrants in the Bay Area step out of shadows

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 07/06/2009
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San Diego officials mark completion of border berm

Immigration docket all tied up in knots

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 07/06/2009
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Justice Ignored

Illegal immigration crackdown: childcare closures feared

Illegal immigrants pin hopes on reforms

Piecing Together an Immigrant’s Life the U.S. Refused to See

She Was Never About Those Huddled Masses

42-year resident of San Jose faces deportation to Israel despite mental illness

U.S Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants

Anti-illegal immigration initiative falls short

Face of immigration now more feminine

The bonds of war: Struggling Iraqi community strives to make connections

Deportation Delayed for 'Dream Act' Campaign Focus

Big-City Police Chiefs Urge Overhaul of Immigration Policy

Probe fingers 1,800 American Apparel workers

Economic Crisis Curbs Migration of Workers

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 07/01/2009
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Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill

A lifeline for those who aided US

Rivera warns of debate’s effects

Recession hits immigrant business

  • By: Austin American-Statesman
  • 06/30/2009
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Nearly a year in jail, stowaway freed

Immigrants fighting hard to stay in U.S.

Commentary: Immigration reform takes courage

White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Appointed

Iraqi Refugees in the U.S.: Strangers in Paradise

Alleged fraud puts immigrants in limbo

Lawsuit demands release of man seeking asylum from Eritrea

  • By: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
  • 06/28/2009
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Washington public schools hire some foreign teachers by using H-1B visas

U.S. relents in 11-year-old girl's deportation case

Patrick set to keep healthcare for poor

Court rules for deportee on custody

A way forward on immigration

Republicans Focus on Guest Workers in Immigration Debate

Charges separated in Iowa slaughterhouse case

  • By: Sioux City Journal
  • 06/26/2009
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Homeland Security Is Ordered to Respond to Petition on Immigration Jails

Stress and burnout found among nation’s immigration judges

Senate Democrats Address Immigration

Emanuel Says Immigration Reform Bill Lacks Votes to Pass

Undocumented immigrants don't commit higher rates of crime

Obama says he's committed to immigration reform

Reforming Immigration Online

Immigrant tax impact assessed in report

Faith group, 4 Dems exit immigration-bill session

Obama Set for First Step on Immigration Reform

'Tunnel Rats' Patrol Border Storm Drains

Will Congress End the Immigration 'Widow Penalty'?

Widows gather in D.C. to urge change in immigration law

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 06/23/2009
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Los Angeles City Council calls on federal government to tackle immigration reform

  • By: Washington Examiner
  • 06/23/2009
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Enforcement expands for state immigration law

Immigrants Shaping Foreign Policy

Lawmakers Mull Driver's Cards For Illegal Immigrants

Homeland Security chief: We will enforce immigration laws

Illegal immigrants netted by local police could be released

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 06/23/2009
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Lawsuit filed against immigration services firm

U.S. Senate leader pushes immigration reform bid

U.S. immigration rules blamed for tech brain drain

Graduation Dreams

Migrants have diploma, dream

Janet Napolitano on Immigration Reform, Enforcement and 'Killer Pumpkins'

Latinos also divided over immigrant rights

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 06/22/2009
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Utah immigration law under fire even before it's on the books

Immigrant deported by Fla. hospital sues

  • By: United Press International
  • 06/22/2009
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Bill gives in-state tuition to foreign professionals, families in Washington on visa

ICE won't detain non-U.S. drivers in Nashville

Immigration enforcement in Arizona could toughen

Calif. looks to immigrant inmates to save costs

Immigration reform to get a quiet kickoff

Goal of foundation's grants is integrating immigrants into Southern California life

Obama is vague on immigration reform timeline

Border Patrol Arrests of Illegal Immigrants Drop

Catholic bishops urge immigration reform

Immigration fix urged

Immigration: It’s Time

Panel slams U.S. over immigration raid tactics

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 06/18/2009
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Court backs LAPD immigration policy

  • By: San Francsico Chronicle
  • 06/18/2009
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3 teens caught in immigration raid are returned to San Diego

Study Finds Immigration Courtrooms Backlogged

More than 100 kids sue over parents' deportations

US official says agents will get new powers

Immigration Debate Tied to Rise in Hate Crimes

Payments for Injuries to Workers Here Illegally

Local refugees find it hard to get jobs

Obama drive for immigration reform faces an uphill road

Green Cards, Belief and Betrayal at a Storefront Church

Worker ID cards expected to stir up immigration debate

Opposition grows to immigration prison in Arizona

  • By: Phoenix Business Journal
  • 06/15/2009
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Mexican police fleeing cartels find U.S. reluctant to grant asylum

