Hazleton to Alter Immigration Law: Council OKs First Step to Bolster Ordinance Against Lawsuits.
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By Matt Birkbeck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 9--Two months after passing an immigration law that's become the focus of a national debate, Hazleton City Council on Friday gave initial approval to a revamped ordinance designed to survive court challenges.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
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By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 9--Pueblo County's 1041 land-use regulations are becoming a "smorgasbord for lawyers," as Commissioner Matt Peulen put it.
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This city is becoming the first in the nation to offer identification cards to illegal immigrants, trying to bring them out of the shadows even as many municipalities crack down on them.
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A pending crackdown by the Bush administration against U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants faced growing opposition yesterday, as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several large industry groups joined an AFL-CIO lawsuit to halt the program and the U.S. Small Business Administration said it...
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The Senate this week takes the first step in changing US law to allow foreign-born terror suspects to be tried by US military tribunal.
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By Barry Halvorson, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Jun. 20--HALLETTSVILLE -- The Hallettsville City Council on Monday adopted a policy that outlines how the new citizen-notification system will be used.
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Prince William County is moving to enact what legal specialists say are some of the toughest measures in the nation targeting illegal immigrants, including a provision that would direct police to check the residency status of anyone detained for breaking the law -- whether shoplifting, speeding or...
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SEOUL (Yonhap) - Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak on Thursday issued a statement, welcoming the Constitutional Courtâs decision to invalidate a special law on the construction of a new administrative capital away from Seoul.
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By Mary E. Young, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Dec. 15--Berks County municipalities may benefit from the dismissal of a lawsuit in which the state attorney general claimed a joint zoning ordinance was too restrictive, the county commissioners said Thursday.  Commissioner Thomas W. Gajewski Sr.
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By Broderick, Pat  The Escondido City Council's vote Oct. 18, banning landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, seems to be raising more questions than answers.
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By From staff reports  The City Council's housing panel is retooling a proposal to make apart-ment inspections more effective.  The city had considered reinstating regular inspections with a yearly licensing program funded by fees.
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A controversial city ordinance has thrust a small Pennsylvania town into the national debate on illegal immigration
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A Pennsylvania town's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration will be challenged by civil rights campaigners in a landmark federal trial beginning on Monday that could signal whether such local laws across the country can stand up to legal challenge.
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The D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission on Thursday takes the first step toward sanctioning mixed martial arts in the District.
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Prince William County in Virginia is one of a growing number of counties and cities making their own immigration reforms.