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| Sep.25 |
U.S. Congress |
Visa policy may be terrorists' portal The director of national intelligence: There is deep concern because al Qaeda may be recruiting and giving explosives training to Europeans
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| Aug.10 |
USA |
US crackdown on illegal workers US Homeland Security secretary : Businesses found guilty of employing illegal immigrants will face more criminal charges and higher fines
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| Jun.28 |
U.S. Congress |
Vote dashes Bush immigration plan The Senate has blocked a vote on a landmark bill, dealing a major blow to one of President's key policy planks
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| Jun.19 |
UN |
U.N.: Refugee numbers to rise| The numbers of people driven from their homes by violence, poverty and natural disasters across the world is almost certain to rise in the future | |
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| Jun.18 |
UN |
Iraq drives up refugee count, U.N. says The exodus of more than 1 million refugees from Iraq reversed a 5-year trend decline in the number of refugees worldwide
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| Jun.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate kills US immigration bill A bill to reform immigration law has failed, after the Senate failed to vote to make progress on the measure
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| May.21 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate set for immigration battle The Senate is set to begin debating a key bill that could give legal status to many of the estimated 12 million illegals
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| May.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Bill to give legal status to illegal immigrants The White House and the Senate have reached a deal that could give legal status to many of the 12m illegal immigrants in the US
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| Mar.20 |
UN |
World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees' The UNHCR says there has been an 'abject denial' around the world of the humanitarian impact of invading Iraq
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Bush pushed on drugs, immigration
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| Feb.8 |
Washington |
Rice talks Iraqi refugees in Syria U.S. Secretary of State said she authorized the U.S. embassy to talk to Damascus about Iraqi refugees
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| Jan.8 |
UN |
UN makes $60m Iraq refugee appeal UNHCR has appealed for emergency aid for those fleeing violence in Iraq
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| Oct.26 |
Washington |
Bush signs Mexico fence into law| US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration | | |
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| Oct.13 |
UN |
Exodus in Iraq forces priority shift The U.N. refugee agency estimates that up to 1.6 million Iraqis have left their homes for other countries
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| Sep.28 |
Canada |
Canada 'sorry' over deportation The head of national police force has publicly apologised to Maher Arar deported to Syria after being falsely accused
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| Aug.12 |
Iowa |
9 Egyptian students in U.S. custody 11 students went missing in the United States two weeks ago
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| Jul.8 |
Florida |
Cuban migrant dies in high-speed dash A woman died after the Coast Guard chased and captured a speedboat carrying 31 migrants and 3 smugglers
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| Jun.6 |
UN |
Global migrants reach 191 million
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| May.18 |
Arizona |
Bush defends immigration reforms
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| May.15 |
Washington |
Bush unveils immigration reforms| President has announced plans to introduce an additional 6,000 guards along the border with Mexico | |
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| May.1 |
Chicago |
Immigrants stage boycott day Up to a million immigrants have joined a day of nationwide action to protest against proposed immigration reform
| Iin 'A Day Without Immigrants' the immigrants boycotted work and school and avoided spending money to show their worth to the economy. In Chicago 400,000 people marched through the streets
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| Apr.10 |
USA |
Mass protests for immigrants Hundreds of thousands are protesting across the US against plans to tighten the immigration law
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Jan.27 |
Washington |
US sends back Pinochet daughter Lucia Pinochet has been sent back to Argentina from the US two days after arriving there
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| Jan.25 |
Washington |
Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S.| U.S. officials took into custody Lucia Pinochet at an airport because of an arrest warrant in Chile | |
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Settlers leave last outpost
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Bush calls for changes on illegal workers Plan allows some 8 million illegal immigrants to obtain legal status as temporary workers
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Saddam's daughters in Jordan
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| Apr.23 |
Washington |
Elian reunited with father The six-year-old Cuban was snatched at the home of Miami relatives in a pre-dawn raid by armed federal officers
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