Court turns down Texas counties over border fence

Court goes further spelling out deportation rules

Sudanese Family Reunites in Brooklyn

Breaking Down Barriers in the Fight Against Domestic Violence

Attacks on Mexican immigrants often go unreported

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 06/15/2009
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Administration Plans to Scale Back Real ID Law

Ariz. home invasion suspects tied to border group

Obama, Congress flirt with tackling immigration reform

Despite citizenship claims, woman shipped to Honduras

In Mexico, the U.S. Downturn Hits Home

A Move Back Toward Due Process

Response to immigration a ‘test of our humanity,’ Archbishop Chaput says at forum

  • By: Catholic News Agency
  • 06/13/2009
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Polis sets forum on immigration reform

Computer 'raid' in Vernon leaves factory workers devastated

For one Kenyan family, a typo creates a nightmare

  • By: Delaware News Journal
  • 06/12/2009
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San Francisco at Crossroads Over Immigration

Zumalt joins call for reform

Wait for justice almost over for Cambodian immigrant

  • By: Seattle Post Globe
  • 06/11/2009
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California should apologize for persecution of Chinese immigrants, legislator says

Immigrants protest need of SS number to drive in Pa.

  • By: Philadelphia Daily News
  • 06/11/2009
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Counties using ICE databases during arrests

  • By: San Antonio Express-News
  • 06/11/2009
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Visits to Immigrant Detention Facility Suspended Due to Swine Flu Fears

Group recommends immigration court improvements

Bills make immigration laws harder to ignore

  • By: Arizona Daily Star
  • 06/10/2009
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Immigrants Become Hostages as Gangs Prey on Mexicans

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 06/10/2009
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GOP Senate leader says no to early release for inmates

Widowed Spouses Are Given Reprieve on Deportation Rule

Meltdown 101: Cash to Mexico and the US economy

Buddhist Monk Faces Worldly Green-Card Matters

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 06/09/2009
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Court: Military court can open old conviction

Panel to consider immigrants' effect on economy

Illegal immigration's fallout: Families split as deportations grow

Judge: Immigrants' rights violated in Conn. raids

Illegal immigration: Filming a controversial journey

Voice That Sounds Like Home Welcomes Mexico’s Outsiders

Budget cuts threaten 'Ellis Island of the West'

Worker can’t get surgery that could save his life

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 06/06/2009
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Hot-Button Topic on Back Burner

Schwarzenegger: Don't blame state budget deficit on illegal immigrants

Gays push for partner immigration rights

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 06/06/2009
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An Immigration Bill This Year? Don't Bet on It

Deportation order in Nashville snares U.S. citizen

Immigration advocates to use summer to push lawmakers on legislation

  • By: Catholic News Service
  • 06/05/2009
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St. Louis suburb's immigration law upheld

Hope and Worry on Immigration

Bush Rule Bolstering Deportations Is Withdrawn

Precedent Reinstated In Deportation Cases

Immigration files to become part of National Archives

U.S. grants asylum to gay Cuban

  • By: South Florida Blade
  • 06/04/2009
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Cleared of Terror Charges, Facing Deportation

Obama reverses Bush immigration lawyer rule

Immigration raid leads to federal lawsuit

  • By: Idaho Mountain Express
  • 06/03/2009
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Immigration advocates roll out national reform campaign

  • By: San Antonio Express News
  • 06/03/2009
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California city approves ID cards for residents

Reform Immigration for America

Judge jails woman until baby is born

American visa application relaxed for crime victims

Ordered deported, but kept in jail

Mexican emigration drops 13 percent in 1st quarter

South Florida groups to push for immigration reform

Flagstaff denies immigration agency office space

Bill Proposes Immigration Rights for Gay Couples

Denver archbishop to hold immigration forum with congressmen

  • By: Catholic News Agency
  • 06/02/2009
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Economic Downturn Could Bolster US Immigration Overhaul

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 06/02/2009
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Detained Asylum-Seekers Find It Harder to Win Release

Immigration checks rise

UFW group joins'immigration effort

Cuba to talk with U.S. on immigration

More companies use immigration database

U.S. census sparks feud over the counting of illegal immigrants

How an immigration raid changed a town

  • By: Christian Science Monitor
  • 05/31/2009
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Paying taxes comes back to bite illegal immigrants

