IMMIGRATION OFFICE: Go extra mile to improve service THE Immigration Department at Putrajaya is without doubt one of the busiest and most important ones in the country. Much needs to be done to improve its facilities and services in order to meet the Home Ministry's key performance indicators.

Immigration: Understanding visa waivers The information provided here is not a substitute for legal advice. Please consult with an attorney for a thorough legal advice on specific immigration situations.

Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration arguments April 25 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear arguments on April 25 on the power of states to adopt tough immigration laws, concluding the term's scheduled oral arguments with a major case pitting Arizona against the Obama administration. The high court released on Friday its April calendar, listing immigration and other cases scheduled to be heard in its final ...

Immigration cuts lengthy detention for foreigners The number of foreign nationals detained by immigration officials for one year or more has dropped significantly since a more flexible approach was adopted in response to harsh criticism of long-term detentions, according to the Justice Ministry. As of August, 167 foreigners at immigration facilities in Ibaraki, Osaka and Nagasaki prefectures had been held for at least six months, the ministry ...

Kan. plan roils debate in immigration guru's state An architect of state and local laws cracking down on illegal immigration is a leading Republican officeholder in Kansas, but business groups in his home state are asking legislators to move in the opposite direction by starting an unusual program designed to give illegal immigrants hard-to-fill jobs.

Immigration waiver: blessing for families or unfair political move? A proposed change to a law governing how illegal immigrant spouses and children of U.S. citizens apply for legal status could allow thousands of families to stay together during the application process.

Police and immigration exceeded powers, inquiries find Police and immigration officials exceeded their legal powers by forcing an Indian woman to put her fingerprints on deportation documents, two separate inquiries have found.The breach has paved the way for the woman and her family...

4 Plead Guilty in Connection With Reno Immigration Fraud, 191 Complaints Four Reno immigration fraud suspects pleaded guilty on Jan. 31 for their participation in a Reno-area immigration assistance scam, announced Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.

Immigration's 17 lost boys Seventeen children suspected of being trafficked to Australia from Vietnam have vanished.

Romney Immigration Position at Odds With Mormon Church The Mormon church has advocated friendlier policies toward illegal immigrants. Mitt Romney, a Mormon, has taken a much tougher stance.