A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana. Here’s what to know

By JACK BROOK, REBECCA SANTANA and SARA CLINE, NEW ORLEANS (AP):- Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in southeast Louisiana..

US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

By COLLIN BINKLEY and BEN FINLEY, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after..

Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees. Experts say many are already in place

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and FARNOUSH AMIRI, NEW YORK, (AP):- The Trump administration is promising an even tougher anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was being charged in the shooting..

‘Claims that mass immigration to Australia is out of control are false and misleading’

CANBERRA:- Widely publicized claims of out-of-control mass immigration into Australia are false and misleading, according to a major new report from the Australian National University (ANU). The..

Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

By JOSH BOAK, WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP):- President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants..

USCIS tighten entry restrictions for immigrants from 19 high-risk countries

WASHINGTON:- In the wake of the shooting of two National Guard service members in Washington, D.C., Wednesday by an Afghan national, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidance..

Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE

By HOLLY RAMER, CONCORD, N.H. (AP):- A Massachusetts woman who was once engaged to the brother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt remains in ICE custody two weeks after being arrested..

Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat after National Guard members shot

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Wednesday’s “heinous assault” on two National Guard members near the White House proves that lax..

Judge’s footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns

By CLAUDIA LAUER, NEW YORK, (AP):- Tucked in a two-sentence footnote in a voluminous court opinion, a federal judge recently called out immigration agents using artificial intelligence to write..

Some DACA recipients have been arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

By VALERIE GONZALEZ, McALLEN, Texas (AP):- Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home. Federal agents jumped out, one..

Rights groups slam Trump administration for ending Myanmar deportation protection as civil war rages

By DAVID RISING, BANGKOK (AP):- Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in..

Colombia raids hotel hosting Lev Tahor sect members and takes 17 children into protective custody

By ASTRID SUÁREZ, BOGOTA, Colombia (AP):- Immigration authorities in Colombia have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose..

DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Burma

WASHINGTON:-Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar). The termination will be effective on Jan 26,..

President Trump announces to end TPS benefits for Somalis

WASHINGTON:- President Trump has announced the end of the Protected Status (TPS) benefit for Somalis. Trump took to his social media on Friday to target “Somalis in Minnesota” and wrote that..

Aftermath of Chicago’s intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety

By SOPHIA TAREEN and CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands..

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