Immigration and faith in Anchorage

60 Haitian migrants held captive by smugglers

Md. License Confusion For Illegal Residents

Neb. leaders to launch immigration reform campaign

Mass. factory, site of '07 immigration raid, closing

Cuomo Widens a Probe Into Immigration Fraud

Growing Up Border Patrol

Immigration reform: New rules follow ICE raid in Bellingham

  • By: Northwest Asian Weekly
  • 05/28/2009
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Haitian priest who helped immigrants dies in Miami

Politics of civility needed in debate on immigration

  • By: Los Angeles Daily News
  • 05/27/2009
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Court pick seen as tied to immigration issue

  • By: Washington Examiner
  • 05/27/2009
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Immigration Checks on Criminals Could Increase Deportations

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 05/27/2009
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Indictment alleges trafficking in foreign workers

Obama takes a step toward immigration reform

Proud Latinos laud high court nomination

Court pick could buy time on immigration

Book navigates crosscurrents of immigration

Police advocacy group cites concerns with immigration program duties

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 05/26/2009
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Woman who gave birth in sheriff’s custody challenges 287(g)

  • By: Nashville City Paper
  • 05/26/2009
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Inmate screening put to test in Texas

Top 10 Immigration Myths

Obama in fresh overture to Cuba on immigration

Teens' detention, deportation assailed

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 05/23/2009
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Parents characterize immigration officials' actions as raid

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 05/22/2009
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U.S. offers to renew talks with Cuba on immigration

Immigration plans new SoCal detention facility

Judge refuses to reconsider immigration law

Deportations carried out in the middle of immigration cases

Helping immigrants assimilate brings acclaim to nonprofit

White House, Lawmakers to Meet on Immigration

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 05/21/2009
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Hispanic voters say immigration's No. 1

Schumer seeks consensus on immigration reform

Little New in Obama's Immigration Policy

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 05/20/2009
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Pro-immigration group's study contends immigrants don't impact unemployment

Immigration duties undermine police role: study

Parts of ICE plan worry Hurtt

Moving Towards Immigration Reform One Hearing, One Meeting at a Time

  • By: Los Angeles Chronicle
  • 05/20/2009
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New reason for Mexican immigration to U.S.: Drug violence

  • By: McClatchy Newspapers
  • 05/20/2009
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Gov moves to deport illegal immigrants in prisons

Justices Reject Custody Claims

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 05/19/2009
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Hispanic voters a growing group in U.S.

Welcome surprise for immigrant family

Napolitano Appears to Straddle Political Divide

U.S. to check immigration status of people in local jails

Postville Marks Immigration Raid Anniversary with Reflection, Optimism

Can Immigration Reform Save Social Security?

Mentally ill detainees' treatment at hospitals worries advocates

Wrestler can't take college scholarships due to immigration laws

Agriprocessors Faces New Troubles

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 05/18/2009
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State fails to fund plan to police immigration

Stop the terrorizing ICE raids

Congress should act now on AgJobs bill

Who should get aid from city?

Farms and Immigrants

Growth of Latino, Asian populations slows in outlying areas

In storefront kitchen, cook hopes to stay in US

Now a free man, Houston imam clings to hope

Iraqi tot, father granted asylum in U.S.

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 05/15/2009
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One attorney's epic battle to get a response from ICE

Former Agriprocessors workers get good news

20 former Agriprocessors workers obtain visas

Holder Set to Issue Decision on Immigrant Legal Rights

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 05/14/2009
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E-Verify ID checks gaining in popularity

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 05/13/2009
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Obama budget would cut immigration funds

Vermont dairy farms count on illegal immigrants

Foreclosures, immigration linked in report

RI lawmakers to vote on immigration proposal

Vigils for 1st anniversary of immigration raid

A year later, Iowa raid still marks a flashpoint

After Postville raid, Guatemalan town is hurting

Our view on legal immigration: Congratulations, graduate. Now leave the USA.

