Labor agreement is a first for US immigration judges
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15:13 17/08/2006
After seven years of negotiations, the United States Justice Department and a union representing 218 immigration judges signed their first collective-bargaining agreement in mid August. Leaders of...
Canada - US woman may apply for refugee status
10:09 09/08/2006
An American woman arrested in Canada after two years on the run with her young daughter is expected to appear before an immigration hearing in the near future. Citizenship and Immigration Department...
China put U.S. immigration laws to the test
17:56 31/07/2006
In a spat over U.S. asylum policy, China is refusing to take back 40,000 deportable immigrants, insisting that asylum-seekers such as Falun Gong members and other political opponents of Beijing be...
UK judge overturns marriage laws involving immigrants
14:58 11/04/2006
Changes to marriage laws introduced by the UK Home Office have been overturned by Mr Justice Silber, sitting at the High Court in London. The judge declared the rules were incompatible with the...
UK landlord jailed for breaches of immigration law
19:08 10/02/2006
The BBC reports this week that one UK landlord who provided housing for immigrants has been jailed for a year. Michael Nevin, 36, of West End, Penwortham, Lancashire, admitted 25 charges of...
Strange US birth tale leaves Russian man stateless
9:21 25/10/2005
How do you prove you're a U.S. citizen if you can't even prove where you were born? How do you get a Social Security number to get a job or a passport so you can travel? The Seattle Times looks at...
