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Former modeling agent says he got Melania Trump’s visa
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump’s former modeling agent says she obtained a work visa before she modeled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s. Those comments came Thursday in response...
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US poised to hit Obama’s target of 10,000 Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States before the end of...
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Former modeling agent says he got Melania Trump’s visa
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump’s former modeling agent says she obtained a work visa before she modeled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s. Those comments came in response to...
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US poised to hit Obama’s target of 10,000 Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States before the end of...
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US government won’t reclassify marijuana, allows research
The Obama administration isn't going to reclassify marijuana and remove it from the list of the most dangerous drugs, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits.
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Marijuana to remain at highest drug classification
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marijuana will remain on the government’s list of most highly regulated and dangerous drugs, the Obama administration says, despite growing popular support for the widespread...
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Hunting for the root of immigration woes? Look to the past.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a decade, lawmakers have been pointing at their counterparts to take the blame for what just about everyone agrees is a broken immigration system. Republicans say...
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WHY IT MATTERS: Immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: An estimated 11 million people are living and in many cases working in the United States illegally. The questions of what to with them and how to curb future illegal...
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WHY IT MATTERS: Refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: The United States is the proud home of “the mother of exiles,” the Statue of Liberty. But of the millions of exiles from the Syrian war, only about 10,000 have reached U.S....
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FBI questions car’s occupants in NYC blast probe
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that an explosion that rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood, injuring 29 people, doesn't appear to be linked to international terrorism, and he vowed that authorities...
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More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had...
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Explosive devices in NY, NJ made with easy-to-get materials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three explosives devices found Saturday in New York and New Jersey used the same kind of flip cellphone as a trigger and were made with commonly available materials that can be bought...
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More people from far-flung corners of world sneaking into US
WASHINGTON (AP) — An increasing number of people from far-flung corners of the world have tried to sneak into the United States among the hundreds of thousands of other, mostly Latin American migrants...
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Trump adviser pitches registry of immigrants from Muslim countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — An immigration adviser to President-elect Donald Trump and a possible candidate for a top government post wants to make some changes at the Homeland Security Department, including...
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Trump’s pick for Justice Dept could influence immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a senator, Jeff Sessions became Congress’ leading advocate not only for a cracking down on illegal immigration, but also for slowing all immigration, increasing mass deportations...
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Young immigrants who came forward now worried about future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living in the country illegally willingly came out of the shadows and identified themselves to the Obama administration on the promise that...
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Trump says Ohio State attacker shouldn’t have been in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that the 18-year-old Ohio State student who carried out a car-and-knife attack on his college campus “should not have been in our...
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Trump’s pick to lead health agency to confront immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressman named by Donald Trump to oversee the country’s health care system would also have an impact on another top issue: immigration. It’s an area where Georgia Republican...
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DHS panel recommends gov’t keep private immigration jails
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory panel is recommending that the Homeland Security Department continue using private, for-profit jails to house immigrants facing deportation. The panel, part of...
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Obama has few options to protect young immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is under pressure during his final weeks as president to do something — anything — to secure the future of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as...
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