Immigration raid leaves damaging mark on Postville, Iowa

Aurora vigil to mark ICE raid

Family life a complex affair for immigrants

Immigration: The Lessons of History

Court rulings, new policies seen as important changes for immigrants

  • By: Catholic News Service
  • 05/10/2009
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Employers, not immigrants, targeted

  • By: San Deigo Union-Tribune
  • 05/10/2009
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Postville decimated by immigration raid one year ago

Guest column: Use 7 principles to guide immigration reform

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 05/09/2009
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No Turning Back

Obama budget nixes aid for jailing illegal immigrants

Commentary: Immigration and common sense

Analysis: Border security emphasized for a reason

Obama Administration in Sync on Immigration Dollars and Sense

  • By: Los Angeles Chronicle
  • 05/07/2009
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Sessions Callled Incendiary On Immigration, Linked To White Nationalist: Report

The immigration debate, again

Illegal worker probe at Miss. plant brings charges

Many County Latino Teens In Crisis, Say Leaders, Survey

As Washington gets serious about immigration reform, Postville should be a lesson

  • By: McClatchy Newspapers
  • 05/06/2009
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Thai family will get reprieve in citizenship quest

30 protesters arrested at federal immigration office in Bloomington

  • By: Minneapolis Star Tribune
  • 05/06/2009
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Immigration Raid Rules Echo Bush Era

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 05/06/2009
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15,000 calls for reform: Immigration is the lifeblood of the country; Washington must fix it

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 05/06/2009
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Obama budget puts security first at the border

Dismissal of Guilty Pleas Is Sought for Immigrants

Court strikes blow for immigrant rights

Oklahoma defends law aimed at illegal immigrants

Supreme Court limits identity theft law

Supreme Court ruling won't affect Utah immigration laws

Sen. Jeff Sessions will replace Arlen Specter on judiciary committee

Justices Limit Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases

Ecumenical leaders eye immigration as an area of collaboration

  • By: Catholic News Service
  • 05/04/2009
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Court rules for immigrant in ID theft case

Iowa town provides case study of our immigration system's ills

Immigration Needs an Overhaul, Not a Shift

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 05/04/2009
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Commentary: President Obama must deal with immigration

Backlash against Mexicans amid swine flu outbreak is criticized

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 05/03/2009
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Sen. Chuck Schumer hopeful immigration reform's on way

Mentally Ill and in Immigration Limbo

A Shift on Immigration

U.S. allies losing asylum bids over definition of 'terrorist'

Alejandro Mayorkas picked to head immigration agency

Immigration activists plan May Day rallies

May Day: On Broadway and Temple Street in Los Angeles

Backlash grows over screenings for ICE at jail

Demonstrators push for immigration reforms

Report Finds U.S. Often Greets Asylum Seekers with Prison, not Protection

  • By: Human Rights First
  • 04/30/2009
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Greenspan Says Illegal Immigration Aids U.S. Economy

Poll: Rising U.S. Support for Social Issues, Such as Gay Marriage

Immigration Agents to Turn Focus to Employers

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's genuine immigration reform push

Swine flu could be more than a health crisis

Rights, not Raids

Labor battle looming on immigration

Sheriff calls for school immigration checks

African immigrants risk lives on epic trek to U.S.

Nominee to head ICE wants more drug-arrest power

Asylum seekers have better luck with northern or female judges

Stresses anew for refugees resettled in Vt.

Could legalizing immigrants improve U.S. economy?

2 Iowa towns, 2 perspectives on immigration raids

We Need an Immigration Stimulus

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 04/27/2009
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End the ‘Widow Penalty’

Sheriffs want to test immigration ruling

  • By: East Valley Tribune
  • 04/27/2009
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Court to consider case of immigrant who overslept

American dream still shines for women detained in Postville raid

  • By: Catholic News Service
  • 04/27/2009
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Obama, Congress to revisit program on security standards for driver's licenses

Immigration court in KC begins a life-changing task

More debate in NJ over illegal-immigrant tuition

A Local Soldier's Brother Home After Accidental Deportation

A Family Divided by 2 Words, Legal and Illegal

Neb. immigration measures slow progress

Economy May Force Obama to Abandon Plan to Overhaul Immigration

Hunter introduces border bill

  • By: North County Times
  • 04/23/2009
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Miss. companies deny mistreating foreign workers

Ore. sheriff passes on federal immigration offer

Timing Immigration Reform

Latino Clergy Say Census May Hurt Illegal Workers

Immigration reform revives rivalries

ICE pick: Focus on employers, not immigrants

After Losing Freedom, Some Immigrants Face Loss of Custody of Their Children

Department of Homeland Security ordered to reopen immigration cases

Immigrant Children in Legal Limbo

Study: N.C. Latinos face racial profiling and discrimination

  • By: Wilmington Star-News
  • 04/22/2009
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College Board steps into the immigration debate

Report finds undocumented students face college roadblocks

ACLU takes city to task over license checkpoints

  • By: San Diego Union Tribune
  • 04/22/2009
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Supreme Court Says “No” to Government Effort to Deprive Immigrants of Fair Day in Court

