Immigrant detention plan dismays critics
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The sweeping immigration bills in Congress would add many thousands of beds to the patchwork network of detention facilities that hold illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers &amp;#151; places that critics say are over-costly and under-regulated.
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Ugandans suspected to be illegal immigrants in the United Kingdom are languishing in the country s various asylum seekers detention centres with some alleging torture and mistreatment by the authorities.
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U.S. Attorney General nominee  Alberto Gonzales faced blistering criticism on Thursday for his  role in shaping administration policies blamed for contributing  to the torture of terror suspects, which Democrats said had put  Americans at greater risk.
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Â· Clean record and ability to speak English required Â· Spokesman admits proposal is contentious
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The proposal reflects a growing belief that the use of the detention facility is tainting the image of the U.S.
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A formal Canadian protest to Washington   appeared to be planned on Tuesday as the result of an official   inquiry into the U.S. deportation in 2002 of a Canadian citizen   to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured.
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Opinion makers and migrant advocates in Mexico said Friday that the collapse of U.S. immigration reform plans hurts Mexican workers, U.S. employers and anti-terrorism efforts.
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The plan, which would allow suspected terrorists to be detained for 42 days without charge, faces broad opposition.
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U.S. attorney general nominee  Alberto Gonzales faced blistering criticism on Thursday for his  role in shaping administration policies blamed for contributing  to the torture of terror suspects, which Democrats said had put  Americans at greater risk.
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Getting details about immigrants who have died in administrative custody is a difficult undertaking.
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While some advocates of the Senate immigration plan back it, those who remember an earlier government guest worker plan are skeptical
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Ever since Colorado passed tough immigration laws last year, farmers have worried that the immigrant laborers they depend on to plant and harvest their crops will not  show up in the fields this season. So, a state legislator has proposed a novel idea: Send in the prisoners.
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Some say strict measures endanger ecosystems, but others say those concerns are excuses for pro-immigrant sentiment
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President Bush's plan to liberalize the nation's immigration laws to allow millions of undocumented workers the opportunity for legal status appears to be on a collision course with newly aroused sentiment among House Republicans pushing for a crackdown on illegal immigration.
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The ambitious immigration overhaul package that Congress is studying has drawn criticism from conservatives who say it offers amnesty to lawbreakers, and from immigration advocates who say it will not do enough to bring millions of people out of the shadows.
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Proposals in France to tighten entry conditions for immigrants' relatives are to be debated by MPs.
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With the immigration debate focused on the estimated 12 million immigrants who have come to the United States illegally, hundreds of thousands of others who have obeyed the law are disappointed by the legislation now pending in Congress.