IMMIGRATION LAW

In the wake of New York becoming the sixth and largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, couples face a practical question: what does this law do?

A federal judge yesterday blocked two of the more stringent provisions of a new Georgia immigration law, saying they would have supplanted federal immigration laws.

Hacking group LulzSec, who recently declared war against government entities, released a cache of stolen files in a move to end the 50 days of cyber havoc.

Hacking group LulzSec, who declared war against Government sites, banks under operation ‘Anti-Sec’, has posted confidential documents from Arizona police.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a law to take agricultural jobs from illegal immigrants, only to give them to prisoners on probation.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed a severe immigration enforcement law this morning, drawing threats of legal challenges from civil liberties advocates in the latest iteration of a battle that has played out in state capitols and courtrooms across the country.

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick yesterday became the third Democratic governor in a little more than a month to reject Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that has become a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's immigration policy.

Carlos Santana blasted Georgia's new immigration law as being anti-American on Sunday.

An investigation by U.S. immigration officials into illegal unemployment at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) is making some investors nervous and could have implications for the fast-food industry as a whole. Chipotle, based in Denver, is one of the highest-profile employers to come under the scrutiny of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent years.

Spain's new immigration bill will adjust the inflow of migrant workers to the demands of the job market in the new economic cycle, Secretary of State for Immigration Anna Terron said. The demise of an economic model based on a decade-long construction and property boom which attracted a wave of South American

New York City mayor Michael Rubens Bloomberg has joined forces with some of the biggest names in the fashion industry like Oscar de la Renta, Brooks Brothers, Malia Mills and Diane von Furstenberg to implement immigration reforms and promote easier visa procedure for international workers.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) fired about 450 workers in Minnesota after an audit by U.S. immigration officials flagged questionable worker eligibility documents, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audited the company's Minnesota restaurants, which led to the dismissals mentioned above.

A former U.S. Customs inspector was arrested on Tuesday after he disguised himself as a postman and attempted to smuggle a Mexican woman into Texas on false documents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities said.

Arizona governor Gov. Jan Brewer is suing the U.S. Federal Government, saying it has failed to protect the state's citizens from the hazards of illegal immigration.

Restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG) has apparently fired hundreds of workers in Minnesota in the wake of a probe into the company’s hiring practices by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.N) has a lot going for it -- an upscale burrito concept, a hip and eco-friendly image, expansion plans galore and a 500 percent-plus stock price gain in just over two years.

The U.S. government strategy to clamp down on illegal immigrant workers has been focused for the last two years on so-called I-9 audits that target employers rather than large-scale raids that net lots of employees .

There were about 11.2 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. in 2010, slightly above the prior year’s figures, according to a study by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan Washington-based research organization in Washington.

UK campaign to tighten immigration hits a setback, but the Coalition is set on keeping up its election promise. David Coleman, Professor of Demography at Oxford University, asserts that Britain should tighten immigration policy and explains negative effects.

Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it will open a software development center in Vancouver, giving it a place to employ skilled workers snagged by U.S. immigration quotas.