Judge tentatively rules immigration cases reopened

Napolitano commits to finishing wall - and doesn't rule out more

Border Agency to Hire More Army Reservists

Report Finds Widespread Discrimination Against Latino Immigrants in South

  • By: Washington Independent
  • 04/21/2009
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Senate panel meets in Valley on growing border violence

County raising funds with jail expansion

United Methodist Lauds Obama for Immigration Reform Priority

Linda Chavez: Apply family values to immigration problem

Judge OK's Neb. city immigration petition

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul tours El Paso border, says he will try to double ICE budget

New immigration office to open in Tulsa

Arizona hosts border-violence talk

Heightened security at U.S.-Canada border catching few terror suspects

  • By: Seattle Post Intelligencer
  • 04/19/2009
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In New Jersey, Bills Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants Face a Fight

Asian Americans join conversation on immigration reform

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 04/18/2009
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Life lingers at Ga. immigration detention center

If Perdue signs bill, immigration laws will tighten

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 04/18/2009
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Leaders tiptoe around 1 major issue

More processed for deportation

Obama: Remove politics from immigration overhaul

Gibbs: Bipartisan immigration reform

Immigration Advocates Network Nominated For Best Law Site in the 13th Annual Webby Awards

  • By: Immigration Advocates Network
  • 04/16/2009
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Obama Heads South of the Border

UHP boss: Troopers won't be immigration cops

Hispanic groups call for Census boycott

Hillary Clinton: Haiti, Cuba policies are under review

UNC Protesters Shut Down Illegal-Immigration Event

  • By: US News & World Report
  • 04/16/2009
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Protest stops Tancredo's UNC speech

  • By: The News & Observer
  • 04/15/2009
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Many immigrants deported for nonviolent crimes

In illegal-immigration fights, children suffer

Unions agree on path for immigration reform

Report: Police exceed rules on immigration questions

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 04/15/2009
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Day Laborer Helps Police in Robbery Case

Study Says Police Misuse Immigration-Inquiry Rule

Illegal immigration slowdown in California

Study Sees More Young Citizens With Parents in the U.S. Illegally

Judge declares illegal immigration measures moot

Immigration Reform and Hard Times

Immigration Accord by Labor Boosts Obama Effort

Immigration Think Tank Urges Obama to Create Path to Citizenship

  • By: HispanicBusiness.com
  • 04/13/2009
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Stimulus Package: Immigrants!

Immigration legal system does not protect rights

A President making good on his promise

Immigration reform still a better option

Immigration rallies: Activists plan vigils, lobbying efforts to push immigration reforms

Arrest Data Add Fuel to Debate on Illegal Residents

ICE raid ripples still felt

Citizens held as illegal immigrants

Trafficking victims try to remake lives

Economy, security high on Americas summit agenda

Barack's border battle: President Obama must win immigration reform

Immigrant-crime task force planned

Mercedes Olivera: Immigration reform on Obama's list

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 04/11/2009
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The health of immigrant detainees

Immigration can speed economic recovery

Advocate predicts immigration overhaul in speech at Southern Methodist University

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 04/10/2009
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Emanuel Now a Backer of Immigration Action

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 04/10/2009
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Immigration officers seize 20 people after traffic stop

  • By: Iowa City Press-Citizen
  • 04/09/2009
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ICE Agents Raid QC Locations

U.S. citizens caught up in immigration sweeps

Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority

Obama Dips Toe in Immigration

Putting faith in new immigration laws

Obama not pushing to pass immigration reform this year

Immigration Raid at Customs Officer’s Home Leads to Suit

Man gets 24 years for running sex ring

  • By: Charlotte Observer
  • 04/08/2009
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Activists Demand Immigration Reform

Immigration at Issue in Suburban Chicago Race

Obama can give gay families equal immigration rights

Senators seek citizenship for shooting victims

Border deaths up despite apparent dip in crossings

Nebraska governor signs illegal-immigration bill

Survey: Hispanics skeptical of police fairness

Immigration law has Utah church leaders concerned

Immigration and Jobs: Where the Workers Come From (Map)

U.S. Offers Refuge to Cubans, Even if They're Not From Cuba

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 04/07/2009
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Almost 1 of 2 new Americans in 2008 was Latino

Maryland's License Dilemma

Florida: After Acquittal, an Arrest

New ID rules allow water access to immigrants, including those here illegally

Egyptian student detained by immigration officials

Binghamton's Vietnamese reflect on gunman's struggles

Panel urges driving rights for illegal immigrants

Immigrant families' dreams shattered by bullets

A Shift to Make the Border Safe, From the Inside Out

Drivers in Dilemma As Md. Shifts Gears On License Policy

Texas Mayor Caught in Deportation Furor

Obama administration gives conflicting signals on immigration

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 04/04/2009
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Observers worry about Census accuracy

