Immigration Agency Responds to Abuse Claims (NPR) A recent Washington Post investigation uncovered poor healthcare and neglect in some detention centers operated by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Farai Chideya speaks with ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel to get the agency's response to the reporting and alleged mistreatment.

Investigation Reveals Immigration Detainee Abuses (NPR) A Washington Post investigation has revealed many immigrants, who are detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, receive poor or substandard medical care. The inquiry identified 83 people who died while in custody.

French couple charged in US immigration scam (AFP via Yahoo! News) A French woman was arrested in California early Thursday on charges of running an immigration scam with her husband that netted thousands of dollars, US justice officials said.

'Let immigration officers withdraw contributions' (Saipan Tribune) CNMI immigration officers who will lose their jobs due to “federalization� should be allowed to withdraw their pension contributions regardless of eligibility, according to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Affairs.

France, Spain approve text of EU immigration proposal (Philippine Daily Inquirer) MADRID -- France and Spain have reached agreement on the text of a proposed Europe-wide immigration pact at a ministerial level meeting in Madrid, French Immigration Minister Brice Hortefeux said Thursday.

2 supervisors arrested after immigration raid at Iowa plant (Houston Chronicle) Two supervisors at a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa where hundreds of illegal immigrants were rounded up in May were arrested Thursday on criminal immigration charges.

Ghana: Immigration Officials Nab Nigerian Fraudster (AllAfrica.com) Ghana Immigration officials have arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian, Richard Austin Chidi Ebere, who lured two Vietnamese into Ghana and attempted to dupe them out of a further 13,000 dollars after collecting various sums from them previously.

Immigration: On the record (The News & Observer) KEY POSITIONS: Backs immigration reform that provides a path to U.S. citizenship for many of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. Would crack down on employers who hire illegal immigrants and create a guest-worker program that prot

Immigration, Trade Top McCain Agenda (NPR) Trade and immigration top Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's visit to Mexico. The two issues also dominated his trip to Colombia. McCain says he'll seek Mexico's help to tackle illegal immigration. He used the trip to tout free trade.

Critics: L.A. Mayor Contradicts Himself on Immigration (Fox News) With gang violence on the rise in Los Angeles, the city's mayor is criticizing the Department of Homeland Security for what he says are its misguided priorities on immigration enforcement.