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White House sets new obstacle to immigration enforcement

An administration Dec. 29 memo declares that illegal immigrants may have to be held until they’re convicted in local courts before the federal government will begin deportation proceedings.

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Immigration showdowns: Federal government challenging state laws in court

In October, the U.S. Department of Justice challenged South Carolina’s immigration law in federal court, charging that parts of the law are “unconstitutional and interfere with the federal government’s authority to set and enforce immigration policy.”

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Justice Dept. in deadlock with Alabama over illegal immigration law

The Obama administration’s legal campaign against restrictive state immigration laws has led to a bitter standoff in Alabama, where Justice Department attorneys are investigating possible civil rights violations. The federal government already has sued Alabama over its new law, one of three such lawsuits against states that have cracked down on illegal immigration.

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US asks court to halt Alabama’s immigration law

The federal government asked an appeals court Friday to stop Alabama officials from enforcing a strict immigration law that has already driven Hispanic students from public schools and migrant workers from towns, warning that it opens the door to discrimination against even legal residents.

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Groups ask fed court to halt Ala. immigration law

The federal government asked an appeals court Friday to stop Alabama officials from enforcing a strict immigration measure that has already driven Hispanic students from public schools and migrant workers from towns, warning that it opens the door to discrimination against even legal residents.

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US asks appeals court to halt Ala. immigration law

The federal government asked an appeals court Friday to halt the Alabama immigration law considered by many the toughest in the U.S., saying it could have dire diplomatic consequences abroad, invites discrimination and merely forces illegal immigrants into neighboring states.

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Immigration office site sought

The federal government is again searching for a site for an immigration enforcement office in western Wake County.

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Immigration office site sought in Wake

The federal government is again searching for a site for an immigration enforcement office in western Wake County.

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Immigration swap ruling reaction

An international law expert says the federal government’s Malaysian asylum seeker deal may “no longer exist” but Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has a number of options to revive it.

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Federal lawyer: no room for Ala. immigration law

Lawyers for the federal government and for a coalition of civil rights groups asked a federal judge Wednesday to block a new Alabama law cracking down on illegal immigration, arguing that it stomps on such basic rights as free speech and free travel.

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