| Asylum - Affirmative Asylum |
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| Asylum, in a general sense, is a place of refuge or protection. In terms of a country granting asylum to a national of a foreign country, the protector country has the right to offer asylum, but the foreign national does not have the right to demand asylum. More... |
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| Visa Types - Canadian And Mexican Trade Visas - NAFTA-TN |
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| Canadian and Mexicans who wish to trade in the United States under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement may be eligible to enter using TN nonimmigrant visas. The purpose of the U.S. trip must be to carry on business activities at a professional level, and the trip must be temporary in nature.
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| Canadian Border - NEXUS Program |
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| The border that the United States shares with Canada is generally not subject to the same debate and concern over policies and illegal immigration as is the Mexican border. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is charged with handling border issues on the American side and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is charged with handling border issues on the Canadian side. Together with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, these agencies have created the bi-national "NEXUS" program in order to simplify border crossings for certain low-risk travelers. More... |
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| Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 |
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| The Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 (Act) basically provides an exemption for certain refugees from certain requirements of the process for naturalization as a United States citizen. The provisions of the Act were incorporated into the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). More... |
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrants - Coast Guard Migrant Interdiction |
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| Recently, the United States Coast Guard was made a part of the newly created Department of Homeland Security. Part of the Coast Guard's mission is the interdiction of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. by sea and the general enforcement of immigration law at sea. More... |
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