Immigration News

Visa program expanded for Iraqis who worked for US

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. Embassy on Thursday launched an expanded immigration program that provides 5,000 more visas each year for Iraqis who have put themselves at risk by working for the U.S. government....

Dutch court voids language test for some migrants

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- A Dutch court punched a hole in toughened immigration restrictions, ruling an illiterate Moroccan woman cannot be required to pass a Dutch language test to join her husband in the Netherlands....

Federal immigration failures fuel state action

NEW YORK (AP) -- When Suffolk County passed a law requiring licensed contractors to prove their workers are in the U.S. legally, the county at the far end of Long Island suddenly had something in common with such states as Oklahoma and Arizona....

Clarification: Immigration sanctuaries story

CHICAGO (AP) -- In a story July 12, The Associated Press reported that federal immigration officials have ordered the deportation of Flor Crisostomo, a Mexican immigrant living in a Chicago church....