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The U.S. House voted down an immigration bill Thursday that would have addressed one of the biggest concerns of American farmers: updating the...

The European Union Parliament's visa exemption plan will put the U.K. in the same category as more than 60 other countries — including the U.S.

Science instructor Abdel Akim Adjibade came to the U.S. through the diversity visa lottery program. Now, amid a fraught immigration debate, that program is under fire.

Thousands of Iraqis and Afghans have been resettled in the U.S. through a special visa program, but hundreds of cases are on hold.

The State Department says some 60,000 visas were canceled, more than previous estimates. At least one airline said it will now allow nationals of the seven affected countries to travel to the U.S.

The directions, in four memorandums sent last week, require social media checks on certain applicants and instruct consular officials to identify "populations warranting increased scrutiny."

Jared Kushner's sister recently pitched a New Jersey project to investors in China. Such investors could get a crack at an immigration visa to the United States in exchange for $500,000.

The moves comes after Congress approved legislation aimed at denying entry to Hamid Aboutalebi, who was part of a student group that seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979.

Visa, MasterCard and some of the largest banks in the country have agreed to pay more than $6 billion to settle a lawsuit that claimed they conspired to fix credit card payment fees. The suit was brought on behalf of seven million merchants. The agreement could have wide-ranging implications for retailers and consumers. Steve Henn talks to Melissa Block.

Ai says he was denied a six-month visa because U.K. officials said he didn't list a criminal conviction in his application. Ai was imprisoned in China, but he notes he was never charged with a crime.