The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Burundi until November 2, 2007.

A judge has ordered New York City to stop denying aid to legal immigrant women and children who have been abused.

Law students are participating in a special program, the Washington-based Pro Bono Appeals, to help immigrants, free of charge, who have cases on appeal.

He was facing his second deportation hearing when he learned he was already a U.S. citizen. Still, federal prosecutors fought to keep him in custody. Last week, a federal judge scolded prosecutors for the mistake. 'In effect, the government is arguing ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 16 -- A 31-year-old illegal immigrant who has become a spokeswoman for undocumented workers is defying a deportation order and has taken sanctuary in a church on this city's West Side. Elvira Arellano refused to comply with the order ...

Immigrants Sue New Orleans Hotelier By MICHELLE ROBERTS NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Immigrant workers recruited from South America and the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Katrina sued a prominent hotelier Wednesday, saying they are being exploited. More ...

Jobs that get you a US Visa ... But to do that, you need to find a job, a company willing to sponsor you and then apply for one of the country's precious H1B visas. ...

ALLENTOWN, PA. - Hispanic activists and the ACLU sued the city of Hazleton on Tuesday over one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigrants by a U.S. city. Hazleton, a city of about 31,000 people 80 miles from Philadelphia, voted last month to fine ...

DHS issued a notice identifying additional ports of entry that will use the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (US-VISIT) for biometric screening. (71 FR 46918, 8/15/06)

The number of immigrants living in American households rose 16 percent over the last five years, fueled largely by recent arrivals from Mexico, according to fresh data released by the Census Bureau. And increasingly, immigrants are bypassing the ...

The Washington metropolitan region is home to more than 1 million immigrants, solidifying its position as a gateway to America, according to census figures released today. Last year, one in five people in metropolitan Washington were immigrants, compared ...

Senators Durbin and Sununu introduced a bill which would grant Temporary Protected Status to Nationals of Lebanon. Lebanon would be designated for TPS under INA section 244(b).

Slot of 20,000 H1B visas exhaustedBusiness Standard, India - Jul 30, 2006The slot of 20,000 visas in the H1B category reserved for those who have a master’s or a higher degree from American institutions has been exhausted for 2007 ...

Understaffed firms hurt by visa curbsSun-Sentinel.com, FL - Aug 6, 2006... Compounding the problem are quotas on US work visas for the foreign professionals, known as H1B visas, and other hurdles for US entry. ...