Help for Torture Victims

Court: No secret evidence in asylum case

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 04/03/2009
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For U.S. immigration, 'partnered' doesn't count

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 04/03/2009
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Bryan Cave goes to court to battle immigration 'notario fraud'

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 04/03/2009
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Obama sets new tone, but immigration action far off

Mexico, US form immigration working group

Massacre kills 12 at immigration center in NY

Immigrant Detainee Dies, and a Life Is Buried, Too

Immigration Agency’s Revised List of Deaths in Custody

Official: Work site raids reviewed, not delayed

Immigration agents search Bellingham shop

Feds raid Bellingham engine firm after illegal workers arrests

House member criticizes ICE policy

Judge denies motion to dismiss 'Danbury 11' lawsuit against Danbury officials, ICE

Lawsuit: Detainees kept in dirty basement rooms

English-only driver's tests proposed in Georgia

Immigrant detainees file lawsuit over jail conditions

Immigration raids protested

  • By: Honolulu Advertiser
  • 04/02/2009
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Focus on employers heartens immigration activists

Bay Area family's life upended by immigration nightmare

A Rush for Work Visas Even as Demand Dips

Defendants may have to swear citizenship

Senate bill links road money to immigration status

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 04/01/2009
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Citing census, Hispanics urge immigration reform

Roswell Hispanics claim police racial profiling

Obama's aunt appears at immigration hearing

Claims dismissed in Worthington immigration raid

ICE releases workers arrested in Washington raid

Obama's aunt becomes symbol in immigration debate

German family living in Tennessee seeks political asylum in the US to homeschool children

Homeland Security shifts focus to employers

Locke urges census volunteers to boost outreach

In-state tuition urged for NJ illegal immigrants

Arkansas Senate rejects immigrant tuition bill

Sin Nombre gives human face to the subject of illegal immigration

Immigration reform tough during crisis, Biden says

Ethnic press stung by recession, advertising drop

Binational, same-sex couples face immigration problems

Data: Minor offenses led to most immigration holds

Lawmakers bring immigration tour to Fla

Delay in Immigration Raids May Signal Policy Change

Reversing course for survival

Immigration courts face huge backlog

Foreign Ways and War Scars Test Hospital

At Clinic, Tales and Health Concerns of Hispanics

Immigration reform advocates to march in Santa Rosa

A risky new push for immigration legislation

DCCC Immigration Resolution Demands Newsom Support Sanctuary City Ordinance

Uneasiness persists over RI immigration order

Neb. lawmakers advance illegal immigration bill

Delay expected in state trial of Agriprocessors, former leaders

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 03/26/2009
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ICE locks 'em up, throws away key: immigration becomes a human rights scandal

State board: Schools cannot collect immigration status

Reader Views: Migrants and Low-Wage Jobs

Immigration raids hurt families: Cardinal to Obama

  • By: Catholic San Francisco
  • 03/26/2009
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Foster care agency faulted for calling immigration agents

Mexicans seeking asylum: 'The fear never ends'

State School Board Bars Frederick Illegal Immigration Checks

  • By: Southern Maryland Online
  • 03/25/2009
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US judge strikes down policy on religious visas

Immigrants held during DCF visit

Phoenix mayor welcomes border buildup

Opposing view: We're seeing progress

Immigrants' dreams deferred in U.S.

U.S. Taking Steps to Control Violence on the Mexican Border

Immigration issues needs solutions, not more raids

Border plants to be killed to reveal smugglers

Amnesty International lambastes U.S. for treatment of immigrant detainees

Pros, cons of immigration enforcement heard at forum

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 03/24/2009
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Navarrette: Obama adds immigration to full agenda

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 03/24/2009
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9th Circuit: Immigration judges wrongly denied asylum to Chinese Christians

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 03/24/2009
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New U.S. Gov’t Program Offers Help Towards Citizenship

  • By: Latin American Herald Tribune
  • 03/24/2009
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White House unveils anti-cartel effort for border

Census Bureau Will Try an Ad Campaign To Reach Minorities

Stop the Raids

Obama Flinches on Immigration

Obama and immigration reform

Hellhole

Immigration reform one priority among many for President Barack Obama

  • By: Dallas Morning News
  • 03/22/2009