Dozens of asylum seekers injured in Australian immigration detention center riot Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers were separated at an island immigration ...
Federal immigration officials demand payroll records, employee forms from Vermont farmers Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers as part ...
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry says he supports a new lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act Massachusetts Senator John Kerry says he supports a new lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Tim Coco and Genesio “Junior” Oliveira, a binational gay ...
Labor groups say tougher immigration enforcement pushed worker protections to back burner Workplace immigration raids during the Bush administration interfered with ongoing labor investigations and allowed employers to exploit workers who complained about conditions on the job, labor groups said in a ...
As Obama weighs immigration overhaul, US and foreign workers agree: guest worker visas abused Toribio Jimenez says an asbestos removal company used a guest worker program to trap him in virtual servitude, then fired him when he complained, forcing him to work ...
This Oct. 20, 2009 picture in Miami shows a Halloween costume depicting a space alien in an orange prison jumpsuit labeled "illegal alien" with a "green card." Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull the Halloween costume set, while a group that ...
Immigrant group asks Target to remove costume using alien mask from Halloween offerings A Southern California immigrant rights group on Friday asked Target stores and a costume company to stop selling an "illegal alien" Halloween costume it said is offensive to immigrants. ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican workers in the United States have lost jobs and faced a crackdown on illegal immigration but are not heading home in droves despite the worst recession in decades, officials and researchers say. There is no record of ...
CNN and a federal agency director looked west for input on a burgeoning segment of U.S. population Two very different gatherings happened within 24 hours last week in Las Vegas, each at high levels in their respective worlds, each involving Hispanics. In ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The United States, criticized for holding illegal immigrants in overcrowded and poorly run jails, on Tuesday announced plans to convert hotels to detain some noncriminal immigrants. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said illegal immigrants ranging from criminals to newly ...
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano promised immigration enforcement would continue even though her agency is considering new ways to house nonviolent immigrants who have not committed crimes. Napolitano spoke at a news conference Tuesday at which she released detention reform recommendations based ...
AP Interview: Latino leader wants immigration reform in parts if Congress delays full bill The head of the nation's leading Latino legal advocacy group said if comprehensive immigration legislation seems unlikely in 2010, Congress should make down payments by passing smaller-scale reforms. ...
