Immigration and Naturalization Service

The Magic Number

Illegal immigrants are using stolen identities to work. But whose are they?

Guest Wishes

Helen Krieble wants to end all the horsing around over illegal immigration.

Head of the Class

With his grades and high school activities, Pablo is an ideal candidate for college, except for one hitch: He's illegal.

Visa -- It's Everywhere You Want to Be

Unless you're Amarzaya Toodoi, a young Mongolian student trying to return to Denver in a post-9/11 world.

For Love or Money

Mail-order brides are a booming business in Denver.

Russian Roulette

The bride says she married for love; her mother-in-law suspects it was money. The only person who can settle the dispute is dead.

The Flag-Bearer

Tom Tancredo is on a crusade to save America -- and he's looking for recruits.

Give and Take

The Oscar Hernandez saga demonstrates the benefits and risks of fundraising through the media.

Trial and Tribulations

Naim Amini fled Afghanistan to build a new life, a life now lost in the translation.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchera

Olga and Federico Galindo have corralled the regional-Mexican concert market, the sounds of home.

What's Left?

The Post denies accusations of slanted coverage.

Have Faith

Oscar Paniagua fled Denver -- but he didn't escape a death sentence.

British Invasion

Nick Williams, phone home -- if the INS will let you.

Pop Quiz

As genetic testing pins down paternity issues, the definition of fatherhood gets murkier.

The Shah Was a Sham

A fake Irani prince leaves Denver victims feeling royally screwed.

Meaner Pastures

Life can get wild and woolly for herders who flock to the U.S. under a special law.

Follow That Story

Faith healer Oscar Paniagua jumps bail.

The Truth Hurts

His former clients have a message for Oscar Paniagua: They'll see him in court -- they hope.

The Mother Country

Denise Thomas is accused of trying to sell her adopted Russian daughter -- but the girl had been bought and sold all along.

International Incident

Two arrests in Denver incite protests in Kuwait.

The Pitch Is In, and It's Good

Public schools accepting private-sector funds is becoming commonplace. But not everyone's money is good enough.

Trials and Immigrations

Brandon Marinoff may be Denver's most daring attorney. Just ask his clients -- the ones who haven't already been deported.

At the Crossroads

Celebrity drummer Ginger Baker prepares to leave Colorado. Will he be gone for good?

Waiting to Exile

Once permanent U.S. residents, these "non-deportables" are now locked up in what should be no man's land.

Follow That Story

Janitors in a Conundrum

A bitter labor dispute envelops the Denver Tech Center.

Strange but True

Surviving the Sixties

How John Sinclair went from being a White Panther to a blues scholar.

Schmitz Happens

Now that he's indicted, will the real Peter Schmitz please stand up?

I Know Nothing

German immigrant Peter Schmitz, artist to Denver's trust-funders, won't say who killed Greg Lopez. It isn't his only secret.

CROSSING THE LINE

HOW ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS COME OVER THE RIVER--AND THROUGH THE CRACKS.AMERICA OR BUST ILLEGAL ALIENS CAN COMMIT BURGLARIES, THEFTS AND ASSAULTS IN DENVER--AND HAVE LITTLE TO FEAR FROM THE INS.

THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS