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Immigrants face detentions, few rights
America's detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the door.
Nations:U.S. Canada Sierra Leone
2009-03-15
Iowa town spotlights US immigration debate
WASHINGTON (AFP) - They came to Postville, Iowa hoping for a better future. But a major immigration raid on the biggest local employer devastated the town and dashed the dreams of workers who traveled to the rural midwest state from as far away as Palau.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row Source:(AFP)
2009-03-02
700 illegal migrants break out of Italian centre: official
ROME (AFP) - Hundreds of illegal immigrants broke out of their holding centre and staged a dramatic protest against their plight in Italy's Lampedusa island Saturday before returning to the facility.
Nations:Italy People:Silvio Berlusconi Source:(AFP)
2009-01-24
Illegal immigration foe Rep. Tom Tancredo retires
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - When Tom Tancredo, the lightning-rod Colorado conservative, went to Congress a decade ago, he promised he wouldn't disappear in Washington. He sure didn't.
Nations:U.S. People:Tom Tancredo Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2008-12-08
RI slow on program to deport immigrant inmates
CRANSTON, R.I. - The idea was simple: States could flush their prisons early of nonviolent immigrant convicts while helping the federal government close the books on potentially thousands of pending deportations.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-07
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