Former Immigration and Refugee Board judge Steve Ellis has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty in April of breach of trust for offering a South Korean refugee claimant status in exchange for sex.

TORONTO – A former immigration judge who asked for sex to grant citizenship to a Korean refugee claimant has been handed an 18-month sentence.

States that had been watching Arizonas immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama administrations core argument that immigration enforcement is the role of the federal government. The ruling marked a repudiation of the Arizona law as [...]

TORONTO - A former immigration judge who asked for sex to grant citizenship to a Korean refugee claimant has been handed an 18-month sentence. Steve Ellis was found guilty of breach of trust and bribery in April.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents yesterday announced the arrests of 75 foreign nationals with criminal records and 12 fugitives throughout Virginia and in Washington. More than two dozen of those arrested were apprehended in southern and central Virginia. Fifty-seven came from Northern Virginia, said Henry Lucero, director of the ...

A former immigration judge who tried to pressure a refugee claimant into having sex in return for a favourable decision was handed an 18-month jail term today.

Arizona immigration law targeting immigrants has already encouraged Mexicans to begin returning home, even as a US judge halted key portions of SB1070 from taking effect. The Mexico government is boosting legal services in Arizona, and shelters in Sonora state are preparing for an influx.

States that had been watching Arizona’s immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama administration’s core argument that immigration enforcement is the role of the federal government. The ruling marked a repudiation of the Arizona law as U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton indicated that the government has a …

WASHINGTON — The government says it plans to test 55 vehicles from the 2011 model year under a new safety ratings system that includes tougher requirements.

Government forces fired warning shots and tear gas to quell protests against Indian rule that erupted Thursday in several towns in restive Kashmir, police said.

The government is considering scrapping a rule that guarantees workers atoutsourcing firms similar working conditions to their equivalent co-workers inthe public sector.

Government spokesman says at least 80 people dead after boat capsizes in western Congo.

Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.

The government has launched a website to provide public access to UK legislation dating back to 1267.

The government is working on a project to overcome crisis in the construction sector and resume active building of housing, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Sergiy Tigipko has said.

The Government may scrap anti-social behaviour orders the Home Secretary has said.

Britain’s government said Thursday it has dismissed a call to replace the head of an inquiry into allegations the U.K. colluded in the torture of terrorism suspects overseas.

The Government has announced plans to offer buyers of electric cars up to £5000 toward the purchase.

Barack Obama, the President of the United States, will make an appearance on The View later today. The appearance, while criticized by political opponents, makrs the first for any US President on a daytime talk show. Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar, and lone conservative panelist Elisabeth Hasselbeck speak with President Obama in the show that airs later today. White ...

U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to appear on the daytime chat show "The View," said executive producers Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie. Obama is to be the featured guest Thursday.

President Barack Obama replied "where do I begin here?" when asked how difficult his first 20 months in office have been, as he made the first appearance by a sitting US president on a daytime television chat show.

President Barack Obama says Shirley Sherrod “deserves better than what happened last week” when the black Agriculture Department official was ousted in a racial firestorm over selective remarks.

President Barack Obama says he didn't make the guest list for Chelsea Clinton's wedding.

President Barack Obama blames the media for creating a "phony controversy" over racial remarks by a black Agriculture Department official that were posted on the Internet. His administration ousted the employee, but then apologized and offered to rehire her.