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US Supreme Court decision on immigration could resonate most in Los Angeles

Arguments are scheduled to start Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Costa Rica doubles police presence at Panama border to curb illegal immigration

The Public Security Ministry is doubling the number of officers patrolling the southern border with Panama.

U.S. authorities begin raids, taking 121 Central American immigrants into custody over weekend

Groups that have called for stricter immigration limits have said the raids are long overdue, although they remain skeptical about whether the scale will be large enough to deter illegal immigration from Central America.

US appeals court rules against Obama’s immigration plan

A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Police detain 44 Cuban migrants in Guanacaste

Authorities arrested the Costa Rican driver of the bus carrying the Cubans, identified by the last name Echeverría. He was arrested on human trafficking charges and sent to a flagrancy court, according to the statement.

Tico brewer avenges Trump comments on immigrants

A Costa Rican-owned brewery pulled its beer from the Chicago Trump Hotel bar after The Donald's inflammatory comments about immigrants. Then it avenged all Latinos by changing the beer's name.

Boat skipper facing mass murder charge over migrant disaster

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has described the traffickers who packed their human cargo into the boat as akin to 18th-century slave traders. Hundreds of the victims, including an unknown number of children, will have died in hellish circumstances having been locked in the hold or the middle deck of the 20-meter boat.

‘No more excuses,’ EU official warns as another migrant boat sinks

Some 11,000 migrants have been rescued since the middle of last week alone and current trends suggest last year's total of 170,000 landing in Italy is likely to be exceeded in 2015. The issue of who handles these migrants -- for asylum or repatriation -- is hugely sensitive, with Italy complaining that its E.U. partners are not doing enough.

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