States brief ~ 8th Circuit says ND can't use state law to challenge river management
Leading Tuesday's states brief, the US Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled today that North Dakota may not use federal water pollution laws to challenge the Army Corps of Engineers' management of the...
States brief ~ Federal court declines to block AZ Proposition 200 implementation
Leading Tuesday's states brief, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today refused to block the implementation of Arizona's Proposition 200 , which denies some state public benefits to illegal immigrants and makes...
States brief ~ NC lawmakers urge General Assembly to pass gang prevention law
Leading Wednesday's states brief, North Carolina lawmakers and law enforcement officers today urged the state's General Assembly to pass legislation unveiled seven months ago to combat gang member violence in the state. The bill would create additional...
In the latest controversy surrounding Australia's detention of illegal immigrants seeking asylum , the private company responsible for running the detention camps for asylum-seekers has been fined $378,286 for mistreating 5 detainees. Global Solutions Limited was...
Leader of Texas Minutemen quits, alleging racism against Hispanics
The leader of the Texas Minuteman Civil Defense Corps , the volunteer illegal immigration patrol, resigned Thursday after accusing members in the city of Goliad of being racist. Bill Parmley had been organizing a plan to...
Australia softens controversial detention requirement for illegal immigrants
Australia has abandoned mandatory detention for some illegal immigrants, one of the most criticized provisions of its immigration law, releasing dozens of children on Thursday. Australia's courts also paved the way for over 1,000 asylum-seekers to avoid deportation. Prime...
A US immigration judge has denied a request to set bail and free former CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles , who is wanted in Venezuela for his involvement in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban plane....
GOP senators propose bill to force millions of illegal aliens out of US
US Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill Tuesday which could force millions of illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States to leave. The proposed bill includes the...
UK Home Secretary not rushing counter-terror laws after London bombings
UK Home Office Secretary Charles Clarke is sticking to his late fall timetable to introduce a new bill to combat terrorism despite pressure to push through laws now in the aftermath of the...
Interior ministers for Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany meeting prior to the G8 summit Tuesday announced a plan to put together joint flights to deport illegal immigrants from the European Union. The plan calls for planes...
