The US Border Patrol is supposed to keep us safe from wars of Canadian aggression started by John Candy, but for the last several years they've been boarding buses and trains, arresting anyone who doesn't have proper "papers." more ›

You'll recall that last year Pascal Abidor, a 26-year-old doctoral student and dual U.S.-French citizen, was traveling back to Brooklyn from Montreal on an Amtrak train when a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer ordered him to turn on his laptop and enter his password so that his computer could be searched—during this time they kept Abidor in a cell before being releasing him without charge several hours later. (And without his computer.) The ACLU filed a lawsuit on his behalf, and Abidor says he fears the incident flagged him for life. more ›

On May 1st, Pascal Abidor, a 26-year-old doctoral student and dual U.S.-French citizen, was on an Amtrak train from Montreal to New York when a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer examined his two passports, which had visas for Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Although the officer had no reasonable cause to search and seize Abidor's property, he ordered him to turn on his laptop and enter his password so that his computer could be searched. The student was subsequently handcuffed, taken off the train, and kept in a holding cell for several hours before being released without charge. 11 days later, he finally got his computer back. Welcome to America, American citizen! more ›

After both Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed on an immigration bill that will make millions of illegal immigrants legal, there's been a mixed response. Mayor Bloomberg called the guest worker program, which would allow new immigrants to live and work in the U.S. for 2 years, a "feel good kind of law" because "nobody in their right mind is going to leave." more ›