Greece halts deportation for Syrians
Greece has suspended the deportation of immigrants from Syria who entered the country illegally, amid growing concern from human rights groups that ...
Council of Europe: Greece could ban Golden Dawn
The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights said Tuesday that Greece has the legal right to ban the far-right Golden Dawn party, the first ...

Hundreds arrested in Nigeria immigrant raids
The buses crammed full of young men leave each afternoon from this busy market in Nigeria's largest city, some with bruises around their faces and ...

Sen. Rubio says immigration deal needs tough terms
A bipartisan deal on immigration legislation would need tough enforcement and even stricter penalties for those who came to the United States ...
Police, immigrants clash at Greek detention center
Police and detainees clashed Wednesday at a former military base in southern Greece where foreign nationals suspected of violating immigration laws ...

Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and ...

Senators caution immigration deal not final
Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a ...

German migrant program offers cautions for US
In gritty backstreets of Berlin and other major German cities, housewives wearing head scarves shop for lamb and grape leaves. Old men pass the time ...

New pope revives question: What is a 'Latino?'
He is being hailed with pride and wonder as the "first Latino pope," a native Spanish speaker born and raised in the South American nation of ...
UK studies tourist bonds for 'high risk' countries
Want to see Big Ben? Better make sure you've got some cash on hand if you're visiting from a "high risk" country. British deputy leader Nick Clegg ...

NC scraps proposed pink-striped license for some
North Carolina said Thursday it is abandoning its plan to issue pink-striped driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants, beset by mounting ...
Evangelicals support path to citizenship
Evangelical leaders said Monday they will support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants as part of immigration legislation, the first time ...

Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines
Welcome to the new off-white America. A historic decline in the number of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos are blurring traditional ...

Obama says immigration bill would help House GOP
President Barack Obama told House Republicans Wednesday that they would benefit politically more than Democrats would from supporting a comprehensive ...

Mining proponents win Greenland election
Greenland is poised to get its first female prime minister after a centrist party that supports tapping the Arctic island's vast mineral wealth, ...

Greek extreme right lawmaker cleared over assault
A lawmaker from Greece's extreme right Golden Dawn party has been cleared in court of complicity in an assault and robbery, after he was stripped of ...

Russian banker in fraud case granted London asylum
A Russian banker accused of fraud said Friday he has been granted asylum in Britain to protect him from "baseless" politically motivated charges in ...
Greek held for Athens racist attacks on Pakistanis
A 20-year-old Greek man has been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a racist gang that mounted a string of attacks on Pakistani immigrants in ...

19th-century US immigrant reburied in Ireland
The remains of a 19th-century Irish immigrant who researchers believe was murdered while building a Pennsylvania railroad will be reburied in his home ...
DHS releasing illegal immigrants before sequester
A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants ...
Iranian diplomat seeking asylum in Norway
A lawyer says an Iranian diplomat in Norway is seeking asylum in the Nordic country. Joergen Loevdal, the Norwegian attorney, says the diplomat, who ...

German parents want US asylum over schooling issue
A couple who fled Germany with their five children over fears they would lose custody for not sending them to school has asked a U.S. appeals court ...
UK home secretary takes aim at judges
Britain's home secretary has accused judges of ignoring rules aimed at deporting foreigners guilty of serious crimes. Theresa May said in a column ...
Napolitano unaware of intern case before arrest
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate panel Wednesday that she was not consulted about the case of an illegal immigrant and ...