CRIMINAL LAW

Police departments around the nation have embraced Spanish-language learning for officers.

Suspects are held for up to a day without access to a phone or legal representation, according to a report.

Leaders in U.S. cities have adopted measures that are intended to signal to the undocumented community that it’s safe to come out of the shadows without the fear of being reported to federal authorities.

The charges are the result of an investigation into the illegal wiretapping of politicians, civil servants and businessmen.

Illegal immigrants who will receive Social Security numbers and driver's licenses can use those documents to register to vote, according to GOP secretaries of state.

The government has said the crackdown is part of a campaign to ensure that foreigners do not participate in the closely fought vote.

An Italian court found the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship guilty of manslaughter and sentenced him to 16 years in prison for his role in the ship’s demise.

More than 452,000 undocumented immigrants applied for a license in January, prompting state officials to beef up staffing at operations.

The "inspection campaigns" are part of a widening crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country.

Mae Washington and Patrick Donovan faced 11 charges, including kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.

The seven foreigners, and four Indonesians, were denied clemency by the president. The government says they will be executed this year.

There were reportedly "rows of paparazzi" in court to see the human rights lawyer who recently married American actor George Clooney.

Felipe Calderon tells IBTimes most undocumented immigrants don't want to become American citizens: They merely want to work in the U.S.

The Ohio native, also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, faces at least 40 years in prison on charges stemming from an alleged plot to bomb the U.S. Capitol.

The court's chief prosecutor said that the transfer of the Ugandan rebel commander was a major step in the fight against the group.

Sirul Azhar Umar fled to Australia before the panel of judges at Malaysia's Supreme Court upheld the decision to hang him.

The search for flight MH370 has dragged on for over 10 months without any concrete clues as to the plane's whereabouts.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said there were concerns about the health of the pilot, who is on a hunger strike.

American prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence Abu Hamza al-Masri to life in prison for terrorism charges.

Some adolescent inmates were put in solitary confinement on Rikers Island until this month.

Missouri, Texas and Florida accounted for 80 percent of the 35 executions this year.